Gia Định, Ho Chi Minh City

For the former province of Southern Vietnam, see Gia Định province.
Gia Định
Phường Gia Định
Bình Hòa, Bà Chiểu
Ward
From left to right: Bà Chiểu Market, Bông Bridge, Lê Văn Duyệt Tomb on the same name boulevard, Thị Nghè Bridge with Thủy Lợi University, Phan Đăng Lưu Boulevard, Miếu Nổi Apartment
Seal
Interactive map of Gia Định
Coordinates: 10°47′54″N 106°41′49″E / 10.79833°N 106.69694°E / 10.79833; 106.69694
Country Vietnam
MunicipalityHo Chi Minh City
EstablishedJune 16, 2025[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total
1.07 sq mi (2.76 km2)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total
125,946
 • Density118,000/sq mi (45,600/km2)
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (Indochina Time)
Administrative code26944[3]

Gia Định (Vietnamese: Phường Gia Định) is a ward of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It is one of the 168 new wards, communes and special zones of the city following the reorganization in 2025.[4][5]

Geography

Ward of is located in the north of the central core of Ho Chi Minh City, bordering:

According to Official Dispatch No. 2896/BNV-CQĐP dated May 27, 2025 of the Ministry of Home Affairs, following the merger, Gia Định has a land area of 2.76 km², the population as of December 31, 2024 is 125,946 people, the population density is 45,632 people/km².[2][6]

History

Prior to the ward's establishment, Gia Định was the historic and colloquial Vietnamese name for almost area of the former Ho Chi Minh City as Province of Gia Định (Tỉnh Gia Định) throughout the Six Provinces of Southern Vietnam period. It was also the official name for a satellite province that completely encloses the capital city of the State of Vietnam (as Đô thành Sài Gòn-Chợ Lớn), the Republic of Vietnam (as Đô thành Sài Gòn), and being merged since the Republic of South Vietnam (as Thành phố Sài Gòn-Gia Định). Since the French Indochina, Gia Định was a colloquial name for the new downtown of the province next to Saigon as the city was separated from the province and being a municipality. The provincial capital of Gia Định is located in the Commune of Bình Hòa, Gò Vấp district, now corresponding with the wards of Gia Định and Bình Thạnh.

On June 16, 2025, the National Assembly Standing Committee issued Resolution No. 1685/NQ-UBTVQH15 on the arrangement of commune-level administrative units of Ho Chi Minh City in 2025 (effective from June 16, 2025). Accordingly, the entire land area and population of Ward 1, Ward 2, Ward 7 and Ward 17 of Bình Thạnh district will be integrated into a new ward named Gia Định (Clause 42, Article 1).[7]

Healthcare

List of major hospitals in the ward:

  • Nhân Dân Gia Định General Hospital (or Gia Định People Hospital)
  • Bình Thạnh General Hospital

Education

Schools

Schools with "*" means that there was originally one institution which was then split into two

  • Gia Định Special Education School
  • Hoàng Hoa Thám High School
  • Võ Thị Sáu High School
  • Trương Công Định Secondary School
  • Điện Biên Secondary School
  • Hà Huy Tập Primary and Secondary School*
  • Lam Sơn Primary and Secondary School*
  • Hồng Hà Primary School
  • Tô Vĩnh Diện Primary School
  • Lê Đình Chính Primary School
  • Bế Văn Đàn Primary School

Higher educations

  • Ho Chi Minh City University of Fine Arts, the oldest higher institution in the ward
  • School of Health Sciences, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HUTECH), one of the first private university in Ho Chi Minh City
  • Hồng Bàng International University – Campus 1, Ship of Knowledge Building
  • Liberty Hall at Level 15 of Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Finance, Campus A
  • An old gate engraved the name "Gia-Định" outside Trương Công Định Secondary School
  • Row of shophouses next to Bà Chiểu Market on Phan Đăng Lưu Boulevard
  • Main gate of Tomb of Lê Văn Duyệt on Vũ Tùng Street
  • Tombstone house inside the Tomb of Lê Văn Duyệt
  • Cannon - a relics of Gia Định Citadel
  • SAWACO Surge Tower, it was referred to as a "rocket tower" due to its shape

Notes

  1. ^ The private university not the same name institution of VNU-HCM system

References

  1. ^ "QUỐC HỘI THÔNG QUA NGHỊ QUYẾT SẮP XẾP ĐƠN VỊ HÀNH CHÍNH CẤP TỈNH". xaydungchinhsach.chinhphu.vn (in Vietnamese). Chính phủ Việt Nam. 2025-06-18. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
  2. ^ a b c "Danh mục đơn vị hành chính cấp xã sau sắp xếp cấp tỉnh, cấp xã năm 2025" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Quyết định số 19/2025/QĐ-TTg của Thủ tướng Chính phủ: Ban hành Bảng danh mục và mã số các đơn vị hành chính Việt Nam" (PDF). Viet Nam Government Portal.
  4. ^ ONLINE, TUOI TRE (2025-06-16). "Chi tiết mới nhất về 168 phường, xã của TP.HCM sau sáp nhập". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  5. ^ Báo Pháp Luật TP. Hồ Chí Minh (2025-06-25). "Tra cứu chi tiết 3.321 phường, xã, đặc khu của 34 tỉnh, Thành phố sau sắp xếp lại bộ máy". Báo Pháp Luật TP. Hồ Chí Minh (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 2025-10-09. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  6. ^ Báo, Nhân Dân điện tử (2025-05-07). "[Interactive] Các đơn vị hành chính cấp xã của TP Hồ Chí Minh được sắp xếp ra sao". Báo Nhân Dân điện tử (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2026-01-26.
  7. ^ "Toàn văn Nghị quyết số 1685/NQ-UBTVQH15 sắp xếp các ĐVHC cấp xã của Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh năm 2025". Viet Nam Government Portal.
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