This name may refer to the many kapok plants that the Khmer people had planted around Prey Nokor, and which can still be seen at Cây Mai temple and surrounding areas. Sài Gòn may refer to the kapok ( bông gòn) trees that are common around the city.Īn etymology of Saigon (or Sài Gòn in Vietnamese) is that Sài is a Sino-Vietnamese word ( Hán tự: 柴) meaning "firewood, lops, twigs palisade", while Gòn is another Sino-Vietnamese word ( Hán tự: 棍) meaning "stick, pole, bole", and whose meaning evolved into "cotton" in Vietnamese ( bông gòn, literally "cotton stick", i.e., "cotton plant", then shortened to gòn). However, there is a technical difference between the two terms: Sài Gòn is commonly used to refer to the city center in District 1 and the adjacent areas, while Ho Chi Minh City refers to all of its urban and rural districts.
Even today, however, the informal name of Sài Gòn remains in daily speech. The current name, Ho Chi Minh City, was given after reunification in 1976 to honor Ho Chi Minh. In time, under the control of the Vietnamese, it was officially renamed Gia Dinh ( 嘉 定), a name that was retained until the time of the French conquest in the 1860s, when it adopted the name Sài Gòn, westernized as Saïgon, although the city was still indicated as 嘉 定 on Vietnamese maps written in Chữ Hán until at least 1891. Originally a trading port city of the Khmer Empire known as Prey Nokor ( Khmer: ព្រៃនគរ), it is still known as Prey Nokor to Cambodians today. Ho Chi Minh City has gone by several different names during its history, reflecting settlement by different ethnic, cultural and political groups. Wikipedia's multilingual support templates may also be used - notably vi for Vietnamese.
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10.1.2 List of Private High Schools in Ho Chi Minh City (limited list).10.1.1 List of Public High Schools in Ho Chi Minh City (limited list).With increasing development, Saigon or Ho Chi Minh City is also undergoing construction of educational institutions and transportation, and also serves as a major media and entertainment outlet. A major transportation hub, the city hosts the Tan Son Nhat International Airport, the busiest airport in Vietnam. The primary economic center of Vietnam, it is also an emerging international destination, with popular landmarks related to remnants of its history showcased through its architecture. In 1976, the government of a unified Vietnam renamed Saigon in honor of Hồ Chí Minh. The city was the capital of South Vietnam until the end of the Vietnam War with North Vietnamese victory in 1975. After it was ceded by the last Vietnamese dynasty to the French in 1862, the name Saigon was adopted and the city underwent urbanization to become a financial center in the region. With the arrival of Vietnamese, the area became more populated and officials began establishing the city from 1623 to 1698. Prior to Vietnamese settlement in the 17th century, the city was a scarcely populated area that had been part of historic empires of Funan, Chenla, and Cambodia. In the southeastern region, the city surrounds the Saigon River and covers about 2,061 square kilometres (796 square miles).
Ho Chi Minh City ( Vietnamese: Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh ( listen) or ( listen)), commonly and formerly officially known as Saigon ( Vietnamese: Sài Gòn ( listen) or ( listen)), is the largest city in Vietnam, situated in the south. Long Thanh International Airport (under construction)