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Hồ Chí Minh City People’s Committee
Ủy ban Nhân dân Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh
 Street address: 86 Lê Thánh Tôn, Phường Bến Nghé, Quận 1, Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh, Việt Nam
Telephone: 84 (0) 8 829 1054-5, 84 (0) 8 829 6052
Fax: 84 (0) 8 829 5675, 84 (0) 8 829 6988
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.hochiminhcity.gov.vn
Contact: Nguyễn Minh Triết Provincial Party Secretary
Telephone: 84 (0) 8 829 6948)
Contact: Lê Thanh Hải Chairperson of the People's Committee
Telephone: 84 (0) 8 829 1117
Contact: Nguyễn Thành Tài Deputy Chairperson of the People's Committee (with responsibility for culture)
Telephone: 84 (0) 8 829 8064, 84 (0) 90 380 8849 (mobile)
The key arm of municipal government in Hồ Chí Minh City, the country’s largest city and one of five major municipalities which enjoy provincial status yet fall under the direct control of central government. Hồ Chí Minh City has a total area of 2,020 square kilometres and a population of just over 5 million people (1999). It incorporates 19 urban districts (quận) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Phú Nhuận, Tân Bình, Bình Thạnh, Bình Tân, Tân Phú, Gò Vấp and Thủ Đức - and five rural districts (huyện) - Hóc Môn, Củ Chi, Bình Chánh, Nhà Bè and Cần Giờ. The People's Committee has an annual budget of VNĐ3 billion (cUS$190,000) to support artistic and literary activities and presents biennial prizes for excellence in various artistic fields.
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