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Saigon Statue Pigneau
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025. The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigon River. As a municipality, Ho Chi Minh City consists of 16 urban districts, five rural districts, and one municipal city (sub-city). As the largest financial centre in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City has the largest gross regional domestic product out of all Vietnam provinces and municipalities, contributing around a quarter of the country's total GDP. Ho Chi Minh City's metropolitan area is ASEAN's 5th largest economy, also the biggest outside an ASEAN country capital. The area was initially part of Cambodian states until it became part of the Vietnamese Nguyễn lords in 1698, due to Đại Việt's expansionist policy of ''Nam tiến''. It was capital of the Nguyễn lords at the end of their existence before the Nguyễn dynasty was for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Vietnam
On the first tier, Vietnam is divided into 28 Provinces of Vietnam, provinces () and 6 municipalities (, abbreviated or ). Municipalities are the highest-ranked cities in Vietnam. Municipalities are centrally-controlled cities and have special status equal to a Provinces of Vietnam, province. The municipalities are divided into Urban district (Vietnam), urban districts (), Municipal city (Vietnam), municipal cities (), District-level town (Vietnam), towns () and huyện, rural districts () as the second-tier units. At the third tier, urban districts are divided into Ward (Vietnam), wards (), municipal cities and towns are divided into wards () and Communes of vietnam, communes (), while rural districts are divided into Commune-level town (Vietnam), townships () and communes (). __TOC__ Current municipalities Future municipalities * Khánh Hòa province (2030) *Bắc Ninh province (2026) See also * Provinces of Vietnam References Administrative divisions in A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
