Hồ Tràm
Hồ Tràm
Xã Hồ Tràm Phước Bửu | |
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Traditional Vietnamese fishing boats on Ho Tram Beach | |
Interactive map of Hồ Tràm | |
| Coordinates: 10°29′00″N 107°26′00″E / 10.48333°N 107.43333°E | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Municipality | Ho Chi Minh City |
| Established | June 16, 2025[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.49 sq mi (94.51 km2) |
| Population (2024)[2] | |
• Total | 51,895 |
| • Density | 1,422/sq mi (549.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (Indochina Time) |
| Administrative code | 26620[3] |
Hồ Tràm (Vietnamese: Xã Hồ Tràm) 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.[4][5]
Geography
According to Official Dispatch No. 2896/BNV-CQĐP dated May 27, 2025 of the Ministry of Home Affairs, following the merger, Hồ Tràm has a land area of 94.51 km², the population as of December 31, 2024 is 51,895 people, the population density is 549 people/km².[2][6]
History
On June 16, 2025, the National Assembly Standing Committee 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 land area and population of Phước Bửu township and Phước Tân, Phước Thuận communes of the former Xuyên Mộc district will be integrated into a new commune named Hồ Tràm (Clause 159, Article 1).[7]
Tourism
Ho Tram’s pristine, undeveloped beachfront sits at just 2 hours from HCMC by car or 90 minutes via the ferry from HCMC to Vũng Tàu.[8] For over a century now, the Vung Tau cape (Cap St Jacques) has been known as a sea-side sanatorium for treatment of diseases with climate and sea water, and it has rapidly become the earliest tourism city of Vietnam. Ho Tram is poised to become a major resort destination as the region develops along with its "sister" beach destination Ho Coc, which is located at close proximity. Ho Tram provides for the nicest beach in the area combining unspoiled waters with a large and wide beach of clear sand and is an increasingly week-end destination for wealthy Ho Chi Minh City residents as well as emerging as a resort destination for international tourists. Ho Tram also provides local excursions to Binh Chau Hot Springs famous for its relaxing mud baths and curative hot mineral springs said to improve blood circulation and mental disorders. The area is also home to an 11,000-hectare (42 sq mi) rainforest that was designated as a nature reserve in 1975. Most of the larger wildlife was exterminated or moved for safety reasons (most of the elephants were sent to Thailand), but plenty of beautiful birds and monkeys can be spotted in the forest.
Ho Tram Beach is mentioned by Lonely Planet Guide as the #3 of the Top 5 Places to visit around Ho Chi Minh City Lonely Planet Top 5 Around HCMC.
The current development plans in this temperate climate of southern Vietnam parallels the early growth of Phuket, Las Vegas and Macau into premier tourist destinations. The yearly average temperature is 28 °C (82 °F) which is more moderate than other South Vietnamese provinces, the annual rainfall is only 1,500 millimetres (59 in) which makes it one of the driest in the country. The temperature of the sea surface is about 25 °C (77 °F) all year round.
References
- ^ "QUỐC HỘI THÔNG QUA NGHỊ QUYẾT SẮP XẾP ĐƠN VỊ HÀNH CHÍNH CẤP TỈNH". xaydungchinhsach.chinhphu.vn (in Vietnamese). Chính phủ Việt Nam. 2025-06-18. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
- ^ a b c "Danh mục đơn vị hành chính cấp xã sau sắp xếp cấp tỉnh, cấp xã năm 2025" (PDF).
- ^ "Quyết định số 19/2025/QĐ-TTg của Thủ tướng Chính phủ: Ban hành Bảng danh mục và mã số các đơn vị hành chính Việt Nam" (PDF). Viet Nam Government Portal.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Báo, Nhân Dân điện tử (2025-05-07). "[Interactive] Các đơn vị hành chính cấp xã của TP Hồ Chí Minh được sắp xếp ra sao". Báo Nhân Dân điện tử (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2026-01-26.
- ^ "Toàn văn Nghị quyết số 1685/NQ-UBTVQH15 sắp xếp các ĐVHC cấp xã của Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh năm 2025". Viet Nam Government Portal.
- ^ Lonely Planet Vietnam - Page 405 Nick Ray, Yu-Mei Balasingamchow, Iain Stewart - 2009 - "Another 5km east of Loc An, there's a lovely stretch of sand that's blissfully undeveloped, for the time ... The big draw in this area is the Ho Tram Beach Resort & Spa"