Saigon was renamed as Ho Chi Minh City
District 1 of Ho Chi Minh city is Saigon
The north Vietnamese
Saigon was renamed for HO CHI MINH, the first leader of North Vietnam and an ardent campaigner for Vietnamese Unification. However, even though the city has been renamed Ho Chi Minh City on most official maps and in official Vietnamese correspondence, most Vietnamese still call the city Saigon.
The South Vietnamese capital Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh city in honour of him.
The population of Ho Chi Minh City is 7,396,446.
Ho Chi Minh City was created in 1976.
Saigon.
First it was called Saigon, now it is named Ho Chi Min city.
It was Sai Gon City before being Ho chi minh City
Saigon is the old name of Ho Chi Minh city. 2 major cities are : Ho Chi Minh City and Ha Noi capital.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam was formally known as Saigon.