Southern Vietnam

Southern Vietnam (Vietnamese: Miền Nam) is one of the three geographical regions within Vietnam.

Administration

Southern Vietnam includes 2 administrative regions, which in turn comprises 19 First Tier units.

Southern Vietnam
Administrative Region	First Tier Administrative Units	Area (km²)	Population (2015)^[1]	Population Density (people/ km²)	Notes
Southeast (Đông Nam Bộ, Miền Đông)	Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Bình Dương Bình Phước Đồng Nai Sài Gòn City ^† Tây Ninh	23,590.70	16,127,800	683.65	contains those parts of lowland southern Vietnam which are north of the Mekong delta. Two provinces border Cambodia.
Mekong River Delta (Đồng Bằng Sông Cửu Long) or Southwest (Tây Nam Bộ, Miền Tây)	An Giang Bến Tre Bạc Liêu Cà Mau Cần Thơ ^† Đồng Tháp Hậu Giang Kiên Giang Long An Sóc Trăng Tiền Giang Trà Vinh Vĩnh Long	40,576.00	17,590,400	434.00	is Vietnam's southernmost region, mostly containing small but populous provinces in the delta of the Mekong. It is sometimes referred to as the Southwest region (Tây Nam Bộ). Four provinces border Cambodia.

^† Municipality (thành phố trực thuộc trung ương)

Of all 19 First Tier units, 2 are municipalities and 17 are provinces.

^ General Statistics Office (2017): Statistical Yearbook of Vietnam 2015. Statistical Publishing House, Hanoi