Thủ Thiêm New Urban Area (

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: ''Khu đô thị mới Thủ Thiêm'') is a urban redevelopment project in Thủ Đức City,

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 ...

. It is currently under construction. Many local residents protest against relocations.

Location

Thủ Thiêm is situated on a

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of the

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, which also references as Thủ Thiêm Peninsula, in the municipal division known as

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 ...

. On the opposite bank of the river are the

Bình Thạnh District Bình Thạnh is a district of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. , the district had a population of 490,618 and a total area of 21 km2. The name of the district was formed from the names of two wards in the old Gò Vấp district, Bình Hòa and ...

, District 1—Ho Chi Minh City's central business district—

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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. ...

. It includes some wards of Thủ Đức:

Thủ Thiêm Thủ Thiêm is a ward () of Thủ Đức City in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a populatio ...

, An Lợi Đông and a part of An Khánh.

History

Before its clearance for redevelopment, Thủ Thiêm was one of the most densely settled areas of Ho Chi Minh City and included a central market established in 1751, around the Saigon riverside area. Beginning in 2002 and continuing for almost a decade, between 14,000 and 15,000 households were removed from the development site and resettled. Master planning for the site began in 1998, anticipating the completion of several bridges and tunnels that would connect District 2 to Ho Chi Minh City's

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across the river. In 2003,

Sasaki Associates Sasaki is a design firm specializing in Architecture, Interior Design, Urban Design, Space Planning, Landscape Architecture, Ecology, Civil Engineering, and Place Branding. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, but practices on ...

won an international design competition to plan the site. 11-01-2025_Line_1_Ho_Chi_Minh_City_metro_for_Suoi_Tien_Terminal_Station_1

The project is being carried out in stages, and is scheduled to be completed in 15 years, depending on the investment capital. Priority is given to the infrastructure investors with favorable assistance for the city government as well as preferential taxation.

Urban layout

The urban area covers an area of 7 square kilometres and consists of several sections: residences, pools, parks and office sections. Almost all buildings here are to be of 10 to 40-story. Once completed, this new urban area will be the city's new center along with the historic center District 1. This new urban area is connected with the existing downtown with 5 bridges tally, including finished

Thủ Thiêm Bridge Thủ Thiêm Bridge is a 6-lane bridge in Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city of Vietnam, opened in 2008. The bridge links District 2 with Bình Thạnh District Bình Thạnh is a district of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. , the district had a ...

(connect to

Bình Thạnh district Bình Thạnh is a district of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. , the district had a population of 490,618 and a total area of 21 km2. The name of the district was formed from the names of two wards in the old Gò Vấp district, Bình Hòa and ...

Ba Son Bridge The Ba Son Bridge (Vietnamese: ''Cầu Ba Son''), formerly temporary named as Thủ Thiêm 2 Bridge, is a 6-lane bridge in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam that opened in 2022. The bridge crosses the Saigon River to link District 1 and Thu Duc City. Th ...

(connect to District 1; both are completed), Saigon River Pedestrian Bridge (connect to Mê Linh Square, District 1; ''under construction''), Thu Thiem 3 Bridge (connect to

), Thu Thiem 4 Bridge (connect to

; both are planned) and a completed 6-lane underwater tunnel.

References

External links

Thủ Thiêm New Urban Project PMU official websiteMaster Plan of Thủ Thiêm New Urban Area released
, on ''Tuoi Tre'' daily (4 March 2006) (Vietnamese only)
New Urban Vietnam
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-sponsored study of Thủ Thiêm and other new urban developments in Vietnam
Thu Thiem New Urban Area
- An overview of the project with archive of news links. {{DEFAULTSORT:Thu Thiem New Urban Area Populated places in Ho Chi Minh City Buildings and structures in Ho Chi Minh City

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Urban layout

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