District 5, Ho Chi Minh City
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District 5
Quận 5 | |
|---|---|
 An Đông Plaza Mall in Windsor Plaza Hotel on An Dương Vương Boulevard in 2015 | |
 Location of District 5 within Ho Chi Minh City | |
  District 5 | |
| Coordinates: 10°45′22″N 106°40′1″E / 10.75611°N 106.66694°E | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Municipality | Ho Chi Minh City |
| Established | 27 May 1959. |
| Wards | 10 wards |
| Government | |
| • People's Council | Võ Tiến Sĩ |
| • People's Committee | Huỳnh Thị Thảo |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.27 km2 (1.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 187,510 |
| • Density | 43,900/km2 (114,000/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Main ethnic groups | Việt, Hoa |
| Time zone | UTC+07 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 70250 |
| Area code | 774 |
| Website | quan5.hochiminhcity.gov.vn |
District 5 (Vietnamese: Quận 5) is an urban district (quận) of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. The Chinese community accounts for a significant population in this district. There are several hospitals, high schools and universities in this district.
As of 2010 the district had a population of 174,154 people.[1] The district covers an area of 4.27 km2.[2]
There were 15 wards in District 5, from Ward 1 to Ward 15. But since 2025, District 5 reduced the wards by merged small wards into bigger wards, only 10 wards of 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13 and 14 until July of the same year, when the district is dissolved following the Vietnam's 2025 administrative reforms and all the left 10 wards were re-organized as 3 wards with Chợ Quán (1, 2, 4), An Đông (5, 7, 9) and Chợ Lớn (the rest) and directly owned by Ho Chi Minh City.
- Cholon, the Chinatown of Ho Chi Minh City
- Windsor Plaza Hotel (5 stars), the tallest building in District 5 in 2012[3]
- An Đông Plaza, a shopping mall inside the Windsor Plaza Hotel (not to confuse with An Đông Market)
- The Garden Mall, previously Thuận Kiều Plaza, known for was being haunted house and has a unique structure
- Golden Plaza Residence, the current tallest building in District 5
- Hùng Vương Plaza, the biggest shopping mall in District 5, previously Parkson Hùng Vương
- Hải Thượng Lãn Ông historic quarter/boulevard (selling Chinese and Vietnamese herbs)
- Đại Thế Giới Water Park[4] (closed, previously a part of Casino Grande Monde)
- District 5 Cultural Centre[5] (previously a part of Casino Grande Monde)
- Kim Biên Market (selling chemical substances)
- An Đông Market (one of the clothes wholesale market, also has food court)
- Chợ Rẫy Hospital, one of the two largest national hospital in Vietnam
- Ho Chi Minh City Medicine and Pharmacy University Hospital
- Hùng Vương Hospital, one of the most major maternity hospital of the city
