Decree 03/CP

To establish Thu Duc District with a land area of 4,726.5 hectares and a population of 163,394 on the basis of the total area and population of Linh Dong, Linh Trung, Tam Binh, Tam Phu, Hiep Binh Phuoc, Hiep Binh Chanh communes and Thu Duc township; an area of 55 hectares and a population of 366 of Hiep Phu commune; an area of 298 hectares and a population of 3,188 of Tan Phu commune; and an area of 367 hectares and a population of 6,651 of Phuoc Long commune, Thu Duc District.

To establish wards under Thu Duc District, viz. Linh Dong, Hiep Binh Phuoc, Hiep Binh Chanh, Tam Phu, Linh Xuan, Linh Chieu, Truong Tho, Binh Chieu, Linh Tay, Binh Tho, Tam Binh and Linh Trung.

To establish District 2 on the basis of the total area of 5,020 hectares and a population of 86,027 of An Phu, An Khanh, Thu Thiem, Binh Trung and Thanh My Loi communes, Thu Duc District.

To establish wards under District 2, viz: An Phu, Thao Dien, An Khanh, Binh Khanh, Binh An, Thu Thiem, An Loi Dong, Binh Trung Tay, Binh Trung Dong, Cat Lai and Thanh My Loi.

To establish District 9 on the basis of the total area of 11,362 hectares and a population of 126,220 of Long Binh, Long Thanh My, Tang Nhon Phu, Long Phuoc, Long Truong, Phu Huu and Phuoc Binh communes; an area of 484 hectares and the remaining 15,794 inhabitants of Tan Phu commune; an area of 891 hectares and the remaining 16,868 inhabitants of Phuoc Long commune; an area of 172 hectares and 13,493 inhabitants of Hiep Phu commune; and an area of 140 hectares of Binh Trung commune, Thu Duc District.

To establish wards under District 9, viz. : Phuoc Long A, Phuoc Long B, Tang Nhon Phu A, Tang Nhon Phu B, Long Truong, Truong Thanh, Phuoc Binh, Tan Phu, Hiep Phu, Long Thanh My, Long Binh, Long Phuoc and Phu Huu.

To establish District 7 on the basis of the total land area of 3,576 hectares and a population of 90,920 of Tan Quy Dong, Tan Quy Tay, Tan Thuan Dong, Tan Thuan Tay and Phu My communes; and an area of 337 hectares and a population of 6,636 of Nha Be township, Nha Be District.

To establish wards under District 7, viz. : Phu My, Phu thuan, Tan Phu, Tan Thuan Dong, Binh Thuan, Tan Thuan Tay, Tan Kieng, Tan Quy, Tan Phong and Tan Hung.

To establish District 12 on the basis of the total area of 5,205 hectares and a population of 117,253 of Thanh Loc, An Phu Dong, Tan Thoi Hiep, Dong Hung Thuan, Tan Thoi Nhat communes; an area of 711 hectares and a population of 15,461 of Tan Chanh Hiep commune; and an area of 273 hectares and a population of 11,332 of Trung My Tay commune, Hoc Mon District.

To establish wards under District 12, viz: Tan Thoi Nhat, Dong Hung Thuan, An Phu Dong, Trung My Tay, Tan Chanh Hiep, Thanh Loc, Thanh Xuan, Hiep Thanh, Thoi An and Tan Thoi Hiep.

After the readjustment of its administrative boundaries, Ho Chi Minh City is now composed of 17 inner districts and 5 outlying districts.- (Summary)