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District 5, Ho Chi Minh City

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District 5
Quận 5
Urban district
An Đông Plaza Mall in Windsor Plaza Hotel on An Dương Vương Boulevard in 2015
An Đông Plaza Mall in Windsor Plaza Hotel on An Dương Vương Boulevard in 2015
Location of District 5 within Ho Chi Minh City
Location of District 5 within Ho Chi Minh City
District 5 is located in Vietnam
District 5
District 5
Coordinates: 10°45′22″N 106°40′1″E / 10.75611°N 106.66694°E / 10.75611; 106.66694
Country Vietnam
MunicipalityHo Chi Minh City
Wards10 wards
Government
 • People's CouncilVõ Tiến Sĩ
 • People's CommitteeHuỳnh Thị Thảo
Area
 • Total
4.27 km2 (1.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total
187,510
 • Density44,000/km2 (110,000/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Main ethnic groupsViệt, Hoa
Time zoneUTC+07 (ICT)
Area code774
Websitequan5.hochiminhcity.gov.vn

District 5 (Vietnamese: Quận 5) is an urban district (quận) of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. 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.

Famous places

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  • Cholon, the Chinatown of Ho Chi Minh City
  • Windsor Plaza Hotel (5 stars), the tallest building in District 5 in 2012[3]
  • An Đông Plaza, a shopping mall inside the Windsor Plaza Hotel (not to confuse with An Đông Market)
  • The Garden Mall, previously Thuận Kiều Plaza, known for was being haunted house and has a unique structure
  • Golden Plaza Residence, the current tallest building in District 5
  • Hùng Vương Plaza, the biggest shopping mall in District 5, previously Parkson Hùng Vương
  • Hải Thượng Lãn Ông historic quarter/boulevard (selling Chinese and Vietnamese herbs)
  • Đại Thế Giới Water Park[4] (closed, previously a part of Casino Grande Monde)
  • District 5 Cultural Centre[5] (previously a part of Casino Grande Monde)
  • Kim Biên Market (selling chemical substances)
  • An Đông Market (one of the clothes wholesale market, also has food court)
  • Chợ Rẫy Hospital, one of the two largest national hospital in Vietnam
  • Ho Chi Minh City Medicine and Pharmacy University Hospital
  • Hùng Vương Hospital, one of the most major maternity hospital of the city

Idioms

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Eat in District Five, Live in District Three and See in District One.

High Schools and Universities

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References

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  1. ^ http://www.pso.hochiminhcity.gov.vn/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=5fdc62bc-0523-453a-b596-57ad36af9831&groupId=18 Archived 2017-07-05 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "Giới thiệu". Archived from the original on 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  3. ^ "Khách sạn 5 sao Windsor Plaza ( Sài Gòn ) - Tp.HCM, Việt Nam". www.windsorplazahotel.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-04.
  4. ^ "Welcome to Dai the Gioi - WaterPark". Archived from the original on 2011-05-28. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  5. ^ "Trung tâm Văn hóa quận 5 - 105 Trần Hưng Đạo - phường 6 quận 5 - Tin tức sự kiện". Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2013-10-17.


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