Chợ Quán


Chợ Quán is a ward of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.It is one of 168 new wards, communes and special zones in Ho Chi Minh City after the reorganization in 2025.

Geography

Chợ Quán ward adjacent to:
According to Official Dispatch No. 2896/BNV-CQDP dated May 27, 2025 of the Ministry of Home Affairs, after the arrangement, Chợ Quán will have an 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. Accordingly, the entire natural area and population size of Ward 1, Ward 2 and Ward 4 of District 5, know as Chợ Quán, will be arranged in the new city.

Healthcare

Some major hospitals of the city are located here