Overview
| Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Location | Ho Chi Minh City is located in the southeastern region of Vietnam, 1760 km south of Hanoi. Its average elevation is 19 meters above sea level. The city covers an area of 2095 square kilometers and borders the South China Sea to the South with a coast of 15 kilometers. |
| Dialing code | +848 |
| Emergency numbers | Police - 113 Fire brigade - 114 Ambulance / Medical Aid – 115 |
| Population | Approx 9 million |
| Languages | National language – Vietnamese (Mon-Khmer) Second languages – French, English Recently, Chinese and Japanese have become popular |
| Time Zone | GMT/UTC + 7:00 hours |
| Average January Temperatures | 26.5 Degrees Celsius |
| Average July Temperatures | 28 Degrees Celsius |
| Annual rainfall | 1800 millimeters on average per year |
