Thạnh Mỹ Tây, Ho Chi Minh City
Thạnh Mỹ Tây
Phường Thạnh Mỹ Tây Tân Cảng, Thị Nghè, Thạnh Đa, Phú Mỹ, Phú An | |
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From left to right: View of Thạnh Mỹ Tây ward from Ba Son Bridge, Saigon Bridge with Tân Cảng station, Văn Thánh Park, Thị Nghè quarter with City Garden apartment behind, Thị Nghè Market, Thủ Thiêm Bridge | |
Interactive map of Thạnh Mỹ Tây | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Municipality | Ho Chi Minh City |
| District | Bình Thạnh District |
| First settled | July 1, 2025 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.7 sq mi (4.4 km2) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 153,216 |
| • Density | 88,620/sq mi (34,216/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (Indochina Time) |
| Postal code | 26956 |
Thạnh Mỹ Tây is a ward of Ho Chi Minh City, Việt Nam. This is one of 168 ward, commune and special area of Ho Chi Minh City following Vietnam's 2025 administrative reforms.[1][2]
Geography
Thạnh Mỹ Tây is one of the central wards of Ho Chi Minh City, it borders to:
- Bình Quới ward to the North by Thanh Đa Channel
- Saigon ward to the South by Nhiêu Lộc – Thị Nghè Channel
- An Khánh ward to the East by Saigon River
- Bình Thạnh and Gia Định wards to the West by Xô Viết Nghệ Tĩnh Street.
According to Official Dispatch No. 2896/BNV-CQDP dated May 27, 2025, of the Ministry of Home Affairs, following administrative reorganization, the newly established Saigon Ward will have an area of 4,4 km2, a population of 153.216 people as of December 31, 2024, and a population density of 3 people/km2 (Article 6 of Resolution No. 76/2025/UBTVQH15 dated April 14, 2025, of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly).[3][4]
Origins
According to Historian Nguyễn Đình Tư, the name Thạnh Mỹ village covered a large area of land on both sides of the Saigon River. Initially, the village belonged to Gò Vấp district, Gia Định province (for a period it belonged to Tân Bình province). Later, when the exploitation expanded, people divided the area on the east bank into Thạnh Mỹ Lợi (in former Thủ Đức) and the remaining area on the west bank was called Thạnh Mỹ Tây (means West Thạnh Mỹ).[5]
However, some documents state that in 1929, Thạnh Đa commune merged with two communes, Phú Mỹ and Phú An, to form Thạnh Mỹ An. In 1934, Thạnh Mỹ An merged with Bình Quới Tây (Bình Quới ward nowadays) to form Thạnh Mỹ Tây commune; or Thạnh Mỹ Tây commune was the merger of three communes, Thạnh Đa, Bình Lợi Trung, and Bình Quới Tây.[5]
"Thạnh" is an alternative form of "Thịnh" from "phồn thịnh" means prosperous, "Mỹ" means beautiful, the name was given with the wish that this place will always develop prosperously and well.
History
On June 16, 2025, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly issued Resolution No. 1685/NQ-UBTVQH15 on the arrangement of commune-level administrative units of Ho Chi Minh City in 2025.[6] Accordingly, the entire wards of 19, 22 and 25 of Bình Thạnh district will be reorganized into a new ward called Thạnh Mỹ Tây Ward (Clause 45, Article 1).[7]
Some famous place names in the ward: Hàng Xanh (or Hàng Sanh), Thị Nghè, Văn Thánh, Tân Cảng (Newport)...
Transportation
Public transport
The ward is planned to have three HCMC Metro lines, including: L1 L3 L5.[8] With two intechange station are Hàng Xanh station (for Line 3 and Line 5; planned) and Tân Cảng station (for Line 1 and Line 5) with two other stations are Văn Thánh Park station (for Line 1) and Thị Nghè station (for Line 3; planned).
Road
The ward main axis roads are:
- Xô Viết Nghệ Tĩnh Street: connecting the western part, Chợ Lớn and Downtown Saigon with the Martyrs 5-way intersection, from that can go to former area Bình Dương and Bình Phước provinces and Central Highlands via National Route 13 ends at Hoa Lư Border Gate or go to Bình Quới and Thủ Đức.
- Điện Biên Phủ Boulevard: connecting the western part of the city and Chợ Lớn with eastern part of the city (Thủ Đức area) and Biên Hòa via Hanoi Highway
- Nguyễn Hữu Cảnh Boulevard: connecting downtown with the ward at Saigon Bridge junction
Education
Universities
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FTU – Branch II on D5 Street
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Ho Chi Minh University of Transports
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HUTECH Campus A
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Tôn Đức Thắng University, 98 Ngô Tất Tố Campus
- Foreign Trade University – Branch II (FTU2)
- Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport (UTH) – Main Campus
- Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HUTECH; private university) – Saigon Campus
- Tôn Đức Thắng University (TDTU) – 98 Ngô Tất Tố Campus
High school
- Gia Định High School (originally known as Nguyễn Duy Khang Private School, then Lạc Hồng High School and Thạnh Mỹ Tây High School)
Notable buildings
Thạnh Mỹ Tây ward is a place with a top-most high density of high-rise buildings in the city, mostly on two main boulevards of Điện Biên Phủ and Nguyễn Hữu Cảnh.
List of some notable buildings in the ward:
- Landmark 81
- Saigon Pearl Condominiums
- Sunwah Pearl
- Opal Tower
- Pearl Plaza
- CII Tower
- AP Tower
- Bitexco The Manor Ho Chi Minh
- Phạm Viết Chánh Apartment
- Ngô Tất Tố Apartment
- Nguyễn Ngọc Phương Apartment
Gallery
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Dawn view from Thủ Thiêm Bridge
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City Garden on Ngô Tất Tố Street
References
- ^ ONLINE, TUOI TRE (2025-06-16). "Chi tiết mới nhất về 168 phường, xã của TP.HCM sau sáp nhập". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ^ "Tra cứu chi tiết 3.321 phường, xã, đặc khu của 34 tỉnh, thành phố sau sắp xếp". plo.vn. 2025-06-25.
- ^ xaydungchinhsach.chinhphu.vn (2025-05-14). "NGHỊ QUYẾT SỐ 76/2025/UBTVQH15 SẮP XẾP ĐƠN VỊ HÀNH CHÍNH NĂM 2025". xaydungchinhsach.chinhphu.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-06-22.
- ^ "Các đơn vị hành chính cấp xã của TP Hồ Chí Minh được sắp xếp ra sao". Báo Nhân Dân. 7 May 2025.
- ^ a b thanhnien.vn (2025-07-17). "Tên phường xã mới sáp nhập ở TP.HCM: Phường Thạnh Mỹ Tây có gì thú vị?". Báo Thanh Niên (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-11-24.
- ^ "Toàn văn Nghị quyết số 1685/NQ-UBTVQH15 sắp xếp các ĐVHC cấp xã của Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh năm 2025". Báo Điện tử Chính phủ. 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Toàn văn Nghị quyết số 1685/NQ-UBTVQH15 sắp xếp các ĐVHC cấp xã của Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh năm 2025". Báo Điện tử Chính phủ. 16 June 2025.
- ^ Online, Tạp chí Kinh tế-Tài chính (2025-10-30). "TP. Hồ Chí Minh quy hoạch 27 tuyến đường sắt đô thị". Tạp chí Kinh tế - Tài chính Online (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-12-12.