Mỹ Lộc

Mỹ Lộc Ward

Phường Mỹ Lộc
Huyện Mỹ Lộc
Mỹ Lộc Ward Phường Mỹ Lộc Huyện Mỹ Lộc
Ward (Class-II)
	Gate of Phổ Minh Pagoda.
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	Mỹ Lộc Ward
	Coordinates: 20°28′01″N 106°10′59″E / 20.467°N 106.183°E
Country	Vietnam
Region	Red River Delta
Province	Ninh Bình
Establishment	1945 (rural district); July 23, 2024 (commune); July 1, 2025 (ward)
Central hall	No. 1, 21A National Route, Mỹ Lộc Ward
Government
• Type	Municipality
• People Committee's Chairman	?
• People Council's chairman	?
• Front Committee's chairman	?
• Party Committee's Secretary	?
Area
• Total	35.54 km2 (13.72 sq mi)
Population (June 16, 2025)
• Total	38,068
• Density	1,071/km2 (2,770/sq mi)
• Ethnicities	Kinh; Tanka
Time zone	UTC+7 (Indochina Time)
ZIP code	08000–07200
Climate	Cwa

Mỹ Lộc [miʔi˧˥:lə̰ʔwk˨˩] is a ward^[1] of Ninh Bình province in the Red River Delta of the Northern Vietnam. It was previously a rural district of former Nam Định province before July 1, 2025.^[2]

History

Middle Ages

During the Đường Dynasty, its site was once the administrative center of Hiển Khánh Rural District (Hiển Khánh huyện), called as Tức Mặc Village (Tức Mặc hương).^{[note 2]} Its name came from the shape of a large lotus pond, which soon developed into the Buddhist center of the lower Red River region.

During the Trần Dynasty, Tức Mặc Village was used as a retirement home for the Grand Emperors. This location was then the center of Thiên Trường Prefecture (Thiên Trường phủ).

After the Later Lê Dynasty came to power, Buddhism was no longer prosperous, so Tức Mặc Village was almost abandoned. Thiên Trường Prefecture was incorporated into a new administrative unit called Sơn Nam Garrison (Sơn Nam thừa tuyên) in 1469, with its capital at Vân Sàng Village (Vân Sàng động).

By the Revival Lê Dynasty, its area served as the outskirts of Vị Hoàng Village (Vị Hoàng thôn), the capital of Sơn Nam Hạ Garrison (Sơn Nam Hạ trấn).

XX century

When Nam Định City (thành phố Nam Định) began to be planned, the Government of French Tonkin divided its outskirts into three communes Mỹ Thành, Mỹ Thịnh and Mỹ Tiến. By 1945, these three communes were officially merged into Mỹ Lộc Rural District (huyện Mỹ Lộc).

Under the State of Vietnam regime, Mỹ Lộc Rural District was changed into Mỹ Lộc District (quận Mỹ Lộc).

XXI century

On 1 September 2024, Mỹ Lộc Rural District was merged into Nam Định City.^[3]

Since June 16, 2025, to realize the plan to arrange and merge administrative units, the Standing Committee of the Vietnam National Assembly has issued Resolution 1674/NQ-UBTVQH15 on the arrangement of commune-level administrative units of new Ninh Bình province. Accordingly, the entire natural area and population of Hưng Lộc Ward of former Nam Định City were re-merged with similar conditions from communes Mỹ Lộc and Mỹ Thuận to become Mỹ Lộc Ward (phường Mỹ Lộc).

Culture

The image of Phổ Minh Tower (tháp Phổ Minh) has long been featured by the Government of Vietnam on the 100-dong note, the smallest denomination and still in circulation today. However, due to the poor endurance of the economy, this note is now mostly found in private collections and is no longer available on the market.

Notes and references

Notes

^ An official code from July 1, 2025 to present.
^ It means "inkstone" in Hanese language.

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