Hạnh Thông

Hạnh Thông (Vietnamese: Phường Hạnh Thông) 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]

Country

Vietnam

EstablishedJune 16, 2025^[1]

TimezoneUTC+07:00 (Indochina Time)

Administrative code26890^[3]

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Interactive map of Hạnh Thông
Coordinates: 10°49′13″N 106°41′00″E
Country	Vietnam
Municipality	Ho Chi Minh City
Established	June 16, 2025^[1]
Area ^[2]
• Total	1.30 sq mi (3.37 km²)
Population (2024)^[2]
• Total	128,865
• Density	99,000/sq mi (38,200/km²)
Time zone	UTC+07:00 (Indochina Time)
Administrative code	26890^[3]

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Geography

Hạnh Thông is a central ward of Ho Chi Minh City, located just 7 km northeast of Saigon ward, with the following geographical location:

To the north, it borders Gò Vấp.
To the south, it borders Bình Lợi Trung and Đức Nhuận.
To the east, it borders An Nhơn.
To the west, it borders Tân Sơn and Tân Sơn Hòa.

According to Official Dispatch No. 2896/BNV-CQĐP dated May 27, 2025 of the Ministry of Home Affairs, following the merger, Hạnh Thông has a land area of 3.37 km², the population as of December 31, 2024 is 127,135 people, the population density is 37,725 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 and Ward 3 of the former Gò Vấp district will be integrated into a new ward named Hạnh Thông (Clause 47, Article 1).^[7]

Transportation

Railway

The North–South railway goes through the ward with one stop Gò Vấp station at No.1 Lê Lai.

Metro

The Ho Chi Minh City Metro has Line 4, a north-south axis line. The line goes through the ward and has a stop at Chú ía Intersection, which is now known as Nguyễn Thái Sơn Intersection, next to the Miliatary Hospital 175.

Healthcare

The Military Hospital 175 is located in the ward on corner of Nguyễn Thái Sơn and Nguyễn Kiệm Street

Education

University

Ho Chi Minh City International University

Ho Chi Minh City International University
Gia Định University

High school

Gò Vấp High School, the only school in Ho Chi Minh City to have a student won the "Road to Mount Olympia" (Đường lên đỉnh Olympia) competition up to now