District 4 (Vietnamese: Quận 4) is the smallest urban district (quận) of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. The Saigon Port is located here.
District 4 Quận 4 | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
 Position in HCMC's core | |
  District 4 | |
| Coordinates: 10°45′42″N 106°42′9″E / 10.76167°N 106.70250°E | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Centrally governed city | Ho Chi Minh City |
| Seat | 5 Đoàn Như Hài, Ward 13, District 4, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| Wards | 13 wards |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.18 km2 (1.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 199.329[1] |
| Demographics | |
| • Main ethnic groups | predominantly Kinh |
| Time zone | UTC+07 (ICT) |
| Website | quan4.hochiminhcity.gov.vn |
As of 2010, the district had a population of 183,261 and a total area of 4 km2.[3] A number of large apartment buildings have been built over the past decade in District 4 including Rivergate Residence, Millenium, Galaxy 9, and Icon 56.
Geographical location
District 4 is a triangular cay,[citation needed] surrounded by rivers and canals. It borders Saigon River and the city of Thủ Đức to the northeast, Bến Nghé River and District 1 to the northwest, and Tẻ Canal and District 7 to the south.
There are 13 wards in District 4.
On January 11, 1985, the district consisted of five wards, namely:
- Vĩnh Hội Ward (which is now divided into four wards numbered 1–4);
- Lý Nhơn Ward (which is now divided into three wards numbered 5, 6 and 8);
- Cây Bàng Ward (which is now divided into two wards, numbered 9 and 10);
- Xóm Chiếu Ward (which is now divided into three wards, numbered 12–14) and
- Khánh Hội Ward (which is now divided into three wards, numbered 15, 16 and 18).
On December 9, 2020, Ward 5 was merged into Ward 2 and Ward 12 was merged into Ward 13.[4]
As time went on, these wards split up into between two and four wards each, now giving a total of 13 wards, numbered 1–18. Wards 5, 7, 11, 12 and 17 do not exist.