Territory of the Ho Chi Minh City has the geographic coordinates 10 º 22'13 "- 11 º22'17" north latitude and 106 º 01'25 "- 107 º 01'10" east longitude. Ho Chi Minh city has border with Tay Ninh province to the North, Dong Nai province to the East, South China Sea and Tien Giang province to the South and Long An province to the West.
Soils: Land of the city are mainly of old and new alluvium.
Rivers: Ho Chi Minh City has hundreds of rivers and canals, but not many large rivers, the largest is the Saigon River which flows through the 106 km long city. Rivers system from Ho Chi Minh City up to the eastern provinces and down to the western provinces, and cross over the border to Cambodia is an advantage to the city. The city has the coastline of 15 km.
Climate: two distinct seasons, rainy season from May to November, average annual rainfall 1.979mm. Dry season from December to April next year. The average annual temperature of 27.55 º C, there is no winter.
Potential for tourism development
Ho Chi Minh City is now the largest tourist center of the country, attracting 70% of international visitors to Vietnam. It is because of the good infrastructure, relatively convenient traffic and abundant tourism resources. Ho Chi Minh city is also the land associated with the historical combats and revolutions of peoples for independence since the French colonialists set foot on Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh City was also the place where President Ho Chi Minh departed to foreign countries (1911) to find a way for national liberty for the country (1911).
Associated with that event, Nha Rong Port (Dragon House Port) and Ho Chi MInh Museum is a fascinating relic, attracting domestic and international tourists. Revolutionary relics, for examples Cu Chi Tunnels, system of museums, theaters, houses of culture, French architecture constructions are major Ho Chi Minh city attractions. Recently the city has invested much into a lot of tourist areas such as Thanh Da, Binh Quoi, and many entertainment and amusement areas such as Dam Sen, Ky Hoa, Suoi Tien, Dai Nam… all of which has attracted numerous tourists. If you want more Ho Chi Minh attractions to travel to, please visit Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Visitors Information. Ho Chi Minh city is conducting the restoration of historical relics, ancient buildings, museum system, traditional culture associated with festivals, garden culture, flower village culture as to develop the tourism industry of the city.
