Cầu Ông Lãnh

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Cầu Ông Lãnh is a ward (phường) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It covers about 1.6 square kilometers and has around 78,700 residents (2024). The ward is named after the Ông Lãnh Bridge, in a historic trading area that included the Cầu Ông Lãnh market and nearby wholesale markets such as Cầu Muối, Cháy Market, and the Gà-Gạo market. These markets were once the city’s biggest wholesale centers before newer markets were built in Bình Điền, Thủ Đức, and Hóc Môn.

Nguyễn Thái Học Boulevard runs through the ward; in the French colonial era the street was known as Rue de Kitchener, and there were slaughterhouses on both sides.

Historically, Cầu Ông Lãnh belonged to District 2 during South Vietnam. In 1962 part of it was ceded to Bùi Viện ward. In 1976 District 2 merged into District 1 and the area was split into Ward 18, 19, 20, and 21. In 1988, Ward 20 was renamed Cầu Ông Lãnh. In 2025, Ho Chi Minh City reorganized its wards: the eastern part on Nguyễn Thái Học Boulevard joined Bến Thành ward; the western part and nearby areas were reorganized into a new ward also called Cầu Ông Lãnh.