City
Ho Chi Minh City
South-eastern Asia
Ho Chi Minh City, also known as Saigon, is the most populous city and a centrally governed municipality of Vietnam. Its geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is the Saigon River. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Vietnam, Countries Ho Chi Minh City is a city in Vietnam.
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Population (2025) 14,002,598
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Area Total 6,781 km2 (2,618 sq mi)
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10.77556 degrees N 106.70194 degrees E
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Elevation 19 m (62 ft)
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The area was initially part of Cambodian polities until it became part of the Vietnamese Nguyễn lords in 1698, as a result of Đại Việt's expansionist policy of Nam tiến.
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Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC; Vietnamese: Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, [tʰaɲ˨˩ fow˦˥ ho˨˩ cɪj˦˥ mɨn˧˧] ), also known as Saigon (Sài Gòn, [ʂaj˨˩ ɣɔŋ˨˩]), is the most populous city and centrally-governed city of Vietnam, with a population of more than 14 million in 2025.
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