District 4, Ho Chi Minh City

District 4 Quận 4
Urban district
Seal
Position in HCMC's core
District 4
Coordinates: 10°45′42″N 106°42′9″E
Country	Vietnam
Centrally governed city	Ho Chi Minh City
Seat	5 Đoàn Như Hài, Ward 13, District 4, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Wards	13 wards
Area [2]
• Total	4.18 km^2 (1.61 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	199.329[1]
Demographics
• Main ethnic groups	predominantly Kinh
Time zone	UTC+07 (ICT)
Website	quan4.hochiminhcity.gov.vn

District 4 (Vietnamese: Quận 4, Quận Tư) is the smallest urban district (quận) of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. The Saigon Port is located here.

As of 2010, the district had a population of 183,261 and a total area of 4 km².^[3] 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.^[4]

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

1. 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.
2. "Niên giám thống kê năm 2020: Dân số và lao động". Cục Thống kê Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
3. "HCMC's Population and population density in 2010 by district". HCMC Office of Statistics. Retrieved Feb 4, 2014.
4. "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.