Facts About Ben Tre
Bến Tre is the capital city of Bến Tre Province, in the Mekong Delta area of southern Vietnam.
Bến Tre city covers an area of 65.75 km2 / 25.39 sq mi.
The estimated population of Bến Tre is 143,639.
Bến Tre is connected to the surrounding provinces by the Rạch Miễu Bridge.
The geographic Coordinates of Ben Tre: 10°14′N 106°23′E
Bến Tre is located on Bảo Island, with the districts of Châu Thành, Giồng Trôm and Ba Tri. The city is oriented in a triangular layout and is bordered by the following districts: North and east by Châu Thành district, South by Giồng Trôm district & West by Hàm Luông River, separating the city from Mỏ Cày Bắc district.
The city of Bến Tre has 8 wards: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, An Hội, Phú Khương and Phú Tân, and 6 communes: Bình Phú, Mỹ Thạnh An, Nhơn Thạnh, Phú Hưng, Phú Nhuận and Sơn Đông.
Ben Tre is served by a commercial airfield and functions as a link on the My Tho-Phu Vinh river-canal system.
Notable people born in Ben Tre: Chân Không & Khang Nguyen
The French occupied Bến Tre in 1867.
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