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Cities in Vietnam are identified by the government as settlements with considerable area and population that play important roles vis-a-vis politics, economy and culture. Status of cities falls into four categories: special, first class ( I ), second class ( II ), and third class ( III ).
Municipalities, Cities, & Towns in Vietnam Municipalities : red (special class), pink (class 1) Municipal cities : green (class 1), purple (class 2), brown (class 3)
Currently, Vietnam has two cities classified as special urban areas by the government: Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. To support the authorities of these two cities in fulfilling their functions as special urban areas, the government allows Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to benefit from certain specific financial and budgetary mechanisms.
On the first tier, Vietnam is divided into 57 provinces (Vietnamese: tỉnh) and 6 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 a province.
Rank Name Province Pop. Rank Name Province Pop. Ho Chi Minh City Hanoi: 1: Ho Chi Minh City: Municipality: 8,993,082: 11: Vinh: Nghệ An: 473,275 Haiphong Cần Thơ: 2
image = Ho Chi Minh City location map.svg The default map image, without "Image:" or "File:" top = 11.225 Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees; bottom = 10.25 Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees; left = 106.345 Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees; right = 107.035 Longitude at right edge of map, in decimal ...
Map of Vietnam. This is a list of places in Vietnam which have standing links to local communities in other countries known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).
Provinces are subdivided into district-level cities (provincial cities), towns, and rural districts. Currently, all provinces have their capitals in a district-level city, although some were previously towns. As of 1 September 2024, there are 704 second-tier units. [2]