Ho Chi Minh City (formerly known as Saigon) is the most populous city and the important center of economy, culture and education in Vietnam. On the basis of the existing urban area, Ho Chi Minh City is the Vietnam's largest urban.
Ho Chi Minh City (formerly known as Saigon) is the most populous city and the important center of economy, culture and education in Vietnam. On the basis of the existing urban area, Ho Chi Minh City is the Vietnam's largest urban. Currently, Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi are special kinds of urban in Vietnam.
Geographical location: In term of Ho Chi Minh geography, the city owns a geographic coordinates of 10°10' – 10°38' north latitude and 106°22' – 106°54' east longitude. The city is adjacent Binh Duong province to the north, with Tay Ninh province to the northwest, with Dong Nai province to the east and northeast, with Ba Ria - Vung Tau province to the southeast, and with Long An and Tien Giang to the west and southwest.
Terrain: Deeply situated in transition region between Southeast Vietnam and Mekong River Delta, terrain in Ho Chi Minh City is gently lower from north to south and from west to east. Upland is located in the north - northeast and a tiny part of northwest with average height from 10 to 25 meters. Interspersing in the terrain are some hills, up to 32 meters high hill like Long Binh hill in District 9.
Climate: Situated in savanna climate region, Ho Chi Minh City climate retains two distinct seasons, namely the rainy season from May to November with annual average rainfall of 1.979mm. Meanwhile, the dry season lasts from December to April. The average temperature is around 27.55ºC, and there is no winter in the city.
This area was originally known as Prey Nokor thanks to the exploration of Nguyen Dynasty. In 1698, Nguyen Huu Canh established Gia Dinh, marking the birth of the city. When the French entered Indochina, Saigon City established and quickly became one of the most important urban districts in Vietnam. Saigon was then the capital of Indochinese Federation in 1887-1901 period. In 1949, Saigon became the capital of the Republic of Vietnam. On 30 April 1975, Saigon fell and the war ended with a Communist victory. On 2 July 1976, Vietnam National Assembly officially renamed Saigon into Ho Chi Minh City (although the name of Saigon is still commonly used).
Ho Chi Minh City currently is one of five centrally cities in Vietnam. In term of administration, the city is sub-divided into 19 urban districts and 5 suburban districts. Among them, there are 322 communal administrative units, including 259 wards, 58 communes, and 5 towns.
According to population census in 2011, the population in Ho Chi Minh City was 7,521,138 persons. The distribution of population in the city was quite uneven. While the population density in district 4, 5, 10 and 11 was over 40,000 persons / km², some suburban districts like Can Gio district...own relatively low density of 98 persons / km².
According to General Statistics Office of Vietnam, up to 1 April 2009, Ho Chi Minh City was home to enough 54 ethnic groups. Among them, the majority of the population are Kinh people at about 6,699,124 people. Other ethnic groups, which owns a significant number, are Chinese ethnic people, Khmer people, Cham people, Tay people, and Muong ethnic people. The Vietnamese is the official language and commonly used here.
Playing the important role in Vietnam economy, Ho Chi Minh City accounts for 21.3% of GDP and 29.38% of the total budget of the nation. Ho Chi Minh City economy is abundantly diverse, from mining, fisheries, agriculture, processing industry, construction to tourism, finance...The city also topped Vietnam on foreign direct investment capital with 2,530 FDI projects, total capital of $ 16.6 billion in late 2007. Also in 2007