District 3, Ho Chi Minh City

District 3 (Quận 3) is an urban district of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. Together with District 1, District 3 is considered the bustling heart of the city, with a multitude of businesses, religious sites, historical buildings and tourist attractions.

History
Established in December 1920, it was one of the first districts of Saigon.

Geography
This district has a total area of 5 km² and borders District 1, Phú Nhuận District, District 10 and Tân Bình District.

It is the location of Xá Lợi Pagoda, the largest in the city. The Vĩnh Nghiêm Pagoda is also located in District 3. There are many French-style villas in this district. Some notable offices are located in District 3 such as the Royal Thai Consulate (77 Trần Quốc Thảo).

Wards
District 3 is subdivided into twelve wards (phường), eleven of which are numbered.


 * Ward 1
 * Ward 2
 * Ward 3
 * Ward 4
 * Ward 5
 * Ward 9


 * Ward 10
 * Ward 11
 * Ward 12
 * Ward 13
 * Ward 14
 * Võ Thị Sáu

Streets

 * Cư xá Đô Thành
 * Đường 2 Cư xá Đô Thành
 * Đường 3 Cư xá Đô Thành
 * Đường 4 Cư xá Đô thành
 * Đường 7 Cư xá Đô Thành
 * Bà Huyện Thanh Quan
 * Bàn Cờ
 * Cách Mạng Tháng 8
 * Cao Thắng
 * Cống Hộp
 * Điện Biên Phủ
 * Hai Bà Trưng
 * Hoàng Sa
 * Hồ Xuân Hương


 * Huỳnh Tịnh Của
 * Huỳnh Văn Bánh
 * Kỳ Đồng
 * Lê Ngô Cát
 * Lê Quý Đôn
 * Lê Văn Sỹ
 * Lý Chính Thắng
 * Lý Thái Tổ
 * Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa
 * Ngô Thời Nhiệm
 * Nguyễn Đình Chiểu
 * Nguyễn Hiền
 * Nguyễn Phúc Nguyên
 * Nguyễn Sơn Hà


 * Nguyễn Thị Diệu
 * Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai
 * Nguyễn Thiện Thuật
 * Nguyễn Thông
 * Nguyễn Thượng Hiền
 * Nguyễn Văn Minh
 * Phạm Đình Toái
 * Phạm Ngọc Thạch
 * Pasteur
 * Rạch Bùng Binh
 * Sư Thiện Chiếu
 * Trần Cao Vân
 * Trần Huy Liệu
 * Trần Minh Quyền


 * Trần Quang Diệu
 * Trần Quốc Thảo
 * Trần Quốc Toản
 * Trần Văn Đang
 * Trương Định
 * Trương Quyền
 * Trường Sa
 * Tú Xương
 * Võ Thị Sáu
 * Võ Văn Tần
 * Vườn Chuối

Watercourse and bridges
Part of the Nhiêu Lộc - Thị Nghè canal runs through the district. There are 8 bridges in District 3 crossing this canal:


 * Bridge 6
 * Bridge 7
 * Bridge 8
 * Trần Quang Diệu Bridge


 * Bridge 9
 * Lê Văn Sĩ Bridge
 * Công Lý Bridge
 * Kiệu Bridge

Railway
District 3 hosts Saigon railway station, the largest and most important railway hub in the country. As the last stop on the North-South line, this station is connected to Bình Triệu railway station.

Demography
As of 2010, the district had a population of 188,945.

Government
The People's Committee's headquarters is located at No. 99, Trần Quốc Thảo street, Ward 7. Before 2015, it was located at No. 185 Cách Mạng Tháng 8 street.

The district also hosts the hall of the city's Party Committee at No. 111 Bà Huyện Thanh Quan street.

Education
Headquarters of the district's Division of Education and Training is located at No. 322 Nguyễn Thiện Thuật street.

In District 3, there are 5 public high schools, including Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai High School and Marie Curie High School. It also hosts facilities of many universities like Pedagogical University, University of Economics, Open University and University of Architecture. British International School Vietnam's Tú Xương Primary campus is located in this district.

Tourism and attractions
District 3 is listed by Time Out as one of 50 coolest neighbourhoods in the world.