Diên Hồng (Vietnamese: ) is a ward of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It is one of the city's 168 new wards, communes and special zones following the 2025 Vietnamese administrative reforms.
History
Prior to 1975 Under French rule, the territory of modern-day Diên Hồng was originally part of the hamlet (or village) of Hòa Hưng, located in the former Dương Hòa Thượng canton of Gia Định province. Eventually, majority of Hòa Hưng was merged with the neighboring village of Thạnh Hòa to form the newly-established village of Chí Hòa, the remainder portion being integrated into the Sài Gòn-Chợ Lớn area instead.
By 1942, the Sài Gòn-Chợ Lớn area was divided into 18 districts (hộ), with the majority of modern-day Diên Hồng now situated in Chợ Lớn's District 6. In early 1952, under the State of Vietnam's Dispatch No. 104-NV, the 18 districts were then rearranged & merged into 7 urban districts (quận), of which modern-day Diên Hồng was now located in District 4.
In 1959, Saigon's districts were once again rearranged under a decree issued by the South Vietnamese government, leading to the establishment of Nguyễn Tri Phương ward, which became part of District 10 in 1969. It is said that the outline of modern-day Diên Hồng closely resembles that of this former ward.
Post 1975 By 1976, Nguyễn Tri Phương ward was dissolved amidst a series of reforms under Resolution 301/UB under the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam, in favor of 25 new wards under District 10.
On the 14th of February, 1987, under Resolution 33-HĐBT of the Council of Ministers, the wards 16, 11, and 20 (which make up modern-day Diên Hồng) were rearranged and renamed to wards 6, 8, and 14, respectively.
On the 16th of June, 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 (With "Article 1" coming into effective on the 1st of July, 2025). Accordingly, the entire land area and population of Ward 6, Ward 8 and a majority of Ward 14 of the former District 10 was integrated into a new ward named Diên Hồng (Clause 25, Article 1).
Geography Diên Hồng is located near Ho Chi Minh City's geographic center, adjacent to: Tân Hòa ward to the north Chợ Lớn and An Đông ward to the south Hòa Hưng and Vườn Lài to the east Phú Thọ ward to the west
According to Dispatch No. 2896/BNV-CQĐP (on the 27th of May, 2025) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, following the merger, Diên Hồng has a total land area of 1.86 km², and a total population of 75,663 (as of the 31st of December, 2024) – making its population density roughly 40.662/km².
Administrative divisions Diên Hồng is divided into 38 neighborhoods (khu phố), numbered from '1' to '38' (excluding '13', which is instead referred to as '12A').
Culture
Famous landmarks NameAddressNotesThống Nhất Stadium ()138 Đào Duy Từ30 Nguyễn KimGate AQuang Trung MonumentKỳ Đài Quang Trung Walking Street"Quang Trung Monument" Night Market
Government HeadquartersAddressThe People's Committee & People's Council of Diên Hồng Ward474 Ba Tháng Hai St.People's Police of Diên Hồng Ward592 Bà Hạt St.
Health Name of healthcare centreAddressNotesSTO Oriental Hospital (Bệnh viện STO Phương Đông)79 Thành TháiTrưng Vương Hospital (Bệnh viện Trưng Vương)266 Lý Thường KiệtDiên Hồng Ward Medical Station (Trạm Y tế phường Diên Hồng)Main location: 397 Tô Hiến ThànhCurrently has a total of 5 locations (điểm y tế); 1 main và 4 additional. Corporate structure consists of 1 director, 1 vice director, and 66 medical employees specializing across 6 departments.
Education
Universities (Đại học) Name of institutionAddressWebsiteNotesUniversity of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH)279 Nguyễn Tri PhươngCampus BHo Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT)268 Lý Thường KiệtMain CampusHoa Sen University7/1 Thành TháiCampus 3
High schools (Trung học phổ thông) Name of institutionAddressWebsiteNotesDiên Hồng Secondary and High SchoolS (Trường THCS và THPT Diên Hồng)11 Thành TháiPublic schoolVietnam Australia International School / Vietnam Australia Primary, Secondary & High School (Trường Quốc tế Việt Úc / Trường Tiểu học, THCS, THPT Việt Úc)594 Ba Tháng HaiPrivate school; Ba Tháng Hai campus
Secondary schools (Trung học cơ sở) The following list does not include inter-level schools offering high school education. Name of institutionAddressNotesNguyễn Tri Phương Secondary School (Trường THCS Nguyễn Tri Phương)26 Nguyễn LâmGate A42A Nguyễn LâmGate ANguyễn Văn Tố Secondary School (Trường THCS Nguyễn Văn Tố)140 Tam Đảo
Primary schools (Trường tiểu học) Name of institutionAddressDương Minh Châu Primary School (Trường Tiểu học Dương Minh Châu)34 Nguyễn LâmLê Đình Chinh Primary School (Trường Tiểu học Lê Đình Chinh)7/4 Thành TháiNguyễn Chí Thanh Primary School (Trường Tiểu học Nguyễn Chí Thanh)302 Nguyễn Chí ThanhTrần Văn Kiểu Primary School (Trường Tiểu học Trần Văn Kiểu)479 Vĩnh ViễnVõ Trường Toản Primary School (Trường Tiểu học Võ Trường Toản)354/74 Lý Thường Kiệt
Preschools (Trường Mầm non) Name of institutionAddressWebsite2/9 () Preschool (Trường Mầm non 2/9)606 Ba Tháng HaiMăng Non () 2 Preschool (Trường Mầm non Măng Non 2)36 Nguyễn LâmHoa Lan () Preschool (Trường Mầm non Hoa Lan)280 Nguyễn Chí ThanhÁnh Dương () Preschool (Trường Mầm non Ánh Dương)30 Nguyễn LâmHoa Anh Đào () Preschool (Trường Mầm non Hoa Anh Đào)237 Đào Duy TừHải Âu () Preschool (Trường Mầm non Hải Âu)525 Nguyễn Tri PhươngHoa Hướng Dương () Preschool (Trường Mầm non Hoa Hướng Dương)7A/43/49 Thành Thái
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