District 4, Ho Chi Minh City

District 4 (Quận 4) is the smallest urban district (quận) of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. The Saigon Port is located here.

As of 2010, the district had a population of 183,261 and a total area of 4 km2. A number of large apartment buildings have been built over the past decade in District 4 including Rivergate Residence, Millenium, Galaxy 9, and Icon 56.

Geographical location
District 4 is a triangular cay, surrounded by rivers and canals. It borders Saigon River and the city of Thủ Đức to the northeast, Bến Nghé River and District 1 to the northwest, and Tẻ Canal and District 7 to the south.

There are 13 wards in District 4.

On January 11, 1985, the district consisted of five wards, namely:


 * Vĩnh Hội Ward (which is now divided into four wards numbered 1–4);
 * Lý Nhơn Ward (which is now divided into three wards numbered 5, 6 and 8);
 * Cây Bàng Ward (which is now divided into two wards, numbered 9 and 10);
 * Xóm Chiếu Ward (which is now divided into three wards, numbered 12–14) and
 * Khánh Hội Ward (which is now divided into three wards, numbered 15, 16 and 18).

On December 9, 2020, Ward 5 was merged into Ward 2 and Ward 12 was merged into Ward 13.

As time went on, these wards split up into between two and four wards each, now giving a total of 13 wards, numbered 1–18. Wards 5, 7, 11, 12 and 17 do not exist.