Thảo Điền is a ward 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 ...

Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025. The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigo ...

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History

Thảo Điền was a ward of the former

District 2, Ho Chi Minh City District 2 is a former urban district of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. As of 2010, the district had a population of 140,621 and a total area of 50 km². District 2 was merged with District 9 and Thủ Đức district to become Thu Duc Ci ...

, it was established on January 6, 1997 from the split of 375 ha of total area and 6.714 of population from the commune of

An Phú An Phú may refer to several places in Vietnam, including: *An Phú District, a rural district of An Giang Province *An Phú, District 2, a ward of District 2, Ho Chi Minh City *An Phú, Cần Thơ, a ward of Ninh Kiều District *An Phú, Quảng ...

, Thủ Đức former rural district (or county). On December 9, 2020,

Standing Committee of the National Assembly The National Assembly Standing Committee ( - UBTVQH), formerly organized as the Council of State (), is the highest standing body of the National Assembly of Vietnam, National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam. Its members are elected from among National A ...

promulgated Decision of 1111/NQ-UBTVQH14 about establish the Municipal city of Thủ Đức base on the annexation of the urban districts of 2, 9 and

, Thảo Điền ward belongs to the City of Thủ Đức currently.

Demographics and attractions

As Thảo Điền has a terrain of a peninsula with 3 sides of the ward adjacent to the

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 ...

bring the cool climate to here, it was planned with new residental areas consists of luxury apartments and villas since its establishment. As a scenic area for living, the ward is also once location of a residendtal area for the journalists which is called as "The village of journalists" (''Làng Báo chí'') in the 70s. Then, some houses in here changed into dormitory for students from Ho Chi Minh City University of Culture located nearby.

References

Populated places in Ho Chi Minh City {{HoChiMinhCity-geo-stub