| Thủ Dầu Một | |
| Official Name: | Thủ Dầu Một City |
| Native Name: | Thành phố Thủ Dầu Một |
| Settlement Type: | Provincial City (Class-1) |
| Pushpin Map: | Vietnam#Southeast Asia#Asia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Thủ Dầu Một in Vietnam |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Bình Dương |
| Area Total Km2: | 118.91 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 census |
| Population Total: | 336.705 |
| Population Density Km2: | 2.832 |
| Demographics Type1: | Metro GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Year |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 2023 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Total |
| Demographics1 Info2: | $10.8 billion[1] |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Per capita |
| Demographics1 Info3: | $22,400 |
| Timezone: | Indochina Time |
| Utc Offset: | +7 |
| Coordinates: | 10.9667°N 145°W |
| Website: | thudaumot.binhduong.gov.vn |
Thủ Dầu Một is the capital city of Bình Dương province, Vietnam, located at around 10.9667°N 106.65°W. The city has an area of 118.91 km², with a population of 336.705 (as of 2021),[2] [3] and is located 20 km north of downtown Ho Chi Minh City, on the left bank of the Saigon River, upstream from the city.
Thu Dau Mot lies to the south of Bình Dương province and is contiguous with Saigon River:
Thủ Dầu Một has 14 wards:
In the past, some researchers have claimed that the name Vietnamese: Thủ Dầu Một originates from Khmer language. However, other authors claim that the name Vietnamese: Thủ Dầu Một is a compound of Vietnamese language roots, combining Vietnamese: thủ, to "keep" or "guard", Vietnamese: dầu referring to oil-producing trees of the genus Dipterocarpus, and the number Vietnamese: một or "one". The toponym Vietnamese: Dầu Một existed prior, in reference to large number of Dipterocarpus trees lining the port where there was a market in this area. In the 1940s, many of these were cut down; thus, the place name Vietnamese: Thủ Dầu Một can be understood as "the only large oil tree growing, located next to the fort". Other toponyms in the area do follow similar tree + numeral structures, such as Vietnamese: Xoài Tư (literally "Mango" + "Four") and Vietnamese: Quéo Ba ("Mangifera reba" + "Three").[4]
According to a third oral tradition, in a fort (Vietnamese: thủ) in Bình An, there was a large oil tree on the hill. Thus the original name would have been Vietnamese: Thủ Dầu Miệt, which literally means "Oil-Tree Fort Region"; later, Vietnamese: miệt underwent a sound change to Vietnamese: một.
Thủ Dầu Một has seen a rapid expansion and economic development since 1997, as the province has become an important industrial hub of the region. In January 2007, the district-level town then was officially recognized as a third-class town.[5] It became a city in July 2012.[6] There is a 4,200-ha urban-tech park under development. Thủ Dầu Một will be a modern city within the Hồ Chí Minh City Metropolitan Area (including Thủ Dầu Một, Nhơn Trạch, Tân An, Biên Hòa and parts of Đồng Nai and Bình Dương provinces).
It became a first-class city on 6 December 2017.[7]
Thủ Dầu Một is home to World Trade Center Binh Duong New City, a destination for international trade activities in the Southern Key Economic Region of Vietnam. This development is a milestone for the city, as it attracts domestic and international visitors to the city and significantly boosts business in the region.