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Saigon Street
Ho Chi Minh City ( vi, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh; Vietnamese dialects, Northern , Southern Vietnamese, Southern ), formerly (and still commonly) known as Saigon ( vi, ; Vietnamese dialects, Northern , Southern Vietnamese, Southern ), is the largest city in Vietnam, with a population of around 9 million in 2019. Situated in the Southeast (Vietnam), southeast region of Vietnam, the city surrounds the Saigon River and covers about . Saigon was the capital of French Indochina from 1887 to 1902, and again from 1945 until its cessation in 1954. Following the 1954 Geneva Conference, partition of French Indochina, it became the capital of South Vietnam until the Fall of Saigon in 1975. The Communist Party of Vietnam, communist government renamed Saigon in honour of Hồ Chí Minh shortly after the Fall of Saigon. Beginning in the 1990s, the city underwent rapid modernisation and expansion, contributing to Vietnam's post-war economic recovery. It is known for its well-preserved French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Vietnam
On the first tier, Vietnam is divided into 58 provinces ( vi, tỉnh, links=no) and 5 municipalities ( vi, thành phố trực thuộc trung ương). Municipalities are the highest-ranked cities in Vietnam. ISO 3166-2:VN Municipalities are centrally-controlled cities and have special status equal to the province. The municipalities are divided into urban districts (''quận''), municipal cities (''thành phố thuộc thành phố trực thuộc trung ương''), towns (''thị xã'') and rural districts (''huyện'') as the second-tier units. At the third tier, urban districts are divided into wards (''phường''), towns are divided into wards (''phường'') and communes (''xã''), while rural districts are divided into townships (''thị trấn'') and communes (''xã''). __TOC__ Current municipalities See also * Provinces of Vietnam References Vietnam 1 Municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
