District 4, Ho Chi Minh City
As of 2010, the district had a population of 183,261 and a total area of 4 km. 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 to the nonortheast by Saigon River, District 1 to the northwest by Bến Nghé Channel, and District 7 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
- ^ Ban chỉ đạo Tổng điều tra dân số và nhà ở trung ương. "Dân số Việt Nam đến ngày 01 tháng 4 năm 2019". Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ "Niên giám thống kê năm 2020: Dân số và lao động". Cục Thống kê Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ "HCMC's Population and population density in 2010 by district". HCMC Office of Statistics. Retrieved Feb 4, 2014.
- ^ "Nghị quyết 1111/NQ-UBTVQH14 2020 sắp xếp đơn vị hành chính cấp huyện cấp xã Hồ Chí Minh". thuvienphapluat.vn. Retrieved 2023-07-16.