Ho Chi Minh City listen (currently still called common with the old name Saigon) is Vietnam's largest city is also the economic engine and is one of the cultural center, the most important education of this country. Currently, the city of Ho Chi Minh City is centrally along with the capital Hanoi is a special grade of Vietnam. This area was originally known as Prey Nokor, the city then formed through the exploration of the South of the Nguyen Dynasty. 1698, Nguyen Huu Canh to establish Jiading government, marking the birth of the city. When the French in Indochina, to serve the colonial mining city of Saigon was established and quickly grew, becoming one of the most important urban Vietnam. Along with Phnom Penh, Saigon by the French dubbed the "Pearl of the Orient" of their colonies (the largest city in the north, the Federal capital Hanoi Indochina, the French are calling the Paris of the Orient. Saigon was the capital of the Union of Indochina period 1887-1901 (after the French moved the capital of the Union of Indochina Hanoi). 1949, Saigon became the capital of Vietnam National - a federal polity of Indochina and later the capital of the Republic of Vietnam. Since then, the city became one of the important cities of South Vietnam. After the collapse of South Vietnam in the event April 30, 1975, the territory of Vietnam was completely unified. July 2, 1976, the National Assembly of reunified Vietnam decided to rename Saigon the "Ho Chi Minh City", under the name of the first President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Located in the transition zone between the Southeastern and South West, Ho Chi Minh City today includes 19 counties and 5 districts, a total area of 2095.06 square kilometers. According to a census official at the time of April 1, 2009, the city population is 7,162,864 people (accounting for 8.34% of Vietnam's population), medium density 3419 people / km². By 2011 the city's population increased 7,521,138 people.According to the General Statistics Office in 2014, the city population was 7.9819 million people in Ho Chi Minh City. But if the residents are not registered, the actual population of the city of over 10 million people. Important role in the economy of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City accounted for 21.3% of total product (GDP) and 29.38% of the total revenue of the country.Thanks to favorable natural conditions, Ho Chi Minh City to become an important traffic hub of Vietnam and Southeast Asia, including road, rail, waterways and air. In 2007, the city received about 3 million international tourists, ie 70% of visitors to Vietnam. The fields of education, media, sports, entertainment, Ho Chi Minh City will hold the most important role. However, Ho Chi Minh City are faced with the problem of a large urban population grew too fast. In the inner city, the roads become overloaded, often jams. Public transport system inefficient. City Environmental pollution is also caused by transport, the construction and manufacturing industries.
