Nguyễn Cư Trinh (ward)

Nguyễn Cư Trinh
Southern representative office of Ministry of Public Security on Nguyễn Văn Cừ Street
Southern representative office of Ministry of Public Security on Nguyễn Văn Cừ Street
Country Vietnam
MunicipalityHo Chi Minh City
DistrictDistrict 1
Named afterNguyễn Cư Trinh
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (Indochina Time)

Nguyễn Cư Trinh is a ward (phường) of District 1 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.[1]

Geography location

Nguyễn Cư Trinh ward lies on the southwest of District 1, borders with:

  • Wards of Cô Giang and Phạm Ngũ Lão to the east by Trần Hưng Đạo Boulevard and Nguyễn Cư Trinh Street (stretch from Trần Hưng Đạo to Cống Quỳnh Street)
  • Ward 2 and Ward 4, District 5 to the west by Nguyễn Văn Cừ Boulevard
  • Cầu Kho Ward to the south by Trần Hưng Đạo Boulevard (stretch from Hồ Hảo Hớn to Nguyễn Văn Cừ Boulevard)
  • Ward 2 and Ward 5, District 3 and Phạm Ngũ Lão ward to the west by streets of Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai and Cống Quỳnh.

The ward has an area of 0,77 km², with population in 2021 is 20.878 người, population density is 27.114 people/km².

History

Beforr 1975, Nguyễn Cư Trinh là một was a ward of the 2nd District (District 2), City of Saigon.

In 1976, District 2 was merged into District 1, Nguyễn Cư Trinh ward disolved and separated into two numeric wards are 14 and 15 of District 1.[2]

On December 28, 1988, The Council of Ministers issued Decision No. 184-HĐBT.[2] From that, ward 14 and 15 merged together to re-establish Nguyễn Cư Trinh Ward of District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.

References

  1. ^ "Administrative subdivisions". General Statistics Office of Vietnam. To find information at reference, go to row 79, then row 760, and it is listed on row 26758.
  2. ^ a b "Sơ lược lịch sử Quận 1" [Brief history of District 1] (in Vietnamese).