Municipalities of Vietnam

On the first tier, Vietnam is divided into 58 provinces (Vietnamese: tỉnh) and 5 municipalities (Vietnamese: thành phố trực thuộc trung ương). Municipalities are the highest-ranked cities in Vietnam.[1] Municipalities are centrally-controlled cities and have special status equal to the province.

Administrative Units
of Vietnam
First-level
Second-level
Third-level
Fourth-level (unofficial)
  • Neighborhood (khu phố)
  • Hamlet (xóm, ấp)
  • Village (làng, thôn, bản)
Map of Centrally governed cities in Vietnam

The municipalities are divided into urban districts (quận), municipal cities (thành phố thuộc thành phố trực thuộc trung ương), towns (thị xã) and rural districts (huyện) as the second-tier units. At the third tier, urban districts are divided into wards (phường), towns are divided into wards (phường) and communes (xã), while rural districts are divided into townships (thị trấn) and communes (xã).

Politics of Vietnam
Ideology
Constitution
  • History
    • 1946
    • 1959
    • 1980
    • 1992
    • 2013
Communist Party
Legislative
  • Provincial People's Councils
Presidency
Executive
Fatherland Front
Military
Foreign relations
See also
 Vietnam portal

Current municipalities
Municipalities of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Municipality Type Administrative Region Population
(2019)		 Density
(/km2)		 Area
(km2)		 Divisions
Hanoi Special Class Red River Delta 8,053,663 2,300 3,344.7 List
Ho Chi Minh City Special Class Southeast 8,993,082 4,100 2,095 List
Cần Thơ First Class Mekong Delta 1,235,171 890 1,389.6 List
Da Nang First Class South Central Coast 1,134,310 1,200 1,256 List
Haiphong First Class Red River Delta 2,028,514 1,500 1,507.57 List

See also

References
  1. ISO 3166-2:VN
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