Bàu Lâm
Bàu Lâm | |
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| Country |  Vietnam |
| Province | Ho Chi Minh City |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.59 sq mi (35.19 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 8,970 |
| • Density | 660/sq mi (255/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 |
| Area code | 26638[1] |
Bàu Lâm (Vietnamese: Xã Bàu Lâm) is a commune of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It is one of the 168 new wards, communes and special zones of the city following the reorganization in 2025.[2][3]
Geography
Bau Lam is located in the East of Ho Chi Minh City, about 42km northeast of Ba Ria and about 110km east of Saigon, in the Xuyen Moc area of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province in the past, it has the following geographical location:
- To the east, it borders Hòa Hiệp
- To the south, it borders Hòa Hội
- To the southwest, it borders Xuân Sơn
- To the west, it borders Sông Ray and Xuân Đông
- To the north, it borders Xuân Hòa
According to Official Dispatch No. 2896/BNV-CQDP dated May 27, 2025 of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Bau Lam commune after the arrangement has an area of 123.83 km², population as of December 31, 2024 is 22,567 people, population density reaches 182 people/km² (statistical data as of December 31, 2024 according to regulations in Article 6 of Resolution No. 76/2025/UBTVQH15 dated April 14, 2025 of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly[4]).
History
On June 16, 2025, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly issued Resolution No. 1685/NQ-UBTVQH15 on the arrangement of commune-level administrative units of Ho Chi Minh City in 2025 (effective from June 16, 2025). Accordingly, the entire natural area and population size of Tan Lam and Bau Lam commune of Xuyen Moc district will be arranged into a new commune called Bau Lam (Clause 162, Article 1)[5]
References
- ^ General Statistics Office
- ^ ONLINE, TUOI TRE (2025-06-16). "Chi tiết mới nhất về 168 phường, xã của TP.HCM sau sáp nhập". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-12-12.
- ^ Báo Pháp Luật TP. Hồ Chí Minh (2025-06-25). "Tra cứu chi tiết 3.321 phường, xã, đặc khu của 34 tỉnh, Thành phố sau sắp xếp lại bộ máy". Báo Pháp Luật TP. Hồ Chí Minh (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 2025-10-09. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
- ^ "RESOLUTION NO. 76/2025/UBTVQH15 ON ARRANGEMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS IN 2025".
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Full text of Resolution No. 1685/NQ-UBTVQH15 on rearranging commune-level administrative units of Ho Chi Minh City in 2025".
