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.

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 (), while rural districts are divided into townships (thị trấn) and communes ().

Current municipalities

Municipalities of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Municipality

(English name)

Vietnamese name Type Administrative Region Population
(2019)
Density
(/km2)
Area
(km2)
Divisions
Hanoi Hà Nội Special Class Red River Delta 8,053,663 2,300 3,344.7 List
Ho Chi Minh City Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh Special Class Southeast 8,993,082 4,100 2,095 List
Cantho Cần Thơ First Class Mekong Delta 1,235,171 890 1,389.6 List
Danang Đà Nẵng First Class South Central Coast 1,134,310 1,200 1,256 List
Haiphong Hải Phòng First Class Red River Delta 2,028,514 1,500 1,507.57 List

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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