About the neighborhood
Urban district in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
District 7 (Quận 7) is a former urban district of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. As of 2024, the district had a population of 456,789 and an area of 36km (14sqmi).
District 7 was formed from the northern part of Nhà Bè District in 1997, connected to the city of Thủ Đức by the Phú Mỹ Bridge, which opened in September 2009. The Phú Mỹ Hưng New City is located in the district (mostly entire the wards of Tân Phú and Tân Phong).
Geography and location
District 7 located on the south side of urban core of former Ho Chi Minh City, adjacent with:
Nhơn Trạch district, Đồng Nai province (by Nhà Bè River) and Thủ Đức (by Saigon River) to the east
District 8 and Bình Chánh district to the west by Ông Lớn Canal
Nhà Bè district to the south by waterway of Rạch Đỉa – Rạch Rơi – Phú Xuân River
District 4 (by Tẻ Channel) and Thủ Đức (by Saigon River) to the north.
The district has an area of 35,69km², population as of 2019 is 360,155 people, population density is 10,091 people/km².
Administration
District 7 consists of 10 wards (phường), which is now 4 wards directly under Ho Chi Minh City:
Education
Primary Schools
Secondary schools
Universities
RMIT University Vietnam has a campus in Tân Phong. RMIT is a university from Melbourne, Australia, operating several campuses in Vietnam with approximately 7000 students and 650 staffs.
Tôn Đức Thắng University is located in Tân Phong.
References
Encyclopedic content adapted from the Wikipedia article on District 7, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
