Ho Chi Minh City is at an elevation of 990 m . The coordinates of the city are 35°11′N 136°54′E﻿ / ﻿35.183°N 136.900°E . The demonym of the city Ho Chi Minh City is Mashhadi, Mashadi, Mashdi (informal) . The population of the metro region is Population: 7,796,923 (2011) . The population of the urban region is Population: 3,160,000 (2006) . The land area of the city is 5,490.35 km 2  (2,119.84 sq mi) . 242 is the area code of Ho Chi Minh City . The city is 19.4 sq mi (50.2 km 2 ) in area . The city water area is 0.68 sq mi (1.77 km 2 ) . Ho Chi Minh City is located in Zulia . The city was incorporated in February 17, 1909 . The highest elevation of Ho Chi Minh City is 241.9 m (793.6 ft) . The city province is Sindh . The lowest elevation of Ho Chi Minh City is 2,838 ft . 4,300/km 2  (11,000/sq mi) (2019) is the density of people in  the metro region of Ho Chi Minh City . Solomon Mguni is the mayor of Ho Chi Minh City . The city has the postal code 21500 . The density of  inhabitents in  the urban region of Ho Chi Minh City is 4,800/km 2  (12,000/sq mi) . Ho Chi Minh City is the government of Municipality of Quito . 9,821/km 2  (25,436/sq mi) (2017) is the density of people in Ho Chi Minh City
3162222 residents live in the urban region of Ho Chi Minh City