District 4, Ho Chi Minh City Explained

District 4
Native Name:Quận 4
Native Name Lang:vi
Type:Urban district
Pushpin Map:Vietnam
Coordinates:10.7617°N 106.7025°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Centrally governed city
Subdivision Name1:Ho Chi Minh City
Seat Type:Seat
Seat:5 Đoàn Như Hài, Ward 13, District 4, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Leader Title:People's Council
Leader Title1:People's Committee
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:4.18
Population Total:199.329[2]
Population As Of:2022
Population Density Km2:auto
Parts Type:Wards
Parts Style:para
P1:13 wards
Demographics Type1:Demographics
Demographics1 Title1:Main ethnic groups
Demographics1 Info1:predominantly Kinh
Timezone1:ICT
Utc Offset1:+07
Website:quan4.hochiminhcity.gov.vn

District 4 (Vietnamese: Quận 4) is the smallest urban district (quận) of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. The Saigon Port is located here.

As of 2010, the district had a population of 183,261 and a total area of 4 km2.[3] A number of large apartment buildings have been built over the past decade in District 4 including Rivergate Residence, Millenium, Galaxy 9, and Icon 56.

Geographical location

District 4 is a triangular cay, surrounded by rivers and canals. It borders Saigon River and the city of Thủ Đức to the northeast, Bến Nghé River and District 1 to the northwest, and Tẻ Canal and District 7 to the south.

There are 13 wards in District 4.

On January 11, 1985, the district consisted of five wards, namely:

On December 9, 2020, Ward 5 was merged into Ward 2 and Ward 12 was merged into Ward 13.[4]

As time went on, these wards split up into between two and four wards each, now giving a total of 13 wards, numbered 1–18. Wards 5, 7, 11, 12 and 17 do not exist.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Niên giám thống kê năm 2020: Dân số và lao động . July 16, 2023 . Cục Thống kê Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh.
  2. Web site: May 4, 2020. Ban chỉ đạo Tổng điều tra dân số và nhà ở trung ương. Dân số Việt Nam đến ngày 01 tháng 4 năm 2019.
  3. Web site: HCMC's Population and population density in 2010 by district. HCMC Office of Statistics. Feb 4, 2014.
  4. Web site: Nghị quyết 1111/NQ-UBTVQH14 2020 sắp xếp đơn vị hành chính cấp huyện cấp xã Hồ Chí Minh . 2023-07-16 . thuvienphapluat.vn.