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Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City
Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
Sài Gòn
Municipality
Thành phố trực thuộc trung ương
Clockwise, from left to right:Bến Thành Market, Ho Chi Minh City Hall, District 1 view from Saigon river, Municipal Theatre,  Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon, Independence Palace
Nickname(s): Pearl of the Far East
Location in Vietnam and Southern Vietnam
Location in Vietnam and Southern Vietnam
Coordinates: 10°46′36.8″N 106°42′02.9″E / 10.776889°N 106.700806°E / 10.776889; 106.700806Coordinates: 10°46′36.8″N 106°42′02.9″E / 10.776889°N 106.700806°E / 10.776889; 106.700806
Country Vietnam Vietnam
Founded as Gia Định 1698
Renamed to Ho Chi Minh City 1976
Founded by Nguyễn Hữu Cảnh
Government
 • Secretary of Communist Party Đinh La Thăng
 • Chairman of People's Committee Nguyễn Thành Phong
 • Chairman of People's Coucil Nguyễn Thị Quyết Tâm
Area
 • Total 2,096.5 km2 (809.23 sq mi)
Elevation 19 m (63 ft)
Population (2016)
 • Total 8,426,100
 • Rank 1st
 • Density 4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
GDP (PPP) (2015 estimate)
 • Total US$ 127.8 billion
 • Per capita US$ 15,977
GRDP (nominal) (2016)
 • Total US$ 45.73 billion
 • Per capita US$ 5,428
Time zone ICT (UTC+07:00)
Area codes 28
Website hochiminhcity.gov.vn

Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnamese: Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh; IPA: [tʰan fo ho̞˧˩ t͡ɕɪj˧ mɪ̈n˧]), formerly named and still also referred to as Saigon (Vietnamese: Sài Gòn; IPA: [sâj ɣɔ̂ŋ]), is the largest city in Vietnam. It was once known as Prey Nokor (Khmer: ព្រៃនគរ), an important Khmer seaport prior to annexation by the Vietnamese in the 17th century. Under the name Saigon, it was the capital of the French colony of Cochinchina and later of the independent republic of South Vietnam 1955–75. On 2 July 1976, Saigon merged with the surrounding Gia Định Province and was officially renamed Ho Chi Minh City after revolutionary leader Hồ Chí Minh (although the name Sài Gòn is still unofficially widely used).

The metropolitan area, which consists of the Ho Chi Minh City metropolitan area, Thủ Dầu Một, Biên Hòa, Vũng Tàu, Dĩ An, Thuận An and surrounding towns, is populated by more than 10 million people, making it the most populous metropolitan area in Vietnam. The city's population is expected to grow to 13.9 million by 2025.


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