Ho Chi Minh City (also known as Saigon) is the largest city in Vietnam in terms of population and size of urbanization. This is a center of economics, politics, culture and education in Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh City is a centrally run city belonging to a special type of urban center of Vietnam together with the capital Hanoi.
Located in the transition zone between the Southeast and the South West, the city currently has 16 districts, 1 city and 5 districts, totaling 2,061 km². According to the results of the official population as of April 1, 2009, the population of the city is 7,162,864 people (accounting for 8.34% of the population of Vietnam), the average population density is 3,419 people / km². By 2019, the city's population will increase to 8,993,082 people and is also the place with the highest population in Vietnam.However, if you count unregistered residents, the actual population of this city in 2018 was nearly 14 million. Ho Chi Minh City in 2011 used 21.3% of the total product (GDP) and 29.38% of the total budget of Vietnam.

In 2020, the city has GRDP at current prices estimated at 1,372 trillion dong, at constant 2010 prices reaching 991,424 billion dong (provided by local data, the General Statistics Office will announce re-evaluated GRDP), an increase of 1 , 39% compared to 2019, contributing over 22% of GDP and 27% of the total national budget revenue. The GRDP per capita is estimated at $ 6,328 per person in 2020 (Political Report of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Congress) ranked 4th among the provinces in the country, but compared to 2019 is a decrease [11]. Preliminary income per capita in 2019 is 6,758 million VND / month, the second highest in the country. Thanks to natural conditions, Ho Chi Minh City has become a transportation hub of Vietnam and Southeast Asia, including road, rail, waterways and air. In 2007, the city welcomed about 3 million international tourists or 70% of the visitors to Vietnam. The fields of education, media, sports, and entertainment, Ho Chi Minh City all hold certain positions.