The Saigon River ( vi, Sông Sài Gòn) is a river located in southern

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that rises near Phum Daung in southeastern

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, flows south and south-southeast for about and empties into the

Soài Rạp The Soài Rạp () is a river in Nhà Bè district, south of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. History According to Pétrus Ky, the name ''Soài Rạp'' comes from the Khmer language word ''Pam Preak Kroy Phkam''. It joins the Vàm Cỏ in the Cần ...

, which in its turn empties into the

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some northeast of the

Mekong Delta The Mekong Delta ( vi, Đồng bằng Sông Cửu Long, lit=Nine Dragon River Delta or simply vi, Đồng Bằng Sông Mê Kông, lit=Mekong River Delta, label=none), also known as the Western Region ( vi, Miền Tây, links=no) or South-weste ...

. The Saigon River is joined northeast of

Ho Chi Minh City , population_density_km2 = 4,292 , population_density_metro_km2 = 697.2 , population_demonym = Saigonese , blank_name = GRP (Nominal) , blank_info = 2019 , blank1_name = – Total , blank1_ ...

(formerly named Saigon) by the Đồng Nai river, and just above Ho Chi Minh City it is joined by the Bến Cát River. Saigon River is important to Ho Chi Minh City as it is the main water supply as well as the host of

Saigon Port Saigon Port is a network of ports in Ho Chi Minh City. The port name is derived from the former name of the city. By 2013, it has become the 24th busiest container port in the world. History Saigon Port played an important role in the foundatio ...

, with a total cargo volume loaded and outloaded of more than 35 million metric tons in 2006. The Bình Quới Tourist Village is located on the Thanh Da peninsula on the Saigon River, in the Bình Thạnh District of Ho Chi Minh City. Thủ Thiêm Tunnel, an underwater tunnel passing below the Saigon River, was opened to traffic on November 20, 2011. Since its completion, it has been the longest cross-river tunnel in Southeast Asia. The river is also crossed by the Thu Thiem Bridge,

Thu Thiem 2 Bridge The Ba Son Bridge (Vietnamese: ''Cầu Ba Son''), originally known as Thu Thiem 2 Bridge, is a 6-lane bridge in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, opened in 2022. The bridge crosses the Saigon River to link District 1 and Thu Duc City Thu and variations ...

, and Phu My Bridge. The

Saigon Waterbus The Saigon Waterbus (Vietnamese: ''Buýt đường sông Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh'') is a transportation service in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam operating on the Saigon River. Launched in November 2017, the Waterbus offers services between District ...

service launched in 2017, connecting District 1 with Thu Duc District.

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* Rivers of Đồng Nai province Rivers of Ho Chi Minh City Rivers of Cambodia International rivers of Asia Rivers of Vietnam {{Cambodia-river-stub

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