Subdivisions of Vietnam

Administrative divisions
of Vietnam
Province-level
District-level
Commune-level

Vietnam is a unitary state in South East Asian. Vietnam is officially subdivided into 3 administrative tiers:

The fourth tier or village-level also exists as hamlet (xóm, ấp) and village (làng, thôn, bản). However this is not an official tier.

Administrative subdivisions

Structural hierarchy

Level 1st 2nd 3rd
Division Type Municipality
(Thành phố trực thuộc trung ương)
Urban district
(Quận)
Ward
(Phường)
Town
(Thị xã)
Ward
(Phường)
Commune
()
Rural district
(Huyện)
Township
(Thị trấn)
Commune
()
Province
(Tỉnh)
Provincial city
(Thành phố trực thuộc tỉnh)
Ward
(Phường)
Rural commune
()
Rural district
(Huyện)
Rural commune
()
Township
(Thị trấn)
Town
(Thị xã)
Ward
(Phường)
Commune
()

Province-level

There are:

The local authority at province-level includes:

District-level

see also List of district-level subdivisions in Vietnam

The provinces are subdivided into provincial cities, towns (for urban area) and rural districts. Normally the provincial city or town is the capital of that province.

The municipalities are subdivided into rural districts and urban districts. There is no official capital of the municipality but usually the seat of local authority is located at a central urban district.

Since 2015 there are:

The rural districts can be upgraded to towns which can be upgraded to provincial cities.

The local authority at district-level includes:

Commune-level

The provincial cities and towns are subdivided into wards (for urban area) and communes (for rural area). There is no designated capital for provincial cities or towns, but usually the seat of local authority is located in a central ward.

The urban districts are subdivided into wards. The rural districts are subdivided into townships (for urban area) and communes (for rural area). There is no designated capital for urban and rural districts, but usually the seat of local authority is located in a central ward or central township

Since 2015 there are:

The communes can be upgraded to townships (in rural districts) or wards (in provincial cities or towns).

The local authority at commune-level includes:

Other subdivisions

Apart from administrative divisions, Vietnam is also divided into geographical regions, electoral divisions and military regions.

Geographical regions

Geographical regions of Vietnam

Vietnam is geographically divided into:

Electoral divisions

For electoral purpose, each province or municipality is divided into electoral units (đơn vị bầu cử) which are further divided into voting zones (khu vự bỏ phiếu). The number of electoral divisions varies from election to election and depends on the population of that province or municipality.

Since the parliamentary election in 2011, there are 183 electoral units and 89,960 voting zones.

Military regions

Military regions of Vietnam

Vietnam People's Army is organised into 8 military regions:

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