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Introduction

Ho Chi Minh City, city in southern Vietnam, located on the Sai Gon River, just northeast of the Mekong River Delta. It is Vietnam’s major port and an important commercial and industrial center. The city has an almost uniformly hot and humid climate, with average high temperatures ranging from 32° C (89° F) in January to 31° F (88° F) in July. A dry season lasts from November to April, and a wet season from May to October. Annual rainfall is 1,860 mm (73 in). The city is named after the revolutionary leader and North Vietnamese president Ho Chi Minh.