District 5, Ho Chi Minh City

Urban district in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

District 5

Quận 5

Urban district

An Đông Plaza Mall in Windsor Plaza Hotel on An Dương Vương Boulevard in 2015

Location of District 5 within Ho Chi Minh City

District 5

Coordinates: 10°45′22″N 106°40′1″E﻿ / ﻿10.75611°N 106.66694°E﻿ / 10.75611; 106.66694
Country|  Vietnam
Municipality| Ho Chi Minh City
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| 44,000/km2 (110,000/sq mi)
Demographics

• Main ethnic groups| Việt, Hoa
Time zone| UTC+07 (ICT)
Area code| 774
Website| quan5.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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* Hùng Vương High School
* Lê Hồng Phong High School for the Gifted
* Ho Chi Minh City University of Education
* Ho Chi Minh City University of Science
* Ho Chi Minh City Medicine and Pharmacy University
* Ho Chi Minh City Sports Pedagogical University
* Saigon University

## 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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Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

Municipal city|

* City of Thủ Đức
* District 2
* District 9
* Thủ Đức

Urban districts|

* Bình Tân
* Bình Thạnh
* District 1
* District 3
* District 4
* District 5
* District 6
* District 7
* District 8
* District 10
* District 11
* District 12
* Gò Vấp
* Phú Nhuận
* Tân Bình
* Tân Phú

Rural districts|

* Bình Chánh
* Cần Giờ
* Củ Chi
* Hóc Môn
* Nhà Bè

Others|

* List of districtual name etymologies

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Districts of Southeast Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City|

* Municipal city
* Thủ Đức City

* Urban districts
* District 1※
* District 3
* District 4
* District 5
* District 6
* District 7
* District 8
* District 10
* District 11
* District 12
* Bình Tân
* Bình Thạnh
* Gò Vấp
* Phú Nhuận
* Tân Bình
* Tân Phú

* Rural districts
* Bình Chánh
* Cần Giờ
* Củ Chi
* Hóc Môn
* Nhà Bè

Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province|

* Bà Rịa city※
* Vũng Tàu city
* Phú Mỹ town
* Châu Đức
* Côn Đảo
* Đất Đỏ
* Long Điền
* Xuyên Mộc

Bình Dương province|

* Dĩ An city
* Thuận An city
* Thủ Dầu Một city※
* Bến Cát city
* Tân Uyên city
* Bắc Tân Uyên
* Bàu Bàng
* Dầu Tiếng
* Phú Giáo

Bình Phước province|

* Đồng Xoài city※
* Bình Long town
* Chơn Thành town
* Phước Long town
* Bù Đăng
* Bù Đốp
* Bù Gia Mập
* Đồng Phú
* Hớn Quản
* Lộc Ninh
* Phú Riềng

Đồng Nai province|

* Biên Hòa city※
* Long Khánh city
* Cẩm Mỹ
* Định Quán
* Long Thành
* Nhơn Trạch
* Tân Phú
* Thống Nhất
* Trảng Bom
* Vĩnh Cửu
* Xuân Lộc

Tây Ninh province|

* Tây Ninh city※
* Hòa Thành town
* Trảng Bàng town
* Bến Cầu
* Châu Thành
* Dương Minh Châu
* Gò Dầu
* Tân Biên
* Tân Châu

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