Regions of Vietnam
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Often, the Vietnamese government groups the various provinces into eight regions: Northwest, Northeast, Red River Delta, North Central Coast, South Central Coast, Central Highlands, Southeast, and Mekong River Delta. These regions are not always used, and alternative classifications are possible.
Northwest (Tay Bac) contains four inland provinces in the west of Vietnam's northern part. Two of them are along Vietnam's border with Laos, and one borders China.
Northeast (Dong Bac) contains eleven provinces that lie to north of the highly populated Red River lowlands. Many of these provinces are mountainous.
Red River Delta (Dong Bang Song Hong) contains the small but populous provinces based around the Red River. There are nine provinces in this region. It also includes the national capital, Hanoi, and the municipality of Haiphong — both are independent of any provincial government.
North Central Coast (Bac Trung Bo) contains six provinces in the northern half of Vietnam's narrow central part. All provinces in this region stretch from the coast in the east to Laos in the west.
South Central Coast (Nam Trung Bo) contains five coastal provinces in the southern half of Vietnam's central part. Vietnam is wider at this point than in the North Central Coast region, and so the inland areas are separate provinces. The region also includes the independent municipality of Danang.
Central Highlands (Tay Nguyen) contains the five inland provinces of south-central Vietnam. Much of this region is mountainous. While mostly inhabited by ethnic minorities, there are many Vietnamese living here.
Southeast (Dong Nam Bo) contains those parts of lowland southern Vietnam which are north of the Mekong delta. There are seven provinces, plus the municipality of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon).
Mekong River Delta (Dong Bang Song Cuu Long) is Vietnam's southernmost region, mostly containing small but populous provinces in the delta of the Mekong. There are twelve provinces, plus the municipality of Can Tho.
| Name | Capital | Population | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Vietnam (Bac Việt Nam) | |||
| Red River Delta (Dong Bang Song Hong) 1 | |||
| Bắc Ninh | Bắc Ninh | 957,700 | 804 km² |
| Ha Nam | Phu Ly | 800,400 | 849 km² |
| Ha Tay | Ha Dong | 2,432,000 | 2,192 km² |
| Hai Duong | Hai Duong | 1,670,800 | 1,648 km² |
| Hung Yen | Hung Yen | 1,091,000 | 928 km² |
| Nam Dinh | Nam Dinh | 1,916,400 | 1,637 km² |
| Ninh Binh | Ninh Binh | 891,800 | 1,382 km² |
| Thai Binh | Thai Binh | 1,814,700 | 1,542 km² |
| Vinh Phuc | Vinh Yen | 1,115,700 | 1,371 km² |
| Ha Noi (municipality) | 2,154,900 | 921 km² | |
| Hai Phong (municipality) | 1,711,100 | 1,503 km² | |
| North Central Coastal Vietnam (Bắc Trung Bộ Việt Nam) | |||
| Ha Tinh | Ha Tinh | 1,284,900 | 6,056 km² |
| Nghe An | Vinh | 2,913,600 | 16,487 km² |
| Quang Binh | Dong Hoi | 812,600 | 8,025 km² |
| Quang Tri | Dong Ha | 588,600 | 4,746 km² |
| Thanh Hoa | Thanh Hoa | 3,509,600 | 11,106 km² |
| Thua Thien-Hue | Hue | 1,078,900 | 5,009 km² |
| North Eastern Vietnam (Dong Bac Việt Nam) | |||
| Bắc Giang | Bắc Giang | 1,522,000 | 3,822 km² |
| Bắc Kạn | Bắc Kạn | 283,000 | 4,795 km² |
| Cao Bang | Cao Bang | 501,800 | 6,691 km² |
| Ha Giang | Ha Giang | 625,700 | 7,884 km² |
| Lang Son | Lang Son | 715,300 | 8,305 km² |
| Lao Cai | Lao Cai | 616,500 | 8,057 km² |
| Phu Tho | Viet Tri | 1,288,400 | 3,519 km² |
| Quang Ninh | Ha Long | 1,029,900 | 5,899 km² |
| Thai Nguyen | Thai Nguyen | 1.046.000 | 3.563 km² |
| Tuyen Quang | Tuyen Quang | 692,500 | 5,868 km² |
| Yen Bai | Yen Bai | 699,900 | 6,883 km² |
| North Western Vietnam (Tây Bắc Việt Nam) | |||
| Dien Bien | Dien Bien Phu | 440,300 | 8,544 km² |
| Hoa Binh | Hoa Binh | 774,100 | 4,663 km² |
| Lai Chau | Lai Chau | 227,600 | 7,365 km² |
| Son La | Son La | 922,200 | 14,055 km² |
| Southern Vietnam (Nam Bo Việt Nam) | |||
| Central Highlands (Tây Nguyên) | |||
| Dak Lak | Buon Ma Thuot | 1,667,000 | 13,062 km² |
| Dak Nong | Gia Nghia | 363,000 | 6,514 km² |
| Gia Lai | PleiKu | 1,048,000 | 15,496 km² |
| Kon Tum | Kon Tum | 330,700 | 9,615 km² |
| Lam Dong | Da Lat | 1,049,900 | 9,765 km² |
| South Central Coastal Vietnam (Nam Trung Bộ Việt Nam) | |||
| Binh Dinh | Qui Nhon | 1,481,000 | 6,076 km² |
| Khanh Hoa | Nha Trang | 1,066,300 | 5,197 km² |
| Phu Yen | Tuy Hoa | 811,400 | 5,045 km² |
| Quang Nam | Tam Ky | 1,402,700 | 10,408 km² |
| Quang Ngai | Quang Ngai | 1,206,400 | 5,135 km² |
| Da Nang (municipality) | 715,000 | 1,256 km² | |
| South Eastern Vietnam (Dong Nam Bo Việt Nam) | |||
| Ba Ria-Vung Tau | Vung Tau | 839,000 | 1,975 km² |
| Binh Duong | Thu Dau Mot | 768,100 | 2,696 km² |
| Binh Phuoc | Dong Xoai | 708,100 | 6,856 km² |
| Binh Thuan | Phan Thiet | 1,079,700 | 7,828 km² |
| Dong Nai | Bien Hoa | 2,067,200 | 5,895 km² |
| Ninh Thuan | Phan Rang-Thap Cham | 531,700 | 3,360 km² |
| Tay Ninh | Tay Ninh | 989,800 | 4,028 km² |
| Ho Chi Minh (municipality) | 5,378,100 | 2,095 km² | |
| Mekong River Delta (Đồng Bằng Sông Cửu Long) 2 | |||
| An Giang | Long Xuyên | 2,099,400 | 3,406 km² |
| Bạc Liêu | Bạc Liêu | 756,800 | 2,521 km² |
| Ben Tre | Ben Tre | 1,308,200 | 2,287 km² |
| Ca Mau | Ca Mau | 1,158,000 | 5,192 km² |
| Dong Thap | Cao Lanh | 1,592,600 | 3,238 km² |
| Hau Giang | Vi Thanh | 766,000 | 1,608 km² |
| Kien Giang | Rach Gia | 1,542,800 | 6,269 km² |
| Long An | Tan An | 1,384,000 | 4,492 km² |
| Soc Trang | Soc Trang | 1,213,400 | 3,223 km² |
| Tien Giang | My Tho | 1,635,700 | 2,367 km² |
| Tra Vinh | Tra Vinh | 989,000 | 2,226 km² |
| Vĩnh Long | Vĩnh Long | 1,023,400 | 1,475 km² |
| Can Tho (municipality) | 1,112,000 | 1,390 km² | |
- 1 - a.k.a. Greater Ha Noi (Hà Nội Kinh)
- 2 - a.k.a. South Western Vietnam (Tây Nam Bo Việt Nam)
