LocationSituated on the Saigon River in southern Vietnam.
Dialling code84.
Time zoneGMT + 7.
Electricity220 volts AC, 50Hz; round two-pin plugs are standard.
Average January temperatures27°C (81°F).
Average July temperatures29°C (84°F).
Annual rainfall1,983mm (78 inches).
Cost of Living:Both US Dollars and Vietnamese Dong can be used in most places in Ho Chi Minh City.
1,000 Vietnamese Dong (VND1,000) =
£0.03; US$0.06; C$0.07; A$0.08; €0.05
Currency conversion rates as of April 2007Special Events:Tet (New Year), the most important festival of the year, Jan/Feb according to lunar calendar, throughout the city
International Women’s Day, parades and celebration by women, 8 Mar, throughout the city
Liberation Day, celebrations, 30 Apr, throughout the city
International Labor Day, following Liberation Day this gives citizens a two-day holiday, 1 May, throughout the city
Ho Chi Minh’s Birthday, national holiday to celebrate the birthday of the former president, 19 May, throughout the city
National Day, celebrating the Declaration of Independence in 1945 of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (also anniversary of the death of Ho Chi Minh), 2 Sep, throughout the city
Mid-Autumn Festival, general festivities including children’s processions with lanterns, celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, Oct, throughout the city
Christmas Day, celebrated by the small Christian community but increasingly seen as a party period by other, 25 Dec, throughout the city
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