Chánh Hưng (Vietnamese: Phường Chánh Hưng) 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.
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The Battle of South Saigon took place from 7–12 May 1968 during the Vietcong May Offensive of the Vietnam War. Four VC battalions attempted to advance over a series of bridges into south Saigon, but were blocked by US Army units and eventually forced to retreat with heavy losses.
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Saigon Technology University is a university in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It was established from the Ho Chi Minh City Technology College, founded on 24 September 1997 by Decision number 198/QĐ-TTg signed by the prime minister of Vietnam. In March 2005, the prime minister signed Decision 52/2005/QĐ-TTg to rename and recognized the upgrading of this college; the name of the university was officially changed. The university provides undergraduate and graduate education and have cooperative education agreements with Troy University from the United States.
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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.
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An Đông 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.
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District 5 is an urban district 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. The district covers an area of 4.27 km2.
There were 15 wards in District 5, from Ward 1 to Ward 15. But since 2025, District 5 reduced the wards by merged small wards into bigger wards, only 10 wards of 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13 and 14 until July of the same year, when the district is dissolved following the Vietnam's 2025 administrative reforms and all the left 10 wards were re-organized as 3 wards with Chợ Quán, An Đông and Chợ Lớn and directly owned by Ho Chi Minh City.
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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 4, Rạch Ông, Hưng Phú wards and part of Ward 5 of the former District 8 will be integrated into a new ward named Chánh Hưng (Clause 22, Article 1).
