List of regions of Vietnam
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 (Tây Bắc) 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 (Đông Bắc) contains eleven provinces that lie to north of the highly populated Red River lowlands. Many of these provinces are mountainous.
Red River Delta (Đồng Bằng Sông Hồng) contains the small but populous provinces along the mouth of 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 (Bắc Trung Bộ) 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 Bộ) contains seven coastal provinces and a municipality Da Nang 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.
Central Highlands (Tây Nguyên) contains the five inland provinces of south-central Vietnam. Almost of this region is mountainous. While mostly inhabited by ethnic minorities, there are many Vietnamese living here.
Southeast (Đông Nam Bộ) contains those parts of lowland southern Vietnam which are north of the Mekong delta. There are five provinces, plus the municipality of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon).
Mekong River Delta (Đồng bằng Sông Cửu 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 Cần Thơ.
| Name | Capital | Population | Area km² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Vietnam (Bac Việt Nam) | |||
| Red River Delta (Đồng Bằng Sông Hồng) 1 | |||
| Bắc Ninh | Bắc Ninh | 957,700 | 804 |
| Hà Nam | Phủ Lý | 800,400 | 849 |
| Hà Tây | Hà Đông | 2,432,000 | 2,192 |
| Hải Dương | Hải Dương | 1,670,800 | 1,648 |
| Hưng Yên | Hưng Yên | 1,091,000 | 928 |
| Nam Định | Nam Định | 1,916,400 | 1,637 |
| Ninh Bình | Ninh Bình | 891,800 | 1,382 |
| Thái Bình | Thái Bình | 1,814,700 | 1,542 |
| Vĩnh Phúc | Vĩnh Yên | 1,115,700 | 1,371 |
| Ha Noi (municipality) | 2,154,900 | 921 | |
| Hai Phong (municipality) | 1,711,100 | 1,503 | |
| North Central Coastal Vietnam (Bắc Trung Bộ Việt Nam) | |||
| Hà Tĩnh | Hà Tĩnh | 1,284,900 | 6,056 |
| Nghệ An | Vinh | 2,913,600 | 16,487 |
| Quảng Bình | Đồng Hới | 812,600 | 8,025 |
| Quảng Trị | Đông Hà | 588,600 | 4,746 |
| Thanh Hóa | Thanh Hóa | 3,509,600 | 11,106 |
| Thừa Thiên-Huế | Huế | 1,078,900 | 5,009 |
| North Eastern Vietnam (Đông Bắc Việt Nam) | |||
| Bắc Giang | Bắc Giang | 1,522,000 | 3,822 |
| Bắc Kạn | Bắc Kạn | 283,000 | 4,795 |
| Cao Bằng | Cao Bằng | 501,800 | 6,691 |
| Hà Giang | Hà Giang | 625,700 | 7,884 |
| Lạng Sơn | Lạng Sơn | 715,300 | 8,305 |
| Lào Cai | Lào Cai | 616,500 | 8,057 |
| Phú Thọ | Việt Trì | 1,288,400 | 3,519 |
| Quảng Ninh | Hạ Long | 1,029,900 | 5,899 |
| Thái Nguyên | Thái Nguyên | 1,046,000 | 3.563 |
| Tuyên Quang | Tuyên Quang | 692,500 | 5,868 |
| Yên Bái | Yên Bái | 699,900 | 6,883 |
| North Western Vietnam (Tây Bắc Việt Nam) | |||
| Điện Biên | Điện Biên Phủ | 440,300 | 8,544 |
| Hòa Bình | Hòa Bình | 774,100 | 4,663 |
| Lai Châu | Lai Châu | 227,600 | 7,365 |
| Sơn La | Sơn La | 922,200 | 14,055 |
| Southern Vietnam (Nam Bo Việt Nam) | |||
| Central Highlands (Tây Nguyên) | |||
| Đắk Lắk | Buôn Ma Thuột | 1,667,000 | 13,062 |
| Đắk Nông | Gia Nghĩa | 363,000 | 6,514 |
| Gia Lai | Pleiku | 1,048,000 | 15,496 |
| Kon Tum | Kon Tum | 330,700 | 9,615 |
| Lâm Đồng | Da Lat | 1,049,900 | 9,765 |
| South Central Coastal Vietnam (Nam Trung Bộ Việt Nam) | |||
| Bình Định | Qui Nhơn | 1,481,000 | 6,076 |
| Khánh Hòa | Nha Trang | 1,066,300 | 5,197 |
| Phú Yên | Tuy Hòa | 811,400 | 5,045 |
| Quảng Nam | Tam Kỳ | 1,402,700 | 10,408 |
| Quảng Ngãi | Quảng Ngãi | 1,206,400 | 5,135 |
| Bình Thuận | Phan Thiết | 1,079,700 | 7,828 |
| Ninh Thuận | Phan Rang–Tháp Chàm | 531,700 | 3,360 |
| Da Nang (municipality) | 715,000 | 1,256 | |
| South Eastern Vietnam (Đông Nam Bộ Việt Nam) | |||
| Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu | Vũng Tàu | 839,000 | 1,975 |
| Bình Dương | Thủ Dầu Một | 768,100 | 2,696 |
| Bình Phước | Đồng Xoài | 708,100 | 6,856 |
| Đồng Nai | Biên Hòa | 2,067,200 | 5,895 |
| Tây Ninh | Tây Ninh | 989,800 | 4,028 |
| Ho Chi Minh (municipality) | 5,378,100 | 2,095 | |
| Mekong River Delta (Đồng Bằng Sông Cửu Long) 2 | |||
| An Giang | Long Xuyên | 2,099,400 | 3,406 |
| Bạc Liêu | Bạc Liêu | 756,800 | 2,521 |
| Bến Tre | Bến Tre | 1,308,200 | 2,287 |
| Cà Mau | Cà Mau | 1,158,000 | 5,192 |
| Đồng Tháp | Cao Lãnh | 1,592,600 | 3,238 |
| Hậu Giang | Vị Thanh | 766,000 | 1,608 |
| Kiên Giang | Rạch Giá | 1,542,800 | 6,269 |
| Long An | Tân An | 1,384,000 | 4,492 |
| Sóc Trăng | Sóc Trăng | 1,213,400 | 3,223 |
| Tiền Giang | Mỹ Tho | 1,635,700 | 2,367 |
| Trà Vinh | Trà Vinh | 989,000 | 2,226 |
| Vĩnh Long | Vĩnh Long | 1,023,400 | 1,475 |
| Cần Thơ (municipality) | 1,112,000 | 1,390 | |
- 1 - a.k.a. Greater Ha Noi (Hà Nội Kinh)
- 2 - a.k.a. South Western Vietnam (Tây Nam Bo Việt Nam)