Ho Chi Minh city topography

Ho Chi Minh city belongs to a transitional region between the southeastern and Mekong Delta regions ( Mekong delta Travel ). The general topography is that HCM City terrain gets lower from north to south and from east to west. There are three types of terrain.

The high terrain lies in the northern-northeastern area and part of the northwestern area encompassing northern Cu Chi ( Cu Chi Tunnels tour ), northeastern Thu Duc and District 9. This is the bending terrain with average height of 10-25 meters. Long Binh Hill in District 9 is the highest at 32 meters.

The depression terrain lies in the southern-southwestern and southeastern part encompassing districts 9, 8, 7, Binh Chanh, Nha Be and Can Gio. The area’s height is in the range of 0.5 to 2 meters.

The medium-height terrain lies in the middle of the city, encompassing most old residential areas, part of districts 2 and Thu Duc, and the whole of districts 12 and Hoc Mon. The area’s height is 5-10 meters.

In general, the topography of HCM City is not complicated but fairly diverse and therefore has good conditions for multi-faceted development.

Ho Chi Minh city geography

Ho Chi Minh city has an area of approximately 2,094 square kilometers. It is located from 10 10’-10 38’ North and 106o2’-106o54’ East. The city has Binh Duong Province in the north, Tay Ninh Province in the northwest, Dong Nai Province in the east and northeast, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province ( Vung Tau Travel )in the southeast, and Long An ( Long An Travel )and Tien Giang provinces ( Tien Giang Travel )in the west and southwest.

HCM City is 1,730km from Hanoi ( Hanoi Travel )by land and is at the crossroads of international maritime routes. It is also at the center of Southeast Asia( Southeast Asia Travel ). The city center is 50km from the East Sea in a straight line. It is a transport hub of the southern region and a gateway to the world, having the largest port system and airport in Vietnam. Saigon Port can handle 10 million tons of cargo a year. Tan Son Nhat International Airport, 7km from the city center, has tens of international routes.