French colonialists occupied the province and established the first Tham Biện (Inspection) office on the banks of the Bến Tre canal in June 1867.

On January 1, 1900, Governor-General Paul Doumer issued a decree to change the Tham Biện office to a province and established the provincial capital at its current location.

After the August Revolution, the new revolutionary government changed the name of Bến Tre to Đồ Chiểu province with the provincial capital located at An Hội commune.

In early 1948, under the direction of the Southern Resistance Administrative Committee, An Hội commune was to be separated from Châu Thành district and thus the town of Bến Tre was established.

The urban area had backward agricultural economy, small-scale industry and trade; poor economic and social infrastructure, very low per capita income.

Bến Tre is located on Bảo Island in the Mekong delta and borders with the districts of Châu Thành, Giồng Trôm and Ba Tri.

The project started construction in An Hội ward with the Bến Tre City Urban Management Department as the investor; Vietinbank sponsored the implementation financially.