<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Ho Chi Minh City Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh Saigon or Sài Gòn </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Municipality </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Thành phố trực thuộc trung ương </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Clockwise, from left to right: Bến Thành Market, Ho Chi Minh City Hall, District 1 view from Saigon river, Municipal Theatre, Notre - Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon, Independence Palace </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Seal </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Nickname (s): Pearl of the Far East </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Location in Vietnam and Southern Vietnam </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Coordinates: 10 ° 46 ′ 36.8" N 106 ° 42 ′ 02.9" E ﻿ / ﻿ 10.776889 ° N 106.700806 ° E ﻿ / 10.776889; 106.700806 Coordinates: 10 ° 46 ′ 36.8" N 106 ° 42 ′ 02.9" E ﻿ / ﻿ 10.776889 ° N 106.700806 ° E ﻿ / 10.776889; 106.700806 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> Vietnam </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Central district </Th> <Td> District 1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Founded as Gia Định </Th> <Td> 1698 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Renamed to Ho Chi Minh City </Th> <Td> 1976 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Founded by </Th> <Td> Nguyễn Hữu Cảnh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Divisions </Th> <Td> 19 Urban districts, 5 Suburban districts </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Government </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Special - class </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Secretary of Communist Party </Th> <Td> Nguyễn Thiện Nhân </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Chairman of People's Committee </Th> <Td> Nguyễn Thành Phong </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Chairman of People's Council </Th> <Td> Nguyễn Thị Quyết Tâm </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Area </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 2,096.56 km (809.23 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Elevation </Th> <Td> 19 m (63 ft) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Population (2016) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 8,426,100 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Td> 1st </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Density </Th> <Td> 4,000 / km (10,000 / sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> GDP (PPP) (2015 estimate) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> US $127.8 billion </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Per capita </Th> <Td> US $15,977 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> GRDP (nominal) (2016) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> US $45.73 billion </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Per capita </Th> <Td> US $5,428 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time zone </Th> <Td> ICT (UTC + 07: 00) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area codes </Th> <Td> 8 (until 16 Jul 2017) 28 (from 17 Jun 2017) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> hochiminhcity.gov.vn </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Ho Chi Minh City Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh Saigon or Sài Gòn </Th> </Tr>

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