  the 13th arrondissement of paris (also known as "arrondissement des gobelins") is one of the 20 arrondissements (administrative districts) of the capital city of france. situated on the left bank of the river seine, it is home to paris's principal asian community, the quartier asiatique, located in the southeast of the arrondissement in an area that contains many high-rise apartment buildings. the neighborhood features a high concentration of ethnic chinese and vietnamese businesses.smith, craig s. face behind paris 'bistro' counter becomes asian. international herald tribune, 10 may 2005. the current mayor is jÃ©rÃ´me coumet (socialist), who was re-elected by the arrondissement council on 29 march 2008 after the list which he headed gained 70% of the votes cast in the second round of the french municipal elections, 2008. the 13th arrondissement also hosts the bibliothÃ¨que franÃ§ois mitterrand and the newly built business district of paris rive gauche. ==demographics== the 13th arrondissement is still growing in population, mainly because of an influx of asian immigrants. during the late 
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