Ấp Chánh
District of Tân Thông
in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
10.950 and 106.517 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 10° 56' 59" and E 106° 31' 0"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dong - VND
Spoken languages:
Vietnamese, English, French, Chinese, Central Khmer
Local electricity:
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
Local Time: 09:24 PM (Saturday)
Timezone: Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
UTC/GMT offset: 7 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
12:30 am and 1:10 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-11.113 and -73.413 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Onconashari
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Vietnam in South-Eastern Asia

Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Vietnam.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Vietnam. Last Update: 2024-05-18 08:26:29

Explore Ấp Chánh

The district Ấp Chánh of Tân Thông in Ho Chi Minh City is located in Vietnam about 698 mi south of Hanoi, the country's capital.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Cu Chi, Hoc Mon, Hau Nghia, Thu Dau Mot and Ho Chi Minh City. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 35°C / 96 °F

Morning Temperature 28°C / 82 °F
Evening Temperature 34°C / 93 °F
Night Temperature 30°C / 86 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 45%
Air Pressure 1007 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 98% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Sunday, 19th of May 2024

35°C (95 °F)
30°C (86 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Monday, 20th of May 2024

36°C (96 °F)
30°C (86 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Tuesday, 21st of May 2024

35°C (94 °F)
29°C (85 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Firing AK-47 at Cu Chi Tunnels

Published: May 21, 2012
Length: 11:18 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Farrow Rhys

At the Cu Chi tunnels (1 hour from Saigon) tourists can fire an AK-47. In the video you can't really get the full affect of how loud it was, it hurt your ears and you could feel its power go...


Vietnam, Cu Chi Tunnels. Вьетнам, военный лагерь Ку-Ши Тунели.

Published: March 21, 2011
Length: 10:18 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: SergiySokolyk

Военный лагерь во Вьетнаме. Ловушки, мины итд. Стрельба из оружия - американские М-16 и советсткие АК-47. Тунели...


Entrada a los tuneles de Cu Chi (Guerra de Vietnam)

Published: October 25, 2012
Length: 14:05 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Vietnamitas en Madrid

La entrada a los famosos túneles de Cu Chi, utilizados durante la guerra de Vietnam contra los americanos. Zonas de Ben Duoc y Ben Dinh para visitar los túneles de la guerra ideados por...


Cu Chi Tunnels Vietnam Saigon - Sample the Culture

Published: June 04, 2012
Length: 21:05 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Sample The Culture

Cu Chi Tunnels near Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City). We take a walk through a tunnel and shoot some machine guns ot the gun range.


cu chi tunnel, making sandals from tires, a B-52 bomb crater

Published: June 30, 2012
Length: 50:42 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: Carey Thomas Campbell

At cu chi, this shoes how they made (and still make) sandals out of old tires. These were the preferred foot-wear of the VK. Tough as tires. Then, you see a big ol' B-52 bomb crater. They're...


Shooting an AK-47 at Cu Chi Tunnels.

Published: June 30, 2012
Length: 43:37 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Carey Thomas Campbell

Hang, wearing ear protection, was a bit scared of the loud sounds, so she moved back. I scored 10/10 but they didn't award a prize -- the guy just said "too high, too high." But I was dead...


Vietnam - Saigon, podzemní skrýše v Cu Chi, sekta Caodai

Published: June 25, 2012
Length: 32:47 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: levolevoV

Trochu historie z vietnamné války. Takový svatostánek jste nikde neviděli.


Interior de los túneles de Cu Chi (Vietnam)

Published: October 25, 2012
Length: 40:49 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Vietnamitas en Madrid

Recorrido de 50 metros por el interior de los túneles de Cu Chi (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam), utilizados durante la guerra de Vietnam (en la antigua ciudad de Saigón). Más información en...


Cu Chi Tunnels

Published: September 18, 2012
Length: 57:21 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Michiel Besseling

Verslag van een bezoek aan de Cu Chi Tunnels, 30 km vanaf Saigon in Zuid Vietnam bij de Cambodjaanse grens. De tunnels waren een toevluchtsoord voor de Viet Cong tijdens de Vietnamoorlog ...


Nhà hàng Xuân Anh Củ Chi

Published: April 11, 2013
Length: 33:46 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Nhà hàng Xuân Anh

Clip quảng cáo nhà hàng Xuân Anh - Bò tơ Củ Chi Địa chỉ: 79, Tỉnh lộ 8, Ấp Tây, Tân An Hội, Củ Chi, TP.HCM Tel: (848) 37 925 679 - Cell phone: 0989 922 951 (hotline)...


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Cu Chi tunnels

The tunnels of Củ Chi are an immense network of connecting underground tunnels located in the Củ Chi district of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, and are part of a much larger network of tunnels that underlie much of the country. The Củ Chi tunnels were the location of several military campaigns during the Vietnam War, and were the Viet Cong's base of operations for the Tết Offensive in 1968.

Located at 11.061, 106.526 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Tunnels in Vietnam, Vietnam War sites, Buildings and structures in Ho Chi Minh City, Visitor attractions in Vietnam, Guerrilla warfare tactics, Fortification in Vietnam, Visitor attractions in Ho Chi Minh City

Thich Quang Duc

Thich is a Buddhist honorary title. Quang Duc, is descriptive of meritorious attributes; see dharma name. Thich Quang Duc, was a Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk who burned himself to death at a busy Saigon road intersection on 11 June 1963. Quang Duc was protesting about the persecution of Buddhists by the South Vietnamese government led by Ngo Dinh Diem. Photos of his self-immolation were circulated widely across the world and brought attention to the policies of the Diệm government.

Located at 10.7752, 106.687 (Lat. / Lng.), about 17 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
1897 births, 1963 deaths, Suicides by self-immolation, People from Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnamese Buddhist monks, Buddhist crisis, History of South Vietnam, Mahayanan Buddhist monks, Monks and nuns who committed suicide, Suicides in Vietnam, Buddhist martyrs, 1963 in Vietnam, Black-and-white photographs, Date of birth missing, Filmed suicides, Vietnamese people of the Vietnam War

Tan Son Nhat International Airport

Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (Vietnamese: Sân bay quốc tế Tân Sơn Nhất, Vietnamese: Cảng hàng không quốc tế Tân Sơn Nhất) is Vietnam’s largest international airport in terms of area . It has a handling capacity of 15-17 million passengers per year, compared with the capacity of Hanoi - Noi Bai airport of 8 million passengers and Da Nang’s 2 million passengers.

Located at 10.8189, 106.652 (Lat. / Lng.), about 13 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Airports in Vietnam, Transport in Ho Chi Minh City, Buildings and structures in Ho Chi Minh City

Chi Hoa

Chí Hòa Prison is a functioning Vietnamese prison located in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The prison is an octagonal building on a 7-hectare site consisting of detention rooms, jail cells, prison walls, watchtowers, facilities and prisoner's farmlands. The prison is one of 12 national prisons in Vietnam. Originally built by the French Indochina colonial government in 1943 (or 1939) to replace the Saigon Grand Prison, the prison was extensively used by all succeeding governments of Vietnam.

Located at 10.7769, 106.669 (Lat. / Lng.), about 16 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Prisoner-of-war camps, Vietnam War sites, Vietnam War prisoner of war camps, Torture in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, Buildings and structures in Ho Chi Minh City, Prisons in Vietnam

Trang Bang District

Trảng Bàng is a district in Tay Ninh province, in southeastern Vietnam. It has a traditional artisan industry, and recently has opened an industrial zone for foreign investment. This town has a famous food called bánh canh Trảng Bàng, a kind of pork noodle soup and "Trảng Bàng dew-wetted rice paper" (Vietnamese: Bánh tráng phơi sương Trảng Bàng), served with boiled pork, local herbs and Vietnamese fish sauce.

Located at 11.033, 106.367 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Districts of Tay Ninh Province

Operation Crimp

Operation Crimp (8–14 January 1966), also known as the Battle of the Ho Bo Woods, was a joint US-Australian military operation during the Vietnam War, which took place 20 kilometres north of Cu Chi in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam.

Located at 11.061, 106.526 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Conflicts in 1966, 1966 in Vietnam, Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1966, Battles involving Vietnam, Battles and operations of the Vietnam War, Battles of the Vietnam War involving Australia, Battles involving the United States

Thủ Dầu Một

Thủ Dầu Một is the capital city of Bình Dương Province, Vietnam, located at around {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:10|58|0|N|106|39|0|E|region:VN_type:city | |name= }}. The city has an area of 118.66 km², population is 244,277 (2012), and is located 20 km north of downtown Hồ Chí Minh City, on the left bank of the Saigon River, upstream from the city. Although this is an administratively separate city, it is considered as a satellite city of the Ho Chi Minh City Metropolitan Area.

Located at 10.9667, 106.65 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Binh Duong Province, District capitals in Vietnam, Provincial capitals in Vietnam, Districts of Binh Duong Province

Tan Son Nhut Air Base

Tan Son Nhut Air Base (Vietnamese: Căn cứ không quân Tân Sơn Nhứt) (1955–1975) was a Republic of Vietnam Air Force (VNAF) facility. It is located near the city of Saigon in southern Vietnam. The United States used it as a major base during the Vietnam War (1959–1975), stationing Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine units there. Following the Fall of Saigon, it was taken over as a Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) facility and remains in use today.

Located at 10.8189, 106.652 (Lat. / Lng.), about 13 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Closed facilities of the United States Air Force, United States military bases of the Vietnam War, Military of South Vietnam, Airports in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City

Tân An, Long An

Tân An is the capital city of Long An province in Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. It was upgraded from town level to city on 26 August, 2009. The population of Tan An 165,214 (2009), with an area of 81.79 km².

Located at 10.9, 106.683 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Long An Province, District capitals in Vietnam, Districts of Long An Province, Provincial capitals in Vietnam, Cities in Vietnam

Go Dau Stadium

Go Dau Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Thu Dau Mot, Vietnam. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Becamex Binh Duong F.C.. The stadium holds 18,250 people.

Located at 10.97, 106.672 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Football venues in Vietnam

Vinh Nghiem Pagoda

Vĩnh Nghiêm Pagoda is a pagoda in an area of 6,000 m² at 339, Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa street, Ward 7, District 3 Ho Chi Minh City. This is the first pagoda in Vietnam to be built in Vietnamese traditional architecture style but with concrete. The highest structure in this pagoda is the 7-story, 40m-high tower. This pagoda houses and worship of one buddha and two bodhisattvas: Gautama Buddha, Manjusri, Samantabhadra.

Located at 10.7904, 106.682 (Lat. / Lng.), about 16 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Buddhist temples in Vietnam, Buildings and structures in Ho Chi Minh City, Populated places in Ho Chi Minh City, Visitor attractions in Ho Chi Minh City

Saigon Railway Station

Saigon Railway Station is a railway station in District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This station is the largest and most important railroad transportation hub of Vietnam as Ho Chi Minh City is the largest city and the economic center of Vietnam. The original station was located across from Ben Thanh Market in District 1 and the current station, originally a baggage holding and shipping center, was constructed in early 1930s by the French colonists, as part of the Hanoi-Saigon Railway.

Located at 10.7822, 106.677 (Lat. / Lng.), about 16 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Transport in Ho Chi Minh City, Railway stations in Vietnam

Binh Hung Hoa Cemetery

Binh Hung Hoa Cemetery (Vietnamese: Nghĩa trang Bình Hưng Hòa) was formerly the largest cemetery in the urban area of Ho Chi Minh City. It was located in the suburban outskirts of the city but due to the rapid urbanization of Ho Chi Minh City, the urban area eventually eclipsed the cemetery. There are several illegal houses built in and around the cemetery, and an estimated 300,000 residents live among the tombs.

Located at 10.7947, 106.613 (Lat. / Lng.), about 13 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Cemeteries in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, Former cemeteries

Giác Lâm Pagoda

Giác Lâm Pagoda is a historic Buddhist pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. Built in 1744, it is one of the oldest temples in the city. It was officially listed as a historical site by the Vietnamese Department of Culture on November 16, 1988 under Decision 1288 VH/QD. The pagoda is located at 118 Lạc Long Quân, in the 23rd ward of Tân Bình district, in the Phú Thọ Hòa region of the city. It stands on Cẩm Sơn, and is also known as Cẩm Đệm and Sơn Can.

Located at 10.7794, 106.649 (Lat. / Lng.), about 15 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buddhist temples in Vietnam, Buildings and structures in Ho Chi Minh City, Religious buildings completed in 1744, Visitor attractions in Ho Chi Minh City

Nguyen Thi Minh Khai High School

Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai High school (also known as Gia Long all-girls school, Áo Tím all-girls school) is a public high school in Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam. The school was established in 1915 and is one of the most well known high schools in Vietnamese education.

Located at 10.7789, 106.687 (Lat. / Lng.), about 17 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Educational institutions established in 1915, High Schools in Ho Chi Minh City, Education in Vietnam

Quan khu 7 Stadium

Army Stadium (also known as Stadium of Military Zone No. 7; Vietnamese: Sân vận động Quân khu 7) is a stadium on Hoang Van Thu street, Tan Binh District, near Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Ho Chi Minh City. It has a capacity of around 25,000 and is one of the largest stadiums in the city. This stadium was one of the venues of 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals, hosted by four South-East Asian countries, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The show has hosted several entertainment events.

Located at 10.8017, 106.667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 14 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Football venues in Vietnam, AFC Asian Cup stadiums

Roller Coaster (Dai Nam Van Hien)

Roller Coaster is a steel roller coaster located at Đại Nam Văn Hiến in Bình Dương, Vietnam. The ride was built in late 2008. Currently it is the tallest and fastest roller coaster, and the one with the most inversions, in Vietnam. Except for the second loop the ride is almost an exact duplicate of a similar roller coaster at Dam Sen Cultural Park.

Located at 11.0433, 106.633 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Roller coasters introduced in 2008, Roller coasters in Vietnam

Nguyen Thuong Hien High School

Nguyen Thuong Hien High School (Vietnamese: Trường Trung học phổ thông Nguyễn Thượng Hiền) is a public high school in Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam. It was established in 1970 under the name Tân Bình High School. One of four advanced public magnet schools in the city, Nguyen Thuong Hien ranks thirtieth nationally in the 2012 Vietnam university admission ranking

Located at 10.7931, 106.655 (Lat. / Lng.), about 14 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
High schools in Vietnam, High Schools in Ho Chi Minh City, Schools in Vietnam

Hoằng Pháp Temple

Hoằng Pháp temple (chùa Hoằng Pháp, built 1957) is a temple in Hóc Môn, a suburb of Hồ Chí Minh City.

Located at 10.9003, 106.582 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Temples in Ho Chi Minh City


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Ấp Chánh