District 1, Ho Chi Minh City

The municipality 1 ( Vietnamese: Quan 1) is an urban district of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Covering an area of ​​7.71 square kilometers of here 226 569 people ( as of 2006).

City District 1 is the financial, educational, cultural, administrative, political, commercial center of this city. There are numerous government offices and embassies.

The district was planned during the period of French Indochina by French architects. Important buildings are:

• Notre Dame
• Saigon Opera House
• Association Palace

• Ho Chi Minh City