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Cities in Vietnam are identified by the government as settlements with considerable area and population that play important roles vis-a-vis politics, economy and culture. Status of cities falls into four categories: special, first class ( I ), second class ( II ), and third class ( III ).
South Vietnam, officially the Republic of ... (renamed to Ho Chi Minh City in 1976), ... The official name of the South Vietnamese state was the "Republic of ...
The city is the economic center of Vietnam and accounts for a large proportion of the economy of Vietnam. Although the city takes up just 0.6% of the country's land area, it contains 8.34% of the population of Vietnam, 20.2% of its GDP, 27.9% of industrial output and 34.9% of the FDI projects in the country in 2005. [83]
After the reunification of Vietnam, the building continued to serve as a government and presidential office until 1976 when the capital of South Vietnam was officially moved to Hanoi, and the government’s functions were relocated. The palace is now preserved as a museum, open to the public, and is a popular tourist attraction in Ho Chi Minh City.
National Route 1, National Route 51, and National Route 1K pass through the city. Hồ Chí Minh Bridge leads out of the south of the city. Biên Hòa station on the North–South Railway also leads out of the city. Bien Hoa Air Base is one of the biggest air bases in Vietnam. Đồng Nai port is located on Đồng Nai river.
Hanoi [b] (Vietnamese: Hà Nội ⓘ) is the capital and second-most populous city of Vietnam. The name "Hanoi" translates to "inside the river" [14] (Hanoi is bordered by the Red and Black Rivers). As a municipality, Hanoi consists of 12 urban districts, 17 rural districts, and one district-level town.
Alternate names include Little Vietnam and Little Hanoi (mainly in historically communist nations), depending on the enclave's political history. To avoid political undertones due to the renaming of Saigon to Ho Chi Minh City, it is occasionally called by the neutral name Vietnamtown ( Vietnamese : Phố người Việt or Khu phố Việt Nam ).
Mỹ Tho (listen ⓘ) is a city in the Tiền Giang province in the Mekong Delta region of South Vietnam. It has a population of approximately 169,000 in 2006 [1] and 220,000 in 2012. [2] It is the regional center of economics, education and technology. [3] The majority ethnic group is the Kinh; minority groups include the Hoa, the Cham and the ...