Dĩ An

Dĩ An

Thành phố Dĩ An
Dĩ An Thành phố Dĩ An
Provincial city (Class-2)
	Di An City
	Seal
	Dĩ An Location of in Vietnam
	Coordinates: 10°54′14″N 106°46′4″E / 10.90389°N 106.76778°E
Country	Vietnam
Province	Bình Dương
Founded	January 13, 2011: established Di An town[citation needed]; February 1, 2020: established Di An city[citation needed];
Government
• Chairman of the People's Committee	Lê Thành Tài
• Chairman of the People's Council	Ngô Ngọc Điệp
Area
• Total	60.05 km2 (23.19 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	463.023
• Density	7,711/km2 (19,970/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (Indochina Time)
Website	dian.binhduong.gov.vn

Dĩ An is a city of Bình Dương Province in the Southeast region of Vietnam, about 20 km north of central Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon). It is 1,706 km by rail from Hanoi. At the 2009 census the city had a population of 73,859.^[1] The town covers 60 km².

Dĩ An consists of seven wards: Dĩ An, An Bình, Bình An, Bình Thắng, Đông Hòa, Tân Bình and Tân Đông Hiệp.

Transport

The city is the proposed junction for the Trans-Asian Railway that would connect half a dozen railways in southeast Asia, starting with Cambodia. This line would cross the Cambodian border near Lộc Ninh.

Dĩ An is an important destination of the national railway with two railway stations: Dĩ An and Sóng Thần. The area's tram factory is the largest in South Vietnam. ^{[citation needed]} Dĩ An was also the headquarters for the American 1st Infantry Division (nicknamed "The Big Red One") during the Vietnam War. Later in 1969 and 1970 the 1st Infantry Division was withdrawn to the US, and The 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment was there until 1972. It also houses the largest bus station in Vietnam, New Eastern Bus Station.