SaiGon (Ho Chi Minh City) and neighboring provinces including Ba Ria – Vung Tau, Dong Nai, Tay Ninh, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc have set up the South – East region. Being the biggest tourism center of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh city is 1,690 km south of Hanoi and about 60km from the coast.
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| Bach Dang harbor by night |
Ho Chi Minh City also constitutes the cultural center of the South and the Mekong Delta, making many attraction tours for tourist.
Hundreds of rivers and canals cross Ho Chi Minh City. The Saigon River, crossing 106km of the city, is the biggest. The river network from Ho Chi Minh City to the surrounding provinces and Cambodia is much developed. Means of transportation by road, railway or sea from Ho Chi Minh City to all other provinces are also very convenient, National Highway 1 and Thong Nhat Railway connect Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, National Highway 1 also connect Ho Chi Minh with Mekong Delta, and Notional Highway 13 connects Vietnam with the rest of Indochina. Ta Son Nhat International Airport, only 7km from the center of the city, is the biggest airport in Vietnam.
History
While Hanoi has 1,000 years of history, Ho Chi Minh City is a relatively new settlement. The name of “Saigon” was registered for the first time in documents dating back to 1698. Due to its favorable geographical location, topography, and climate, this area rapidly became a converging point for traders from all over the world.
Saigon Port was built in 1862 and foreign trades quickly became familiar with the Ong Lanh Market, Ray Market, Ben Thanh Market and Saigon Market. For many years, Saigon was praised as the “Pearl of the Far East.”
Ho Chi Minh City is where the heroic resistance against aggressors and the struggling process for independence of the Vietnamese Nation began. It was also where the Ho Chi Minh Campaign triumphantly finished on 30 April 1975. At the first session of the 6th National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, in July 1976, the name of the town was officially changed to Ho Chi Minh City.
Hundreds of rivers and canals cross Ho Chi Minh City. The Saigon River, crossing 106km of the city, is the biggest. The river network from Ho Chi Minh City to the surrounding provinces and Cambodia is much developed. Means of transportation by road, railway or sea from Ho Chi Minh City to all other provinces are also very convenient, National Highway 1 and Thong Nhat Railway connect Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, National Highway 1 also connect Ho Chi Minh with Mekong Delta, and Notional Highway 13 connects Vietnam with the rest of Indochina. Ta Son Nhat International Airport, only 7km from the center of the city, is the biggest airport in Vietnam.
History
While Hanoi has 1,000 years of history, Ho Chi Minh City is a relatively new settlement. The name of “Saigon” was registered for the first time in documents dating back to 1698. Due to its favorable geographical location, topography, and climate, this area rapidly became a converging point for traders from all over the world.
Saigon Port was built in 1862 and foreign trades quickly became familiar with the Ong Lanh Market, Ray Market, Ben Thanh Market and Saigon Market. For many years, Saigon was praised as the “Pearl of the Far East.”
Ho Chi Minh City is where the heroic resistance against aggressors and the struggling process for independence of the Vietnamese Nation began. It was also where the Ho Chi Minh Campaign triumphantly finished on 30 April 1975. At the first session of the 6th National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, in July 1976, the name of the town was officially changed to Ho Chi Minh City.
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| Nowadays, pedicab (xich lo) most used by tourist |
Climate
There are two distinct seasons. The rainy season lasts from May to November and brings an average rainfall of 1,979mm (7,718 inches). The dry season lasts from December to April. The annual average temperature is 27.550C (81.590F) and there is almost no winter. So, the climate is particularly favourable for tourism all year around.
Administrative districts
Ho Chi Minh City is divided in 17 urban districts and five rural districts. There are also 305 sub-districts and communes.
Urban districts are numbered from 1st to 12th, and also include Tan Binh, Binh Thanh, Phu Nhuan, Thu Duc, Go Vap. As for rural districts: Nha Be, Can Gio, Hoc Mon, Cu Chi, Binh Chanh.
There are two distinct seasons. The rainy season lasts from May to November and brings an average rainfall of 1,979mm (7,718 inches). The dry season lasts from December to April. The annual average temperature is 27.550C (81.590F) and there is almost no winter. So, the climate is particularly favourable for tourism all year around.
Administrative districts
Ho Chi Minh City is divided in 17 urban districts and five rural districts. There are also 305 sub-districts and communes.
Urban districts are numbered from 1st to 12th, and also include Tan Binh, Binh Thanh, Phu Nhuan, Thu Duc, Go Vap. As for rural districts: Nha Be, Can Gio, Hoc Mon, Cu Chi, Binh Chanh.
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