The land area of the city is 227.34 sq mi (588 sq km ) . The area of the city is Area : 126 km2 (49 sq mi) . The Ho Chi Minh City city highest elevation is 2,715 m (8,907 ft) . (+20) 2 is the area code of Ho Chi Minh City . The city province is Razavi Khorasan . 4,800/km 2  (12,000/sq mi) is the density of inhabitents in  the urban region of Ho Chi Minh City . The Ho Chi Minh City citys' lowest elevation is 378 m  . The coordinates of the city are 39°08′N 117°11′E﻿ / ﻿39.133°N 117.183°E . The city has the postal code 21500 . The mayor of Ho Chi Minh City is Takashi Kawamura . Ho Chi Minh City is named for Society of the Cincinnati . On November 7, 1861, as Denver City, C.T. the city was incorporated . The density of  people in Ho Chi Minh City is 4,062/km 2  (10,523/sq mi) . Ho Chi Minh City is the government of National Park Service . The city water area is 551.92 sq mi (1,429.46 km 2 ) . The city Ho Chi Minh City demonym is Barranquillero/a . The density of  residents in  the metro region of Ho Chi Minh City is 2,813/km 2  (7,290/sq mi) . Ho Chi Minh City is at an elevation of 20 ft . The metro region has Population (2014): 7,360,703 population
Water covers 1861 km 2 area of the city