District 3, Ho Chi Minh City

District 3 () is a former urban district of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. Together with District 1, District 3 was considered the bustling heart of the city, with a multitude of businesses, religious sites, historical buildings and tourist attractions.

History

Established in December 1920, it was one of the first districts of Saigon.

Geography

This district has a total area of 4.92 km<sup>2</sup>, located in the city center and borders:

District 1 to the east by Hai BÃÂ TrÃÂ°ng and NguyÃ¡Â»Ân ThÃ¡Â»Â Minh Khai Street
District 10 to the south and southwest by ÃÂiÃ¡Â»Ân BiÃÂªn PhÃ¡Â»Â§, NguyÃ¡Â»Ân ThÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Â£ng HiÃ¡Â»Ân and CÃÂ¡ch MÃ¡ÂºÂ¡ng ThÃÂ¡ng 8 Street
PhÃÂº NhuÃ¡ÂºÂn District to the north by part of NhiÃÂªu LÃ¡Â»Âc Ã¢ÂÂ ThÃ¡Â»Â NghÃÂ¨ Channel (and the historic Canal de Ceinture on maps before 1975)
TÃÂ¢n BÃÂ¬nh District to the west and northwest by NhiÃÂªu LÃ¡Â»Âc Ã¢ÂÂ ThÃ¡Â»Â NghÃÂ¨ Channel (and the historic Canal de Ceinture on maps before 1975).

It is the location of XÃÂ¡ LÃ¡Â»Â£i Pagoda, the largest in the city. The VÃÂ©nh NghiÃÂªm Pagoda is also located in District 3, next to CÃÂ´ng LÃÂ½ Bridge and on Nam KÃ¡Â»Â³ KhÃ¡Â»Âi NghÃÂ©a Street, directly connected to Tan Son Nhat International Airport. There are many French-style villas in this district as in the French Indochina period, District 1 is a business district then District 3 is the residential district for bureaucrats and wealthy families. Some notable offices are located in District 3 such as the Royal Thai Consulate (77 TrÃ¡ÂºÂ§n QuÃ¡Â»Âc ThÃ¡ÂºÂ£o).

Wards

District 3 is subdivided into twelve wards (phÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Âng), eleven of which are numbered.

Transportation

Streets

CÃÂ° xÃÂ¡ ÃÂÃÂ´ ThÃÂ nh
ÃÂÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Âng 2 CÃÂ° xÃÂ¡ ÃÂÃÂ´ ThÃÂ nh
ÃÂÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Âng 3 CÃÂ° xÃÂ¡ ÃÂÃÂ´ ThÃÂ nh
ÃÂÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Âng 4 CÃÂ° xÃÂ¡ ÃÂÃÂ´ thÃÂ nh
ÃÂÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Âng 7 CÃÂ° xÃÂ¡ ÃÂÃÂ´ ThÃÂ nh
BÃÂ HuyÃ¡Â»Ân Thanh Quan
BÃÂ n CÃ¡Â»Â
CÃÂ¡ch MÃ¡ÂºÂ¡ng ThÃÂ¡ng 8
Cao ThÃ¡ÂºÂ¯ng
ÃÂiÃ¡Â»Ân BiÃÂªn PhÃ¡Â»Â§
Hai BÃÂ TrÃÂ°ng
HoÃÂ ng Sa
HÃ¡Â»Â XuÃÂ¢n HÃÂ°ÃÂ¡ng

HuÃ¡Â»Â³nh TÃ¡Â»Ânh CÃ¡Â»Â§a
KÃ¡Â»Â³ ÃÂÃ¡Â»Âng
LÃÂª NgÃÂ´ CÃÂ¡t
LÃÂª QuÃÂ½ ÃÂÃÂ´n
LÃÂª VÃÂn SÃ¡Â»Â¹
LÃÂ½ ChÃÂnh ThÃ¡ÂºÂ¯ng
LÃÂ½ ThÃÂ¡i TÃ¡Â»Â
Nam KÃ¡Â»Â³ KhÃ¡Â»Âi NghÃÂ©a
NgÃÂ´ ThÃ¡Â»Âi NhiÃ¡Â»Âm
NguyÃ¡Â»Ân ÃÂÃÂ¬nh ChiÃ¡Â»Âu
NguyÃ¡Â»Ân HiÃ¡Â»Ân
NguyÃ¡Â»Ân PhÃÂºc NguyÃÂªn
NguyÃ¡Â»Ân SÃÂ¡n HÃÂ

NguyÃ¡Â»Ân ThÃ¡Â»Â DiÃ¡Â»Âu
NguyÃ¡Â»Ân ThÃ¡Â»Â Minh Khai
NguyÃ¡Â»Ân ThiÃ¡Â»Ân ThuÃ¡ÂºÂt
NguyÃ¡Â»Ân ThÃÂ´ng
NguyÃ¡Â»Ân ThÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Â£ng HiÃ¡Â»Ân
NguyÃ¡Â»Ân VÃÂn Minh
PhÃ¡ÂºÂ¡m ÃÂÃÂ¬nh ToÃÂ¡i
PhÃ¡ÂºÂ¡m NgÃ¡Â»Âc ThÃ¡ÂºÂ¡ch
Pasteur
RÃ¡ÂºÂ¡ch BÃÂ¹ng Binh
SÃÂ° ThiÃ¡Â»Ân ChiÃ¡ÂºÂ¿u
TrÃ¡ÂºÂ§n Cao VÃÂ¢n
TrÃ¡ÂºÂ§n Huy LiÃ¡Â»Âu
TrÃ¡ÂºÂ§n Minh QuyÃ¡Â»Ân

TrÃ¡ÂºÂ§n Quang DiÃ¡Â»Âu
TrÃ¡ÂºÂ§n QuÃ¡Â»Âc ThÃ¡ÂºÂ£o
TrÃ¡ÂºÂ§n QuÃ¡Â»Âc ToÃ¡ÂºÂ£n
TrÃ¡ÂºÂ§n VÃÂn ÃÂang
TrÃÂ°ÃÂ¡ng ÃÂÃ¡Â»Ânh
TrÃÂ°ÃÂ¡ng QuyÃ¡Â»Ân
TrÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Âng Sa
TÃÂº XÃÂ°ÃÂ¡ng
VÃÂµ ThÃ¡Â»Â SÃÂ¡u
VÃÂµ VÃÂn TÃ¡ÂºÂ§n
VÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Ân ChuÃ¡Â»Âi

Watercourse and bridges

Part of the NhiÃÂªu LÃ¡Â»Âc - ThÃ¡Â»Â NghÃÂ¨ canal runs through the district. There are 8 bridges in District 3 crossing this canal:

Bridge 6
Bridge 7
Bridge 8
TrÃ¡ÂºÂ§n Quang DiÃ¡Â»Âu Bridge

Bridge 9
LÃÂª VÃÂn SÃÂ© Bridge
CÃÂ´ng LÃÂ½ Bridge
KiÃ¡Â»Âu Bridge

Railway

District 3 hosts Saigon railway station, the largest and most important railway hub in the country. As the last stop on the North-South line, this station is connected to BÃÂ¬nh TriÃ¡Â»Âu railway station.

District 3 also has a rapid transit, including an underconstructed Line 2 run along with CÃÂ¡ch MÃ¡ÂºÂ¡ng ThÃÂ¡ng 8 Street, two were planned are Line 3 run along with NguyÃ¡Â»Ân ThÃ¡Â»Â Minh Khai Street and Line 4 run along with Hai BÃÂ TrÃÂ°ng Street and has a station in Turtle Lake.

Demography

As of 2022, the district had a population of 220,375.

Government

The People's Committee's headquarters is located at No. 99, TrÃ¡ÂºÂ§n QuÃ¡Â»Âc ThÃ¡ÂºÂ£o street, Ward 7. Before 2015, it was located at No. 185 CÃÂ¡ch MÃ¡ÂºÂ¡ng ThÃÂ¡ng 8 street.

The district also hosts the hall of the city's Party Committee at No. 111 BÃÂ HuyÃ¡Â»Ân Thanh Quan street.

Healthcare

District 3 in Ho Chi Minh City is home to several reputable medical facilities, including BÃÂ¬nh DÃÂ¢n General Hospital, which offers tertiary care in General surgery, Pediatric surgery, Hepatology, and Cardiothoracic surgery. The district also hosts specialized institutions such as the Public Dermatology and Venereology Hospital, the Public Eye Hospital of Ho Chi Minh City,Prima Saigon Medical Center and the Public Traditional Medicine Hospital. Additionally, the Public Otolaryngology Hospital and Prima Saigon Eye Hospital are located in the area, contributing to the city's healthcare services.

Education

Headquarters of the district's Division of Education and Training is located at No. 322 NguyÃ¡Â»Ân ThiÃ¡Â»Ân ThuÃ¡ÂºÂt street.

In District 3, there are 5 public high schools, including NguyÃ¡Â»Ân ThÃ¡Â»Â Minh Khai High School, LÃÂª QuÃÂ½ ÃÂÃÂ´n High School, Marie Curie High School, NguyÃ¡Â»Ân ThÃ¡Â»Â DiÃ¡Â»Âu High School and LÃÂª ThÃ¡Â»Â HÃ¡Â»Âng GÃ¡ÂºÂ¥m High School. It also hosts facilities of many universities like Pedagogical University, University of Economics, University of Architecture, Open University and Saigon University. British International School Vietnam's TÃÂº XÃÂ°ÃÂ¡ng Primary campus is located in this district.

Tourism and attractions

District 3 was once listed by Time Out as one of 50 coolest neighbourhoods in the world in 2019.