Vũng Tàu

Vũng Tàu is a ward of , . It is one of the 168 new wards, communes and special zones of the city following the reorganization in 2025.
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  • Type: Locality with 465,000 residents
  • Description: ward of Ho Chi Minh City
  • Also known as: “Vũng Tàu ward”, “Vũng Tàu, Ho Chi Minh City”, “Xa Vung Tau”, and “頭 頓市”
  • Historically known as: “Cape Saint James”, “Saint James”, and “St. James”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Christ of Vung Tau and Hon Ba Islet.

Photo: Chris Phan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Christ the King of Vũng Tàu is a statue of Jesus, standing on Mount Nhỏ in Vũng Tàu, , . The Vietnamese Catholic Church built the statue in 1974 and it was completed on 2 December 1994.

Islet
Photo: Alexis Lê-Quôc, CC BY 2.0.
Hòn Bà is a small rocky island located near the coast of Ward 2 in Vũng Tàu, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province, Vietnam. The island, also known historically as Ile Archinard by the French, features a temple and is a popular site for spiritual tourism and scenic views.

Aerodrome
is a small in southern Vietnam, in . It serves the former city of Vũng Tàu and is located near the downtown of the city. is situated 3½ km north of Vũng Tàu.

Vũng Tàu

Latitude
10.346° or 10° 20′ 46″ north
Longitude
107.0843° or 107° 5′ 3″ east
Population
465,000
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
IATA airport code
VTG
United Nations Location Codes
VN CSJ and VN VUT
Open location code
7P2983WM+9P
Geo­Names ID
1562414
Wiki­data ID
Q1818274
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Vietnamese—“Vũng Tàu” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Phường 1”
  • Dutch: “Vũng Tàu”
  • French: “Cap-Saint-Jacques”
  • French: “Vũng Tàu”
  • French: “Ville du Cap” (historical)
  • German: “Vung Tau”
  • Italian: “Vung Tau”
  • Japanese: “ブンタウ”
  • Korean: “붕따우”
  • Norwegian: “Vung Tau”
  • Polish: “Vung Tau”
  • Portuguese: “Vũng Tàu”
  • Russian: “Вунгтау”
  • Spanish: “Vung Tau”
  • Swedish: “Vung Tau”
  • Vietnamese: “phường Vũng Tàu”
  • Vietnamese: “Vũng Tàu”

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