District 5, Ho Chi Minh City Explained

District 5
Native Name:	Quận 5
Native Name Lang:	vi
Type:	Urban district
Pushpin Map:	Vietnam
Coordinates:	10.7561°N 106.6669°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Centrally Governed City
Subdivision Name1:	Ho Chi Minh
Established Date:	27 May 1959.
Seat Type:	Seat
Leader Title:	People's Council
Leader Name:	Võ Tiến Sĩ
Leader Title1:	People's Committee
Leader Name1:	Huỳnh Thị Thảo
Unit Pref:	Metric
Area Total Km2:	4.27
Population Total:	187,510
Population As Of:	2018
Population Density Km2:	auto
Parts Type:	Wards
Parts Style:	para
P1:	15 wards
Demographics Type1:	Demographics
Demographics1 Title1:	Main ethnic groups
Demographics1 Info1:	Việt, Hoa
Timezone1:	ICT
Utc Offset1:	+07
Postal Code:	70250
Area Code:	774
Website:	quan5.hochiminhcity.gov.vn

District 5 (Vietnamese: Quận 5) is an urban district (quận) of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. The Chinese community accounts for a significant population in this district. There are several hospitals, high schools and universities in this district.

As of 2010 the district had a population of 174,154 people.^[1] The district covers an area of 4.27 km².^[2]

There are 15 wards in District 5, from Ward 1 to Ward 15.

Famous places

• Cholon, the Chinatown of Ho Chi Minh City

• Windsor Plaza Hotel (5 stars), the current tallest building in District 5^[3]

• Hải Thượng Lãn Ông historic quarter (selling Chinese and Vietnamese herbs)

• Đại Thế Giới Water Park^[4]

• District 5 Cultural Centre^[5]

• Kim Biên market (selling chemical substances)

• An Đông market

Idioms

Eat in District Five, Live in District Three and See in District One.

High Schools and Universities

• Hùng Vương High School
• Lê Hồng Phong High School for the Gifted
• High School for the Gifted
• Ho Chi Minh City Pedagogical University
• Ho Chi Minh City University of Science
• Ho Chi Minh City Medicine and Pharmacy University
• Ho Chi Minh City Sports Pedagogical University
• Saigon University

Notes and References

1. http://www.pso.hochiminhcity.gov.vn/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=5fdc62bc-0523-453a-b596-57ad36af9831&groupId=18
2. Web site: Giới thiệu . 2013-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140924172315/http://www.quan5.hochiminhcity.gov.vn/gioithieu/lists/posts/post.aspx?Source=%2Fgioithieu&Category=%C4%90%E1%BB%8Ba+l%C3%BD&ItemID=2&Mode=1 . 2014-09-24 .
3. Web site: Khách sạn 5 sao Windsor Plaza (Sài Gòn) - Tp.HCM, Việt Nam . www.windsorplazahotel.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120104083412/http://www.windsorplazahotel.com/index.php?lang=vi . 2012-01-04.
4. Web site: Welcome to Dai the Gioi - WaterPark . 2013-10-17 . 2011-05-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110528051617/http://www.daithegioiwaterpark.com.vn/ . dead .
5. Web site: Trung tâm Văn hóa quận 5 - 105 Trần Hưng Đạo - phường 6 quận 5 - Tin tức sự kiện . 2013-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150219111619/http://www.quan5.hochiminhcity.gov.vn/tintuc/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?List=f73cebc3-9669-400e-b5fd-9e63a89949f0&ID=1043 . 2015-02-19 .