Ho Chi Minh City Also known as Saigon, it is located at the crossroads of the South, at coordinates 10°38′ – 11°10′ North latitude and 106°22′ – 106°56′ East longitude. To the north, it borders Tay Ninh province and Binh Duong province on the way to the Central Highlands (National Highway 13) and through Cambodia (National Highway 22). To the east, it borders Dong Nai province on the way to the Central region and the capital Hanoi (National Highway 1A). To the west and southwest, it borders Long An province on the way to the Western provinces (National Highway 1A and waterways). To the southeast, it borders the East Sea on the maritime route to all five continents.
Ho Chi Minh City is located on the southern end of the Truong Son mountain range running to the sea, so the terrain has a slope from the North and Northeast to the South and Southeast. Therefore, it is possible to distinguish two distinct regions: the highlands and the lowlands.
2.098km²
Acreage
~ 9 million people
Population
1,621,191 billion VND (at current price)
GRDP
(*) Source: hochiminhcity.gov.vn, data as of 2023
Geographical location
Ho Chi Minh City is located at the crossroads of the South, at coordinates 10°38′ – 11°10′ North latitude and 106°22′ – 106°56′ East longitude. To the North, it borders Tay Ninh and Binh Duong provinces on the way to the Central Highlands (National Highway 13) and through Cambodia (National Highway 22). To the East, it borders Dong Nai province on the way to the Central region and the capital Hanoi (National Highway 1A). To the West and Southwest, it borders Long An province on the way to the Western provinces (National Highway 1A and waterways). To the Southeast, it borders the East Sea on the maritime route to all five continents. (*) Source: hochiminhcity.gov.vn
Culture
The history of Ho Chi Minh City art is a continuation and development of the national art with a history of thousands of years. Ho Chi Minh City - Saigon Gia Dinh was formerly the center of convergence of the creative labor of the newly discovered land. Most of the authors, artists and artisans, although named Saigon, originated from many localities, the number of Saigon people accounted for a small proportion.
Since the country was completely liberated, the City's art has taken a step forward. It inherited, in addition to its ancient capital, a period of fierce revolutionary struggle lasting 30 years, in which many forms of expression were expressed at the same time: in enemy-controlled areas, the so-called orthodox art was truly isolated from the combative art forms at different levels and forms of mass art, both professional and amateur, in the fields of theater, singing, painting, photography, cinema...
Climate, weather
Ho Chi Minh City, like the Mekong Delta, is located in the tropics, near the equator, but close to the Pacific Ocean, so it has a special climate. Each year there are only two seasons: dry season and rainy season, influenced by the monsoon. The average temperature during the year is 27.3°C, with a range of 30.8°C, humidity 78.3%.
The total rainfall in this season is 1,800mm, accounting for 93% of the annual rainfall. The maximum monthly rainfall is 333mm (September), the average is 257.1mm, the minimum is 117mm (November). Rainfall in Ho Chi Minh City is also quite special. Most of the rains occur from 13:00 onwards. The dry season is from December to April. The driest months are January, February, and March on the occasion of Lunar New Year. During this season, there are on average only one or two rainy days with rainfall below 15mm. Temperatures in these months are all below 75%.
In Saigon city, now Ho Chi Minh city, there are almost no storms. Every year, it is only affected by storms that enter the central provinces. At that time, there are strong winds of level 4 to level 5 and heavy rain.
(*) Source: hochiminhcity.gov.vn
