According to the arrangement plan, District 10 will merge 11 existing wards to form 3 new wards, including: Vuon Lai, Dien Hong and Hoa Hung.
Dien Hong Ward was established on the basis of merging the entire Ward 6, Ward 8 and part of Ward 14. The new ward has an area of 1.86 km2, with a population of about 75,633 people.
The headquarters of Dien Hong Ward People's Committee is located at 474 3 Thang 2 Street - the old headquarters of District 10 People's Committee.
Vuon Lai Ward was established from the merger of Wards 1, 2, 4, 9 and 10. The total area of the ward is 1.27 km2 with a population of about 104,076 people.
The headquarters of the People's Committee of Vuon Lai Ward is located at 410 - 412 Ngo Gia Tu Street, which was previously the headquarters of the People's Committee of Ward 4.
Hoa Hung Ward was established on the basis of merging Wards 12, 13, 15 and the rest of Ward 14. The ward area is 2.59 km2, population is about 96,414 people.
The working headquarters of the People's Committee of Hoa Hung Ward is located at A4 - A8 Chau Thoi Street, the old headquarters of the People's Committee of Ward 15.
Ho Chi Minh City is piloting the model of local government at the commune level in 102 newly established wards and communes, before officially putting it into operation from July 1.
Mr. Le Van Minh - Secretary of District 10 Party Committee (expected to concurrently hold the position of Secretary and Chairman of Dien Hong Ward People's Council) - said that the three new wards including Dien Hong, Vuon Lai and Hoa Hung have basically met the conditions on facilities, equipment and human resources to serve the people.
Ms. Le Thi Ngoc Hien - Secretary of the Party Committee of Ward 14 (expected to hold the position of Chairman of the People's Committee of Hoa Hung Ward) - said that the new Hoa Hung Ward with a population of more than 96,000 people will use the old headquarters of the People's Committee of Ward 15 as the Public Administration Center, so it is necessary to carry out appropriate renovation and upgrading.
Regarding personnel, Ms. Hien informed that all ward officials have been thoroughly trained. At the same time, the ward has reviewed facilities and arranged reasonable locations to receive people to ensure the best service for the people.
