Municipalities of Vietnam

On the first tier, Vietnam is divided into 28 provinces and 6 municipalities (or centrally-run cities; Vietnamese: thành phố trực thuộc trung ương, lit. 'city under direct central control'). Municipalities are the highest-ranked classification of subdivisions in Vietnam and are mechanically at the same level as provinces, while being considered more populous and developed in nature. The municipalities are divided into wards and communes, with the former being urban areas while the latter being rural. Some Vietnamese municipalities have special zones, which are basically island divisions.

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