Ho Chi Minh City

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Ho Chi Minh City

Total population

14,002,598

Air quality index

121Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

Elevation8 m

WeatherAvg high 89.7°F

Coordinates10.82°, 106.65°

Demographic figures from General Statistics Office of Vietnam. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Ho Chi Minh City, also known as Saigon, is the most populous city and municipality of Vietnam, with a population of more than 14 million in 2025. Its geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is the Saigon River.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Vietnam Airlines Boeing 777-200ER VN-A141 SGN 2008-4-6

Vietnam Airlines A320-200 VN-A301 SGN 2007-8-12

Vietnam Airlines Boeing 767-300ER VN-A762 SGN 2004-1-21

Vietnam Airlines Fokker 70 VN-A504 SGN 2004-12-18

Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh 70000, Vietnam - panoramio (1)

The airport Ho Chi Minh - Saigon - panoramio

Anthony Ho Yuen Tung ~ 何遠東

A350-900 VN-A892 at Tan Son Nhat Airport

Bamboo Airways (VN-A596) Airbus A320-251N at Tan Son Nhat International Airport

Tan Son Nhat Airport, Saigon (15233907208)

Tan Son Nhat Airport, Saigon (15397452186)

Tan Son Nhat Airport, Saigon (15233819710)

Geo-tagged photos from Wikimedia Commons (CC-licensed; click any photo for license details).

Notable people from here

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Anh Dao Traxel

Vietnamese writer

Ta Thu Thau

Vietnamese Trotskyist politician (1906-1945)

Yvon Petra

French tennis player (1916–1984)

Phan Xich Long

Self-proclaimed religious leader and Emperor of Vietnam

Ray Lui

Hong Kong actor

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Nguyen Van Lem

Vietnamese activist

Nguyen An Ninh

Vietnamese writer, activist and revolutionary (1900–1943)

André Truong Trong Thi

French computer pioneer (1936–2005)

Yvan Audouard

French writer (1914-2004)

C

Charly Barat

French painter (1957-2010)

G

Georges Buis

French soldier (1912–1998)

J

Jean Phaure

French writer (1928–2002)

N

Ngo Van

Vietnamese anti-colonial revolutionary (1913–2005)

René Laubies

French painter (1924-2006)

É

Émile Savitry

French painter and photographer (1903-1967)

Nguyễn Văn Tạo

Vietnamese journalist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Ho Chi Minh City

• Bà Điểm
  3.9 mi away
• Hóc Môn
  6.1 mi away
• Bình Hưng
  6.9 mi away
• Tân Vĩnh Lộc
  7 mi away
• Thủ Đức
  7.3 mi away
• Tan Tuc
  10 mi away
• Tân Nhựt
  10 mi away
• Nhà Bè
  10.4 mi away
• Củ Chi
  15.1 mi away
• Bình Khánh
  15.2 mi away
• An Nhơn Tây
  20.9 mi away
• Cần Thạnh
  35.4 mi away

Browse all places in Ho Chi Minh City →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Ho Chi Minh City

Eat Like a Local- Ho Chi Minh City

Emma Ngo · 2021

Ho Chi Minh City(Saigon)

Dana Filek-Gibson · 2015

Historical Dictionary Of Ho Chi Minh City

Justin Corfield · 2012

Ho Chi Minh City & South Vietnam

Lloyd, David · 2015

Wallpaper City Guide

Wallpaper* · 2014

Sidewalk City

Annette Miae Kim · 2015

TP. Hồ Chí Minh, mega city

Michael Waibel · 2014

Sustainable Ho Chi Minh City

Antje Katzschner · 2015

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Spotted Dove

Spilopelia chinensis

Seen 2026-06-29

Vietnamese Blue Crested Lizard

Calotes bachae

Seen 2026-06-29

Grizzled Pintail

Acisoma panorpoides

Seen 2026-06-29

Great Eggfly

Hypolimnas bolina

Seen 2026-06-29

Asian Weaver Ant

Oecophylla smaragdina

Seen 2026-06-29

Yellow-vented Bulbul

Pycnonotus goiavier

Seen 2026-06-28

Yellow Bittern

Botaurus sinensis

Seen 2026-06-28

White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

Seen 2026-06-28

Plain Prinia

Prinia inornata

Seen 2026-06-28

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Ho Chi Minh City, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.