Châu Pha

Châu Pha is a commune (xã) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It is one of 168 new wards, communes and special zones in Ho Chi Minh City after the 2025 arrangement.^[1]^[2]

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Châu Pha
Commune and village
Interactive map of Châu Pha
Country	Vietnam
Province	Ho Chi Minh City
Established	1982
Area
• Total	25.34 sq mi (65.64 km²)
Population
• Total	25,438
• Density	1,000/sq mi (387/km²)
Time zone	UTC+07:00

Geography

Chau Pha Commune is located in the east of Ho Chi Minh City, about 10 kilometers north of Ba Ria and about 70 kilometers southeast of Saigon

To the east, it borders the communes of Ngai Giao and Nghia Thanh.
To the south, it borders Long Huong and Tan Hai.
To the west, it borders Tan Phuoc and Phu My.
To the north, it borders Tan Thanh.

According to Official Dispatch No. 2896/BNV-CQDP dated May 27, 2025 of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Chau Pha commune after the arrangement has an area of 65.64 km², population as of December 31, 2024 is 25,438 people, population density reaches 387 people/km² (statistical data as of December 31, 2024 according to regulations in Article 6 of Resolution No. 76/2025/UBTVQH15 dated April 14, 2025 of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly.^[3]

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History

During the French colonial period, the area of Chau Pha commune today belonged to Hac Dich village, An Trach commune, Ba Ria province.

On December 8, 1982, the Council of Ministers issued Decision No. 192-HDBT^[4] on the establishment of the new economic commune Chau Pha in Chau Thanh district on the basis of separating part of the area and population of Hac Dich commune and Long Huong commune.

On June 2, 1994, the Government issued Decree No. 45-CP^[5]on:

Adjust 800 hectares of natural area of Phuoc Tan village, Ba Ria town to Chau Pha commune for management.
Move Chau Pha commune to the newly established Tan Thanh district.

After adjusting administrative boundaries, Chau Pha commune has 3,448 hectares of natural area and 6,082 people.

On June 27, 2005, the Government issued Decree No. 83/2005/ND-CP^[6] on adjusting 28.53 hectares of natural area and 122 people of Chau Pha commune to Ba Ria for management (now part of Tan Hung commune).

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