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The Saigon River ( vi, Sông Sài Gòn) is a river located in southern
Vietnam
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that rises near
Phum Daung in southeastern
Cambodia
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, flows south and south-southeast for about and empties into the
Soài Rạp, which in its turn empties into the
South China Sea
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some northeast of the
Mekong Delta
The Mekong Delta ( vi, Đồng bằng Sông Cửu Long, lit=Nine Dragon River Delta or simply vi, Đồng Bằng Sông Mê Kông, lit=Mekong River Delta, label=none), also known as the Western Region ( vi, Miền Tây, links=no) or South-weste ...
.
The Saigon River is joined northeast of
Ho Chi Minh City
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(formerly named Saigon) by the
Đồng Nai river, and just above Ho Chi Minh City it is joined by the
Bến Cát River. Saigon River is important to Ho Chi Minh City as it is the main water supply as well as the host of
Saigon Port
Saigon Port is a network of ports in Ho Chi Minh City. The port name is derived from the former name of the city. By 2013, it has become the 24th busiest container port in the world.
History
Saigon Port played an important role in the foundatio ...
, with a total cargo volume loaded and outloaded of more than 35 million metric tons in 2006.
The
Bình Quới Tourist Village is located on the Thanh Da peninsula on the Saigon River, in the
Bình Thạnh District of Ho Chi Minh City.
Thủ Thiêm Tunnel, an underwater tunnel passing below the Saigon River, was opened to traffic on November 20, 2011. Since its completion, it has been the longest cross-river tunnel in Southeast Asia. The river is also crossed by the
Thu Thiem Bridge,
Thu Thiem 2 Bridge, and
Phu My Bridge.
The
Saigon Waterbus service launched in 2017, connecting
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with
Thu Duc District.
See also
*
Bình Triệu Bridge
References
External links
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Rivers of Đồng Nai province
Rivers of Ho Chi Minh City
Rivers of Cambodia
International rivers of Asia
Rivers of Vietnam
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