Minh Phụng
Ward in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Minh Phụng (Vietnamese: Phường Minh Phụng) 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]
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Minh Phụng
Phường Minh Phụng | |
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Phụng Sơn Pagoda | |
 Interactive map of Minh Phụng | |
| Coordinates: 10°45′19″N 106°38′54″E | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Municipality | Ho Chi Minh City |
| Established | June 16, 2025[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.49 sq mi (1.27 km2) |
| Population (2024)[2] | |
• Total | 90,808 |
| • Density | 185,000/sq mi (71,500/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (Indochina Time) |
| Administrative code | 27238[3] |
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.[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 7 and Ward 16 of the former District 11 will be integrated into a new ward named Minh Phụng (Clause 28, Article 1).[7]
