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

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.

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).

Current municipalities

Municipalities of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Municipality Vietnamese name Class Region Established Population
(2019 census)		 Population density Area
(km2)		 Divisions
HanoiHà NộiSpecialRed River Delta19458,053,6632,3003,344.7List
Ho Chi Minh CityThành phố Hồ Chí MinhSpecialSoutheast19558,993,0824,1002,095List
Cần ThơCần ThơIMekong Delta20031,235,1718901,389.6List
Da NangĐà NẵngISouth Central Coast19971,134,3101,2001,256List
HaiphongHải PhòngIRed River Delta19552,028,5141,5001,507.57List

Future municipalities

See also

References

  1. ↑ ISO 3166-2:VN
  2. ↑ Nguyễn, Thuấn (2023-03-03). "Tỉnh Thừa Thiên Huế sẽ mang tên gì khi là thành phố trực thuộc Trung ương?". Nhịp sống kinh tế Việt Nam & Thế giới (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  3. ↑ Bùi, Toàn. "Khánh Hòa được định hướng là thành phố trực thuộc Trung ương". VnExpress (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2023-04-09.
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