District 4 (, Quận Tư) is the smallest
urban district (''quận'') of
Ho Chi Minh City
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, the largest city in
Vietnam
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. The
Saigon Port is located here.
As of 2010, the district had a population of 183,261 and a total area of 4 km
2.
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 the city of
Thủ Đức
Thủ Đức ʰu˨˩˦:ɗɨk˧˥is a sub-municipality in Ho Chi Minh City of the Southestern region of Vietnam.
History
The oldest name what was recorded in this area was Ngãi An (義安), a district-level administrative unit has existed sin ...
to the nonortheast by
Saigon River
The Saigon River () is a river located in southern Vietnam that rises near Phum Daung in southeastern Cambodia, flows south and southeast for about and empties into the Nhà Bè River, which in its turn empties into the South China Sea some no ...
,
District 1 to the northwest by
Bến Nghé Channel, and
District 7 District 7 could refer to:
*District 7, Ho Chi Minh City
District 7 () is an Districts of Vietnam, urban district of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. As of 2024, the district had a population of 456,789 and an area of 36 km².
...
with
District 8 to the south by Tẻ Canal.
There are 10 wards in District 4.
Before January 11, 1985, the district consisted of five wards, namely:
*Vĩnh Hội Ward (which is now divided into four wards numbered 1–4);
*Lý Nhơn Ward (which is now divided into part of both wards numbered 9 and 8);
*Cây Bàng Ward (which is now divided into two wards, numbered 9 and 10);
*Xóm Chiếu Ward (which is now divided into three wards, numbered 13 and part of 15) and
*Khánh Hội Ward (which is now divided into three wards, 16, 18 and part of 15).
On December 9, 2020, Ward 5 was merged into Ward 2 and Ward 12 was merged into Ward 13.
As time went on, these wards split up into between two and four wards each, now giving a total of 10 wards, numbered 1–18. Wards 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 14, 17 and 18 is no longer exist.
References
Districts of Ho Chi Minh City
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