Chợ Quán (Vietnamese: ) 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.
Geography Chợ Quán ward adjacent to:
Vườn Lài ward to the North by Hùng Vương Street Cầu Ông Lãnh ward to the East by Nguyễn Văn Cừ Boulevard Chánh Hưng ward to the South by Tàu Hủ Canal An Đông ward to the West by Huỳnh Mẫn Đạt and Trần Nhân Tôn streets
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.
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.
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).
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 NameAddressWebsiteNoteHo Chi Minh City University of Science (HCMUS) 227 Nguyễn Văn Cừ BoulevardMain campus, a member of VNU-HCMSaigon University (SGU)273 An Dương Vương BoulevardMain campus, originally was the Collège FraternitéHo Chi Minh City University of Education (HCMUE) 280 An Dương Vương BoulevardMain campusHo Chi Minh City College Of Foreign Economic Relation (COFER)81 Trần Bình Trọng StreetChợ Quán Campus
Secondary and high schools Tên trườngĐịa chỉWebsiteNoteLê Hồng Phong High School for the Gifted235 Nguyễn Văn Cừ BoulevardPreviously was Petrus Ký High SchoolExperimental High School (HCMUE)280 An Dương Vương BoulevardSaigon Practice High School (SGU)220 Trần Bình Trọng StreetBa Đình Secondary School129 Phan Văn Trị StreetPreviously was Thánh Linh Private School
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