Dĩ An (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, this is also the most populous ward in the city.
Geography Dĩ An is roughly 18 kilometers northeast of Saigon ward, and about 25 kilometers south of Bình Dương ward and has the following geographical location:
To the north, it borders Tân Đông Hiệp ward To the northeast, it borders Đông Hòa ward To the southeast, it borders Linh Xuân ward To the southwest, it borders Tam Bình ward To the west, it borders Bình Hòa ward To the northwest, it borders An Phú ward
As of July 1, 2025, with a population of 227,817 people as of December 31, 2024, Dĩ An has become the most populous ward in Ho Chi Minh City.
History 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 An Bình, Dĩ An wards and part of Tân Đông Hiệp ward of the former Dĩ An city will be integrated into a new ward named Dĩ An (Clause 80, Article 1).
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