Bến Cát

Bến Cát is a former provincial city in the former Bình Dương province, 50 kilometres north of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It was a grade 3 urban area with a total natural area of 234.35 square kilometres and a population density of 1,555 people per square kilometre, divided into seven wards, An Điền, An Tây, Chánh Phú Hòa, Hòa Lợi, Tân Định, Thới Hòa and Mỹ Phước, and Phú An commune. Mỹ Phước ward is considered its cultural, economic and political centre. The city borders Bàu Bàng district to the north, Dầu Tiếng district to the west, Tân Uyên city and Phú Giáo district to the east, and Thủ Dầu Một city and Củ Chi district of Ho Chi Minh City to the south. It lies in the transition zone from the Trường Sơn range to the southern plain, and its climate belongs to the tropical savanna region. Bến Cát is considered the southern key economic zone and the industrial capital of Bình Dương province, with industrial parks that have attracted 380 investment projects from 24 countries and territories.