Bàn Cờ
Ward in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Bàn Cờ (Vietnamese: Phường Bàn Cờ) 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.[4][5]
Bàn Cờ
Phường Bàn Cờ Vườn Chuối, Cư xá Đô Thành, Phú Thạnh | |
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Điện Biên Phủ Road in Bàn Cờ | |
 Interactive map of Bàn Cờ | |
| Coordinates: 10°46′15″N 106°40′55″E | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Municipality | Ho Chi Minh City |
| Established | June 16, 2025[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.38 sq mi (0.99 km2) |
| Population (2024)[2] | |
• Total | 67,616 |
| • Density | 180,000/sq mi (68,000/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (Indochina Time) |
| Administrative code | 27154[3] |
Geography
The ward is located in the city center, it is bordered by:
- Bến Thành to the east, with Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai Street as the boundary
- Vườn Lài to the west, with Điện Biên Phủ Street as the boundary
- Vườn Lài, Chợ Quán and Cầu Ông Lãnh to the south
- Xuân Hòa, with Cách Mạng Tháng Tám Street as the boundary.
According to Official Dispatch No. 2896/BNV-CQĐP dated May 27, 2025 of the Ministry of Home Affairs, following the merger, Bàn Cờ has a land area of 0.99 km², the population as of December 31, 2024 is 67,616 people, the population density is 68,298 people/km².[2][6]
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 2, Ward 3, Ward 5 and most of Ward 4 (except the triangular block formed by streets of Điện Biên Phủ, Nguyễn Thượng Hiền and Cách Mạng Tháng Tám Street) of the former District 3 will be integrated into a new ward named Bàn Cờ (Clause 5, Article 1).[7]
Notable places
Some notable places in the ward, including:
- Bàn Cờ Market
- Vườn Chuối Market
- Nguyen Thien Thuat apartment buildings
- Đô Thành residential area (Cư xá Đô Thành)
- Southern Regional Party Committee's Propaganda Department (Ban Tuyên huấn Xứ ủy Nam Bộ)
- Thorakao Building
- Nguyễn Thượng Hiền Street Food
