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District 5, Ho Chi Minh City

Coordinates: 10°45′22″N 106°40′1″E / 10.75611°N 106.66694°E / 10.75611; 106.66694
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District 5
Quận 5
Urban district
District 5, August 2007
District 5, August 2007
District 5 is located in Ho Chi Minh City
District 5
District 5
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
Centrally Governed CityHo Chi Minh
Wards15 wards
Government
 • People's CouncilVõ Tiến Sĩ
 • People's CommitteeHuỳnh Thị Thảo
Area
 • Total4.27 km2 (1.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total187,510
 • 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 are 15 wards in District 5, from Ward 1 to Ward 15.

Famous places

  • Cholon, the Chinatown of Ho Chi Minh City
  • Windsor Plaza Hotel (5 stars), the current tallest building in District 5[3]
  • Hải Thượng Lãn Ông historic quarter (selling Chinese and Vietnamese herbs)
  • Đại Thế Giới Water Park[4]
  • District 5 Cultural Centre[5]
  • Kim Biên market (selling chemical substances)
  • An Đông market

Idioms

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

Location within Ho Chi Minh City

Position in the metropolitan area of HCMC Position in HCMC's core

High Schools and Universities

References

  1. ^ http://www.pso.hochiminhcity.gov.vn/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=5fdc62bc-0523-453a-b596-57ad36af9831&groupId=18 [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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