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Gia Định Province is former province of South Vietnam surrounding Saigon.
Gia Định Province was created in 1832. In December 1889 it was split to 4 smaller provinces, Gia Định, Chợ Lớn, Tân An and Tây Ninh. In 1957 it contained 6 districts, Gò Vấp, Tân Bình, Hóc Môn, Thủ Đức, Nhà Bè and Bình Chánh. In 1970 Quảng Xuyên and Cần Giờ districts were added.
In February 1976 parts of Biên Hoà, Bình Dương and Hậu Nghĩa provinces were annexed to Gia Định and it was renamed to Sài Gòn-Gia Định. On July 2, 1976 it was renamed to Ho Chi Minh City.
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