HCMC seeks to establish satellite city

The plan to establish the city is based on available major parts, including the Hi-Tech Park in District 9, the cluster of schools of the Vietnam National University-HCMC in Thu Duc District and Thu Thien New Urban Area in District 2.

The HCMC Department of Home Affairs told Thanh Nien newspaper that the establishment of the satellite city will be carried out concurrently with the rearrangement of district- and commune-level administrative units.

The city is scheduled to cover an area of over 211.5 square kilometers and accommodate over 1.1 million people.

The rapid development of three districts—Districts 2, 9 and Thu Duc—to establish the satellite city has been considered by municipal authorities for a long time.

Also, the city has held many conferences, seminars and idea-based competitions to choose the best solution for the project.