Gia Định (嘉定) was a province of South Vietnam surrounding Sài Gòn . It was one of the country's main industrial centers.
3-497: Gia Định was created in 1832 and split to four smaller provinces in December 1889: Gia Định, Chợ Lớn , Tân An and Tây Ninh . In 1957 Gia Định contained 6 districts, Gò Vấp , Tân Bình , Hóc Môn , Thủ Đức , Nhà Bè and Bình Chánh . In 1970, the districts of Quảng Xuyên and Cần Giờ were added. In February 1976, parts of the provinces of Biên Hòa , Bình Dương , Đô Thành Sài Gòn and Hậu Nghĩa were annexed to Gia Định and it
6-557: Was former province of South Vietnam . It was established in December 1899 when Gia Định province was split to four smaller provinces. In 1901 its population was 184,151, 1916 census was 212,536, and February 15, 1920, census was 205,657. In 1940 it had 4 districts: Đức Hòa , Cần Giuộc , Cần Đước and Trung Quận . On June 27, 1951, it was merged with Bà Rịa province to form Chợ Lớn-Bà Rịa province . Later Cần Giuộc , Bến Lức and Đức Hòa districts were merged to Long An province . Bình Chánh District (formerly known as Trung Quận)
9-510: Was renamed to Sài Gòn-Gia Định. However, on July 2, 1976, it was renamed Hồ Chí Minh City by the Vietnamese communists government. Former governors of the province include Nguyễn Văn Thành . This article about a location in Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ch%E1%BB%A3 L%E1%BB%9Bn Province Chợ Lớn ( listen )
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