Minh Phụng

Minh Phụng (Vietnamese: ) 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.

Geography

Minh Phụng has geographical location:

• The north borders Phú Thọ and Bình Thới February 3rd Boulevard with roads of Hàn Hải Nguyên – Lạc Long Quân
• The west borders Phú Lâm by Tân Hóa Road
• The south borders Bình Tây by Hồng Bàng Boulevard
• The southeast borders Chợ Lớn by streets of Nguyễn Chí Thanh –
• The east borders Diên Hồng by Lý Thường Kiệt Street

According to Official Dispatch No. 2896/BNV-CQĐP dated May 27, 2025 of the Ministry of Home Affairs, following the merger, Minh Phụng has a land area of 1.27 km², the population as of December 31, 2024 is 90,808 people, the population density is 71,502 people/km².

History

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 1, Ward 7 and Ward 16 of the former District 11 will be integrated into a new ward named Minh Phụng (Clause 28, Article 1).

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