District 1 will merge 10 existing wards to establish 4 new wards, including: Saigon, Tan Dinh, Ben Thanh and Cau Ong Lanh wards.
Saigon Ward was established on the basis of merging the entire Ben Nghe Ward, along with part of Da Kao Ward and part of Nguyen Thai Binh Ward.
The new Saigon ward has an area of 3.038 km2, population of 47,022 people. The working headquarters is located at 45 - 47 Le Duan - the current headquarters of District 1 People's Committee.
Tan Dinh ward was established on the basis of merging the entire Tan Dinh ward and part of Da Kao ward.
The area of the new Tan Dinh ward is 1.23 km2, with a population of 48,524 people. The office is located at 30 Phung Khac Khoan, current Da Kao ward.
Ben Thanh Ward is formed from the merger of Ben Thanh Ward, Pham Ngu Lao Ward, part of Cau Ong Lanh Ward and part of Nguyen Thai Binh Ward.
The area of the new Ben Thanh ward is 1.852 km2 (33.67% of the prescribed standards), with a population of 71,875 people. The ward headquarters is located at 92 Nguyen Trai, current Ben Thanh ward.
Cau Ong Lanh Ward was established from the merger of all wards of Nguyen Cu Trinh, Cau Kho, Co Giang and the rest of Cau Ong Lanh Ward.
The new Cau Ong Lanh ward has an area of 1.6 km2, population of 78,734 people. The ward headquarters is located at 275 Nguyen Trai, the current Nguyen Cu Trinh ward.
It is expected that from June 12, all 102 new administrative units at the ward and commune levels of Ho Chi Minh City will simultaneously deploy a trial operation of the two-level urban government model.
This is an important preparation step to ensure smooth operation of the apparatus before officially putting it into operation from July 1.
According to the plan, at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow (June 12), Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyen Van Duoc will attend the trial operation of the local government model at the commune level at the headquarters of the Saigon Ward People's Committee.
Mr. Le Tien Si - Chief of Office of District 1 People's Committee - said: "Regarding facilities, all 4 new wards have favorable conditions due to receiving them from the existing infrastructure system. This helps the arrangement and relocation of administrative headquarters take place quickly, ensuring continuity and efficiency".
