The city was incorporated in 1900 . This city is named after Saint James . The population of the metro region is 44,449,738 . Geraldo Júlio de Mello Filho (Geraldo Júlio) (PSB) is the mayor of Ho Chi Minh City . The lowest elevation of Ho Chi Minh City is 2,838 ft . The coordinates of the city are 39°12′45.05″N 140°53′11.217″E﻿ / ﻿39.2125139°N 140.88644917°E﻿ / 39.2125139; 140.88644917 . The density of  residents in Ho Chi Minh City is 7,400/km 2  (19,000/sq mi) . The city has the postal code 090101 to 090158 . The highest elevation of Ho Chi Minh City is 5,364 m (17,598 ft) . 4,300/km 2  (11,000/sq mi) (2019) is the density of people in  the metro region of Ho Chi Minh City . (+593) 4 is the area code of Ho Chi Minh City . The city Ho Chi Minh City demonym is Indori . Ho Chi Minh City is at an elevation of 33 ft . Population: 2,698,077  is the population of Ho Chi Minh City . The water area of the city is 551.92 sq mi (1,429.46 km 2 ) . The city province is Sichuan . 14,100/km 2  (37,000/sq mi) is the density of people in  the urban region of Ho Chi Minh City
There are less than 8258 residents per sq km in Ho Chi Minh City