Province of Gia Định

Gia Định (嘉定) was a province of South Vietnam surrounding Sài Gòn.

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 was renamed to Sài Gòn-Gia Định.

After the capture of Saigon on 30 April 1975, the province of Gia Định (initially without the estuary) and other areas of neighboring provinces (in particular the district of Củ Chi) were united with the city of Saigon in May.

This in turn was renamed Ho Chi Minh City (thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) on 2 July 1976.Former governors of the province include Nguyễn Văn Thành.

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