Provinces of Vietnam
| Provinces and municipalities of Vietnam Tỉnh và thành phố trực thuộc trung ương Việt Nam (Vietnamese) | |
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| Category | Unitary state |
| Location | Vietnam |
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| Number | 28 provinces 6 municipalities (as of 2025) |
| Populations | 512,601 (Lai Châu) –14,002,598 (Ho Chi Minh City) |
| Areas | 2,514.81 km2 (970.97 sq mi) (Hưng Yên) – 24,233.07 km2 (9,356.44 sq mi) (Lâm Đồng) |
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Vietnam is divided into 34 first-level subdivisions, comprising 28 provinces (tỉnh) and six municipalities under the command of the central government (Vietnamese: thành phố trực thuộc trung ương).
Municipalities are the highest-ranked cities in Vietnam. Municipalities are centrally-controlled cities and have special status equal to that of the provinces.
The provinces and municipalities are divided into communes (xã), wards (phường) and special administrative regions (đặc khu) as the second-tier units.