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Regions of Vietnam Topographic map of Vietnam. Vietnam is located on the eastern margin of the Indochinese peninsula and occupies about 331,211.6 square kilometres (127,881.5 sq mi), of which about 25% was under cultivation in 1987. It borders the Gulf of Tonkin, Gulf of Thailand, and Pacific Ocean, along with China, Laos, and Cambodia.
Municipalities, Cities, & Towns in Vietnam Municipalities: red (special class), pink (class 1) Municipal cities: green (class 1) Provincial cities: dark blue (class 1), cyan (class 2), light blue (class 3) Provincial towns: orange (class 3), yellow (class 4)
The Vietnamese government often groups the various provinces and municipalities into three regions: Northern Vietnam, Central Vietnam, and Southern Vietnam.These regions can be further subdivided into eight subregions: Northeast Vietnam, Northwest Vietnam, the Red River Delta, the North Central Coast, the South Central Coast, the Central Highlands, Southeast Vietnam, and the Mekong River Delta.
Municipalities are subdivided into district-level cities (municipal cities), urban districts, towns, and rural districts. There is no official capital or seat of the municipality but local authority headquarters are usually located in one or more central urban districts.
An enlargeable topographic map of Vietnam. Geography of Vietnam. Vietnam is: a country; Location: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Eurasia Asia Southeast Asia Indochina; Time zone: UTC+07; Extreme points of Vietnam High: Fan Si Pan 3,143 m (10,312 ft) Low: South China Sea 0 m; Land boundaries: 4,639 km Laos 2,130 km China 1,281 km
The provinces of Vietnam are subdivided into second-level administrative units, namely districts (Vietnamese: huyện), provincial cities (thành phố trực thuộc tỉnh), and district-level towns (thị xã).
The urban areas (cities and towns) in the district-level are classified into 5 classes (from 1st to 2nd class urban area is recognized by Prime Minister of Vietnam, 3rd to 4th class is recognized by Ministry of Construction (Vietnam), 5th class is recognized by provincial-class People's Committee).
Municipalities are the highest-ranked cities in Vietnam. [1] Municipalities are centrally-controlled cities and have special status equal to that of the provinces. The provinces are divided into provincial cities ( thành phố thuộc tỉnh ), municipal cities ( thành phố trực thuộc thành phố trung ương ), towns/borough ( thị ...