The coordinates of the city are 39°08′N 117°11′E﻿ / ﻿39.133°N 117.183°E . The density of  residents in  the urban region of Ho Chi Minh City is 4,800/km 2  (12,000/sq mi) . The city land area is 227.34 sq mi (588 sq km ) . 2,813/km 2  (7,290/sq mi) is the density of residents in  the metro region of Ho Chi Minh City . On November 7, 1861, as Denver City, C.T. the city was incorporated . The Ho Chi Minh City citys' lowest elevation is 1,240 ft .  The city area code is (+20) 2 . The province of the city Ho Chi Minh City is Razavi Khorasan . The water area of the city is 551.92 sq mi (1,429.46 km 2 ) . The city has the postal code 21500 . The highest elevation of Ho Chi Minh City is 2,715 m (8,907 ft) . 4,062/km 2  (10,523/sq mi) is the density of people in Ho Chi Minh City . Ho Chi Minh City is at an elevation of 6 m . This city is named after Society of the Cincinnati . Ho Chi Minh City is the government of National Park Service . The mayor of Ho Chi Minh City is Takashi Kawamura . Population (2014): 7,360,703 is the population of the metro region of Ho Chi Minh City . The area of the city is Area : 126 km2 (49 sq mi) . The demonym of the city Ho Chi Minh City is Barranquillero/a
5901 citizen live in the metro region of Ho Chi Minh City