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Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC; Vietnamese: Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh), until 1976 known as Saigon, is the most populous city in Vietnam, with a population of around 10 million in 2023. [7] The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigon River.
He supported the Viet Cong insurgency in the south, overseeing the transport of troops and supplies on the Ho Chi Minh trail until his death in 1969. North Vietnam won in 1975, and the country was re-unified in 1976 as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Saigon – Gia Định, South Vietnam's former capital, was renamed Ho Chi Minh City in his ...
The official name is now Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh; Thành phố is the Vietnamese word for "city". In English, this is translated as Ho Chi Minh City; in French it is translated as Hô-Chi-Minh-Ville (the circumflex and hyphens are sometimes omitted). Due to its length, the name is often abbreviated or made into an acronym; "Tp
Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica (Notre Dame Cathedral, Ho Chi Minh City) 1877–1883 Neo-Romanesque: Hotel Continental Saigon: 1880 French Colonial: Thiên Hậu Temple: 19th century Chinese architecture: Mariamman Temple: late 19th century Hindu: Museum of Ho Chi Minh City - formerly Gia Long Palace: 1885–1890 Neo-Classical: Saigon Central Post ...
Class Building Image District Height Floor Complete Notes 1 Landmark 81: Bình Thạnh: 461,2 [1]: 81 (+3 basements) 2018 The tallest building in Ho Chi Minh City and Vietnam.The tallest building 17th in the world and 2nd in Southeast Asia.
The Ho Chi Minh City Metro (HCMC Metro, Vietnamese: Đường sắt đô thị Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) is a rapid transit system in Ho Chi Minh City, the most populous city in Vietnam. The system currently consists of one operational line, Line 1 which opened on 22 December 2024 from Ben Thanh Market to Suoi Tien. Additional lines are ...
Ho Chi Minh City has 21 urban and rural districts and 1 municipal city. Among them, 10 are numbered and 12 are named. This article lists the etymologies of the names of districts and municipal city in Ho Chi Minh City.
Ho Chi Minh City will host the region's financial, commercial, hi-tech, educational, transportation and communication services. Vũng Tàu will be the seaside entertainment hub as well as petroleum center (oil and gas exploitation, oil refinery, LPG production), steel, fertilizer, electricity.