<page_title> Ho Chi Minh City </page_title> <section_title> City government </section_title> <table> <cell> 5,140,412 <col_header> List of HCMC administrative unitsvte </col_header> <col_header> Population as of census 1 October 2004 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 976,839 <col_header> List of HCMC administrative unitsvte </col_header> <col_header> Population as of census 1 October 2004 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 6,117,251 <col_header> List of HCMC administrative unitsvte </col_header> <col_header> Population as of census 1 October 2004 </col_header> </cell> </table>
The population of Ho Chi Minh City as of the 1 October 2004 census was 6,117,251 (of which 19 districts had 5,140,412 residents and 5 suburban districts had 976,839 inhabitants).