Ho Chi Minh City New Ward Names: Old Districts 1, 2, 7, 10 Explained

Why did "District 1" and "District 7" disappear from maps of Ho Chi Minh City?

Because on July 1, 2025, Vietnam's local government switched to a two-tier system of provinces (cities) and wards (communes). In June 2025 the National Assembly amended the constitution and passed a new Law on Organization of Local Government, abolishing the district level (quận, huyện) nationwide, and names like "Quận 1" and "Quận 7" were dropped from official addresses in Ho Chi Minh City. On the same day, Ho Chi Minh City merged with the neighboring provinces of Bình Dương and Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu to form a larger Ho Chi Minh City, and the number of province-level units nationwide fell from 63 to 34.

The new Ho Chi Minh City consists of 113 wards (phường), 54 communes (xã), and 1 special zone (Côn Đảo). The old downtown districts that travelers visit were grouped into a few large wards. Street names and buildings are unchanged; the only thing that changed is the "district" line of the address.

What ward is the former District 1 now?

The former District 1 became four wards. Two of them matter to travelers.

• Bến Thành Ward (Phường Bến Thành): all of the old Bến Thành and Phạm Ngũ Lão wards plus parts of the old Cầu Ông Lãnh and Nguyễn Thái Bình wards. Bến Thành Market, the Independence Palace, and the Bùi Viện backpacker street are all in this ward. Its eastern boundary is Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa street.
• Sài Gòn Ward (Phường Sài Gòn): centered on the old Bến Nghé ward, it includes the main commercial streets such as Nguyễn Huệ walking street, Đồng Khởi, Lê Lợi, and Hàm Nghi. The former District 1 stretch of Pasteur street is also east of Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa, so it is listed under Sài Gòn Ward.
• The other two are Tân Định Ward and Cầu Ông Lãnh Ward.

What happened to Phú Mỹ Hưng (District 7), An Phú (District 2), and District 10?

• Former District 7 → four wards: Tân Thuận, Phú Thuận, Tân Mỹ, and Tân Hưng. The Phú Mỹ Hưng new urban area straddles two wards: the northern part where Korean restaurants and shops cluster (the former Tân Phong Ward) is now Tân Hưng Ward, and the southern part with Crescent Mall and Crescent Lake (the former Tân Phú Ward) is now Tân Mỹ Ward. Crescent Mall's official address is in Tân Mỹ Ward; SC VivoCity is in Tân Hưng Ward.
• Former District 2, An Phú (Thủ Đức City) → the old An Phú ward was split in two: part became An Khánh and part became Bình Trưng. Thảo Điền is in An Khánh Ward.
• Former District 10 → three wards: Diên Hồng, Vườn Lài, and Hòa Hưng.

Do map apps and Grab show the new addresses yet?

They are still catching up. Google Maps began rolling out the new province and ward boundaries in March 2026, but individual address search results sometimes still show the old district names alongside. Apple Maps has supported searching by both old and new names since late April 2026. Ride-hailing apps like Grab have issued no official guidance, so setting your destination by the map pin rather than the address text is the most reliable approach. The map button on GayoGayo store pages opens by coordinates, so it keeps working even though the names have changed.

Which wards are the GayoGayo stores in Ho Chi Minh City in?

For those who remember the old district names, here are the 9 stores with their new ward names.

• Sài Gòn Ward (former District 1): Halo Saigon (Pasteur street), Jeonseol Jjamppong (Legend Jjamppong) (Trần Cao Vân street)
• Bến Thành Ward (former District 1, in front of Bến Thành Market): No160, Lisa Nail Spa
• Hòa Hưng Ward (former District 10): KBB Cook
• An Khánh Ward (former District 2, An Phú): Haveo – Hương Vị Bắc
• Bình Trưng Ward (former District 2, An Phú): Seya Restaurant
• Tân Mỹ Ward (former District 7, Phú Mỹ Hưng): La Luna Cafe & Brunch (District 7)
• Tân Hưng Ward (former District 7, Phú Mỹ Hưng): Chiki Chicken

HALO15% coupon · 92 Pasteur, Sài Gòn, Hồ Chí Minh 700000

no. 16025% coupon · 160 Lê Thánh Tôn, Bến Thành, Hồ Chí Minh 70000

Laluna Cafe & Brunch - Midtown20% coupon · 27 Đường Số 17, Khu đô thị Phú Mỹ Hưng, Tân Mỹ, Hồ Chí Minh

HÀ BÉO - HƯƠNG VỊ BẮC15% coupon · 72-73 Song Hành, Khu đô thị An Phú An Khánh, An Khánh, Hồ Chí Minh

You can see all stores in Ho Chi Minh City on a map at See all deals in Ho Chi Minh City ›. For a Phú Mỹ Hưng itinerary, see District 7 Phú Mỹ Hưng Half-Day: Brunch, Lake Walk, Korean Chicken, and for massage and nail tips around Bến Thành, see Massage and Nails near Bến Thành Market: Prices, Tipping, and Coupons.

Verified date and sources

Verified on: 2026-10-10. Ward boundaries and map-app coverage are still changing.

• Vietnam Government Portal (baochinhphu.vn, 2025-06-12) — National Assembly Resolution 202/2025/QH15, province-level mergers (63→34), merger of Ho Chi Minh City, Bình Dương, and Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu: baochinhphu.vn
• Vietnam Government Portal (2025-06-16) — Law on Organization of Local Government 72/2025/QH15, two-tier administrative system: baochinhphu.vn
• National Assembly Standing Committee Resolution 1685/NQ-UBTVQH15 (2025-06-16) — reorganization of Ho Chi Minh City into 168 wards and communes, new ward composition of the former Districts 1, 2, 7, and 10: luatvietnam.vn · Tuổi Trẻ summary (2025-06-16): tuoitre.vn
• Thanh Niên (2025-07-03) — composition and boundaries of Bến Thành Ward; Bến Thành Market, Independence Palace, and Bùi Viện within it: thanhnien.vn
• VnExpress (2026-03-24) — Google Maps begins reflecting ward and commune boundaries, individual address search still incomplete: vnexpress.net · Tuổi Trẻ (2026-05-14) — Apple Maps supports search by both old and new names: tuoitre.vn
• Crescent Mall official site (Tân Mỹ Ward): crescentmall.com.vn · SC VivoCity official site (Tân Hưng Ward): scvivocity.com.vn

Photo: Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee building, Steffen Schmitz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.