District 5 Quận 5 | |
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An Đông Plaza Mall in Windsor Plaza Hotel on An Dương Vương Boulevard in 2015 | |
Location of District 5 within Ho Chi Minh City | |
| Coordinates:10°45′22″N106°40′1″E / 10.75611°N 106.66694°E /10.75611; 106.66694 | |
| Country | |
| Municipality | Ho Chi Minh City |
| Established | 27 May 1959. |
| Wards | 10 wards |
| Government | |
| • People's Council | Võ Tiến Sĩ |
| • People's Committee | Huỳnh Thị Thảo |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.27 km2 (1.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 187,510 |
| • Density | 43,900/km2 (114,000/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Main ethnic groups | Việt,Hoa |
| Time zone | UTC+07 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 70250 |
| Area code | 774 |
| Website | quan5.hochiminhcity.gov.vn |
District 5 (Vietnamese:Quận 5) is anurban district (quận) ofHo Chi Minh City, the largest city inVietnam. 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 were 15 wards in District 5, from Ward 1 to Ward 15. But since 2025, District 5 reduced the wards by merged small wards into bigger wards, only 10 wards of 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13 and 14 until July of the same year, when the district is dissolved following theVietnam's 2025 administrative reforms and all the left 10 wards were re-organized as 3 wards withChợ Quán (1, 2, 4), An Đông (5, 7, 9) and Chợ Lớn (the rest) and directly owned by Ho Chi Minh City.
Eat in District Five, Live inDistrict Three and See inDistrict One.
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