Ho Chi Minh City | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-05

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Ho Chi Minh City


00:01:51 1 Etymology
00:03:08 1.1 Saigon
00:04:54 1.2 Ho Chi Minh City
00:05:44 2 History
00:05:53 2.1 Early history
00:06:42 2.2 Khmer territory
00:07:48 2.3 Nguyễn Dynasty rule
00:08:36 2.4 Colonial French era
00:09:36 2.5 Capital of the Republic of Vietnam
00:11:33 2.6 Post-Vietnam War and today
00:12:37 3 Geography
00:13:52 3.1 Climate
00:14:55 4 Political and administrative system
00:15:28 4.1 Politics
00:16:30 5 Demographics
00:19:09 6 Economy
00:20:06 6.1 2006
00:20:41 6.2 2007
00:22:02 6.3 2008
00:22:29 6.4 2012
00:23:03 6.5 2013
00:23:32 6.6 2014
00:23:51 6.7 Sectors
00:29:54 6.8 New urban areas
00:31:22 7 Transport
00:31:31 7.1 Air
00:32:19 7.2 Rail
00:33:04 7.3 Water
00:33:59 7.4 Coach bus
00:34:22 7.5 Inner city transport
00:34:31 7.5.1 Private transport
00:35:47 7.5.2 Metro system
00:36:28 7.6 Expressway
00:37:09 8 Society
00:37:18 8.1 Healthcare
00:37:50 8.2 Communications
00:40:14 8.3 Education
00:40:22 8.3.1 High Schools
00:41:03 8.3.1.1 List of the best Public High schools in Ho Chi Minh City
00:41:43 8.3.1.2 List of other Public High schools
00:42:18 8.3.1.3 List of Private High schools
00:42:34 8.3.2 Universities
00:44:58 9 Tourism
00:47:35 10 Sports and recreation
00:50:07 11 Art
00:50:39 12 Sister cities
00:50:52 13 See also
00:51:20 14 Footnotes
00:51:28 15 Notes
00:51:37 16 External links



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Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnamese: Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh; [tʰàjŋ̟ fǒ hò cǐ mīŋ̟] (listen) or [tʰàɲ fǒ hò cǐ mɨ̄ɲ]; formerly French: Ville de Hô-Chi-Minh), also known by its former name of Saigon (Vietnamese: Sài Gòn; [sàj ɣɔ̀n] or [ʂàj ɣɔ̀ŋ]), is the largest city in Vietnam by population. It was known as Prey Nokor (Khmer: ព្រៃនគរ) prior to annexation by the Vietnamese in the 17th century. Under the name Saigon, it was the capital of the French colony of Cochinchina and later of the independent republic of South Vietnam 1955–75. On 2 July 1976, Saigon merged with the surrounding Gia Định Province and was officially renamed Ho Chi Minh City after revolutionary leader Hồ Chí Minh (although the name Sài Gòn is still widely used).The metropolitan area, which consists of the Ho Chi Minh City metropolis, Thủ Dầu Một, Biên Hòa, Vũng Tàu, Bà Rịa, Dĩ An, Thuận An and surrounding towns, is populated by about 12 million people, making it the most populous metropolitan area in Vietnam. The city's population is expected to grow to 13.9 million by 2025. The population of the city is expanding faster than earlier predictions, and it wasn't until August 2017 that the city's mayor, Nguyen Thanh Phong, admitted that previous estimates of 8-10 million were drastic underestimations.
And the actual population (including those who have not officially registered) was estimated 13 million in 2017.
The Ho Chi Minh City Metropolitan Area, a metropolitan area covering most parts of the southeast region plus Tiền Giang Province and Long An Province under planning, will have an area of 30,000 square kilometres (12,000 sq mi) with a population of 20 million inhabitants by 2020.