Ho Chi Minh City

Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is a centrally-controlled city of Vietnam^[1]. It draws 17,214 Wikipedia views per month (centrally_controlled_city_of_vietnam category, ranking #1 of 6).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ho Chi Minh City is located in Vietnam^[3].
• Ho Chi Minh City is in the country of Vietnam^[4].
• Ho Chi Minh City is on the body of water Saigon River^[5].
• Ho Chi Minh City is on the body of water Bến Nghé Channel^[6].
• Ho Chi Minh City's head of government is recorded as Nguyễn Văn Được^[7].
• Ho Chi Minh City is on the continent of Asia^[8].
• Ho Chi Minh City's instance of is recorded as centrally-controlled city of Vietnam^[9].
• Ho Chi Minh City's instance of is recorded as city^[10].
• Ho Chi Minh City's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Ho Chi Minh City's instance of is recorded as megacity^[12].
• Ho Chi Minh City's instance of is recorded as largest city^[13].
• Ho Chi Minh City's instance of is recorded as planned community^[14].
• Ho Chi Minh City's capital is recorded as Saigon^[15].
• Ho Chi Minh City's shares border with is recorded as Tây Ninh^[16].
• Ho Chi Minh City's shares border with is recorded as Đồng Nai^[17].
• Ho Chi Minh City's shares border with is recorded as Đồng Tháp^[18].
• Ho Chi Minh City's founder is recorded as Nguyen Huu Chanh^[19].
• Ho Chi Minh is named after Ho Chi Minh City^[20].
• Ho Chi Minh City's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bình Tân^[21].
• Ho Chi Minh City's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bình Thạnh^[22].
• Ho Chi Minh City's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cần Giờ^[23].
• Ho Chi Minh City's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Củ Chi^[24].
• Ho Chi Minh City's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gò Vấp^[25].
• Ho Chi Minh City's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hóc Môn^[26].
• Ho Chi Minh City's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Nhà Bè^[27].

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Founding

Ho Chi Minh City's founder is recorded as Nguyen Huu Chanh^[19].

Identity

Part of include Southern Vietnam^[28], a Northern, Central and Southern Vietnam^[29], in Vietnam^[30] and Vietnam^[31], a sovereign state^[32], in Vietnam^[33], founded in 1976^[34].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Ho Chi Minh City include Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics^[35], a university^[36], in Vietnam^[37], founded in 1949^[38], headquartered in Hanoi^[39].

Why It Matters

Ho Chi Minh City draws 17,214 Wikipedia views per month (centrally_controlled_city_of_vietnam category, ranking #1 of 6).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for it include Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics^[35], a university^[36], in Vietnam^[37], founded in 1949^[38], headquartered in Hanoi^[39].