Thủ Đức (city)

About Thủ Đức (city)

Thủ Đức is a former sub-municipality in Ho Chi Minh City of the Southeast region of Vietnam.

Thủ Đức ceased to exist as a municipal city on 1 July 2025, following the elimination of district level units in Vietnam.

The oldest name what was recorded in this area was Ngãi An (義安), a district-level administrative unit has existed since the Nguyễn lords. However, since October 9, 1868, the French government in Cochinchina has decided to change its name to Thủ Đức or sometimes Thũ Đức (守德) to suit the expansion and upgrade plan for the land. That was inherently a pen name of a Minh Hương man called Tạ Huy (謝輝), courtesy name Dương Minh (揚明), who has made meritorious services to this area. He was ordained "pioneering saint" (前賢, tiền hiền) by Saigonese folk.

Thủ Đức city was founded by the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on December 9, 2020, from the districts of 2, 9, and Thủ Đức District. Thu Duc City covers 211.56 km2, the population as of 2019 was 1,013,795 inhabitants. The establishment of Thu Duc City is hoped to enable it to contribute more to national economic growth and boost development in the Southern Key Economic Zone (SKEZ).

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