1. Population: 4,582,230

2. Geographical features:

• Total area: 2,090 square km
• Situated is 50 km from the coast, HCMC is adjacent to the Eastern sea to the south, Tay Ninh province to the north, Long An province to the west, Binh Duong and Dong Nai province to the east. Saigon has a dense system of rivers and canals, very convenient for transportation and irrigation. Its climate is hot and affected by monsoon.

3. Ethnic groups: 36

• Kinh: 3,479,104 people
• Kh'mer: 3,098 people
• Nung: 592 people
• Thai: 257 people
• H'mong: 15 people
• Gia Rai: 22 people
• Ede: 41 people
• Sudang: 5 people
• Coho: 17 people
• Hre: 5 people
• Stieng: 5 people
• Mnang: 5 people
• Gie Trieng: 1 people
• Co: 2 people
• Khang 1 people
• Chu: 2 people
• Phu La: 9 people
• Chut: 1 people
• Brau: 3 people

• Khong xav dinh": 549 people
• Hoa: 433,551 people
• Cham: 3,636 people
• Tay: 726 people
• Muong: 157 people
• Dao: 8 people
• Ngai: 8 people
• Ba Na: 7 people
• San Chay: 10 people
• San Diu: 6 people
• Raglai: 4 people
• Tho: 29 people
• Giay: 6 people
• Ma: 1 people
• Choro: 19 people
• Sinhnum: 2 people
• Lao: 14 people
• Lahu: 2 people
• Sila: 1 people
• Foreigner: 2,923 people

4. Religions:

• Catholicism: 500,000 believers.
• Buddhism: 1,100,000 believers.
• Caodaism: 55,000 believers.
• Protestantism: 40,000 believers.

• 5. Cultural institution:
• Classified relics (as of 7/5/1997): 35
• Historical relics:21
• Cultural relics: 13
• Historical and cultural relic: 1
• Special relics:
  - Unification Palace

6. Scenic spot:

• People's Committee
• Notre Dame Cathedral - Communes of Paris Square
• General Post Office
• Vinh Nghiem Pagoda
• Giac Vien Pagoda
• The Zoo (Thao Cam Vien)

• Go Pagoda (Phung Son Pagoda)
• Ong Pagoda (Nghia An Hoi Quan)
• Ba pagoda (Tue Thanh Hoi Quan)
• Ben Duoc Memorial - Cu Chi.
• Dam Sen Entertainment Park
• Binh Quoi Entertainment Park
• Suoi Tien Entertainment Park.

7.Festivals:

• Dong Da Victory Festival: on the fifth of the first moon of the lunar calendar.
• Hai Ba Trung Festival: March 8th
• Hung Vuong Anniversary : on the tenth of the third moon of the lunar calendar.
• Nghinh Ong festival (Can Gio district): on the sixteenth of the eighth moon of the lunar calendar.
• Kate Tet of Cham people: on the twenty ninth of the eighth moon of lunar calendar.
• Tran Hung Dao ceremony: In the tenth of the twelfth moon of the lunar calendar.