Ho Chi Minh City is the largest city in Vietnam and is located near the Mekong Delta. it was the capital of the French colony of Cochinchina, and later of the independent state of South Vietnam from 1954 to 1975. In 1975, Saigon was merged with the surrounding province of Gia Định and renamed Hồ Chí Minh City (although the name Sài Gòn is still frequently used）

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