Bến Tre Thành phố Bến Tre
City (Class-2)
Bến Tre City
Skyline of Bến Tre
Seal
Bến Tre Location of Bến Tre
Coordinates: 10°14′N 106°23′E / 10.233°N 106.383°E / 10.233; 106.383
Country	Vietnam
Province	Bến Tre
Area
• Total	65.75 km2 (25.39 sq mi)
Population  ( 2019)
• Total	124,449
• Density	1,893.52/km2 (4,904.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 ( ICT)
Climate	Aw
Website	https://bentre.gov.vn/

Bến Tre (Vietnamese pronunciation: [ˀɓən˦ˀ˥ ʈɛ˧˧] ^ⓘ) is the capital city of Bến Tre Province, in the Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam. Located 85 kilometers (53 mi) southwest of Ho Chi Minh City, the city covers an area of 65.75 km² (25.39 sq mi) and has a population of 124,499 at the 2019 census. ^[1] Bến Tre is connected to the surrounding provinces by the Rạch Miễu Bridge.

History

The French occupied Bến Tre in 1867. The Viet Minh defeated the French at Dien Bien Phu and gained independence under the guidance of Ho Chi Minh and his generals. ^[2] During the Tet Offensive in 1968, it was nearly destroyed by bombing.

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  Map of Bến Tre in 1882.
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  Bến Tre Market after the Tet Offensive in 1968.

Geography

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:

• 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.

Administration

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.

Schools

• Bến Tre High School for the Gifted
• Nguyen Dinh Chieu High School Archived 2022-02-28 at the Wayback Machine

Notable people

• Chân Không - Buddhist nun who worked closely with Zen master Thích Nhất Hạnh for more than fifty years
• Nguyễn Phương Khánh - Miss Earth 2018 winner

Gallery

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  Tourist boat on the Bến Tre River.
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  Bến Tre Museum
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  Bến Tre Market
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  Trúc Giang Lake

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ben Tre City.

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Ben Tre.

• Ben Tre - The third Coconut Festival 2012^{[ permanent dead link]}
• Bến Tre Hôm Nay
• Official website of Ben Tre province (English ver.)
• Michael D. Miller. Saving Ben Tre: American veteran's account of Bến Tre during the Tet Offensive

10°14′N 106°23′E / 10.233°N 106.383°E / 10.233; 106.383