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Chợ Quán

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Chợ Quán
Phường Chợ Quán
Tân Kiểng, Nhơn Giang, Bình Yên
Ward
Trần Hưng Đạo Boulevard in Chợ Quán
Trần Hưng Đạo Boulevard in Chợ Quán
Interactive map of Chợ Quán
Coordinates: 10°45′13″N 106°40′53″E / 10.75361°N 106.68139°E / 10.75361; 106.68139
Country Vietnam
MunicipalityHo Chi Minh City
EstablishedJune 16, 2025[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total
0.49 sq mi (1.28 km2)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total
63,545
 • Density129,000/sq mi (49,600/km2)
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (Indochina Time)
Administrative code27301[3]

Chợ Quán (Vietnamese: Phường Chợ Quán) 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

Chợ Quán ward adjacent to:

According to Official Dispatch No. 2896/BNV-CQĐP dated May 27, 2025 of the Ministry of Home Affairs, following the merger, Chợ Quán has a land area of 1.28 km², the population as of December 31, 2024 is 63,545 people, the population density is 49,644 people/km².[2][6]

History

Before 1975, Chợ Quán was a ward of District 5, Capital City of Sài Gòn.

On January 1, 2025, Ward 3 was dissolved and merged into Ward 2 of Quận 5.[7]

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 and Ward 4 of the former District 5 will be integrated into a new ward named Chợ Quán (Clause 11, Article 1).[8]

Healthcare

Some major hospitals of the city are located here

  • Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Traumatology and Orthopaedics
  • Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases
  • Ho Chi Minh City Psychiatric Hospital

Education

Universities and Colleges

Name Address Website Note
Ho Chi Minh City University of Science (HCMUS) 227 Nguyễn Văn Cừ Boulevard Main campus, a member of VNU-HCM
Saigon University (SGU) 273 An Dương Vương Boulevard Main campus, originally was the Collège Fraternité
Ho Chi Minh City University of Education (HCMUE) 280 An Dương Vương Boulevard Main campus
Ho Chi Minh City College Of Foreign Economic Relation (COFER) 81 Trần Bình Trọng Street Chợ Quán Campus

Secondary and high schools

Tên trường Địa chỉ Website Note
Lê Hồng Phong High School for the Gifted 235 Nguyễn Văn Cừ Boulevard Previously was Petrus Ký High School
Experimental High School (HCMUE) 280 An Dương Vương Boulevard
Saigon Practice High School (SGU) 220 Trần Bình Trọng Street
Ba Đình Secondary School 129 Phan Văn Trị Street Previously was Thánh Linh Private School

References