Saigon (ward)

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Saigon (Vietnamese: Phường Sài Gòn) is a ward and administrative center of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It is one of the 168 new wards, communes and special zones of the city following the nation-wide administrative reform in 2025. Saigon ward is the city's de facto downtown, central business district and administrative center. Prior to the ward's establishment, Saigon was the historic and colloquial name for Ho Chi Minh City's central area, roughly corresponding to the former District 1. It was also the official name for the capital city of the State of Vietnam (as Đô thành Sài Gòn-Chợ Lớn), the Republic of Vietnam (as Đô thành Sài Gòn), and the Republic of South Vietnam (as Thành phố Sài Gòn-Gia Định).

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