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
The Soài Rạp () is a river in Nhà Bè district, south of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
History
According to Pétrus Ky, the name ''Soài Rạp'' comes from the Khmer language word ''Pam Preak Kroy Phkam''.
It joins the Vàm Cỏ in the C ...
, 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, with a total cargo volume loaded and outloaded of more than 35 million metric tons in 2006.
The
Bình Quới Tourist Village The Binh Quoi Tourist Village (Làng Du Lịch Bình Quới in Vietnamese) is a tourist attraction in the Bình Thạnh District of Ho Chi Minh City, in southern Vietnam.
The Tourist Village comprises the two parts of the Bình Quới Tourist Area ...
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
The Ba Son Bridge (Vietnamese: ''Cầu Ba Son''), originally known as Thu Thiem 2 Bridge, is a 6-lane bridge in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, opened in 2022. The bridge crosses the Saigon River to link District 1 and Thu Duc City
Thu and variations ...
, and
Phu My Bridge.
The
Saigon Waterbus
The Saigon Waterbus (Vietnamese: ''Buýt đường sông Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh'') is a transportation service in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam operating on the Saigon River. Launched in November 2017, the Waterbus offers services between Distric ...
service launched in 2017, connecting
District 1 District 1 may refer to:
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* District 1, Düsseldorf, a district in Düsseldorf, Germany
* Sector 1 (Bucharest), also known as District 1, in Bucharest, Romania
* District I, Budapest in Budapest, Hungary
* Distric ...
with
Thu Duc District.
See also
*
Bình Triệu Bridge
The Bình Triệu Bridge is a road bridge that crosses the Saigon River in Ho Chi Minh City. The road on the bridge heads out to Thủ Dầu Một
Thủ Dầu Một () is the capital city of Bình Dương province, Vietnam, located at around . ...
References
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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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