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How many cities does Vietnam have?

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There are 3 types of cities in the whole country: cities directly under the Central Government, cities under cities and cities directly under provinces.

According to statistics from the list of administrative units of the General Statistics Office, the country currently has 85 cities, including: 5 cities directly under the Central Government: Hanoi, Hai Phong, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho; 1 city under the Central Government is Thu Duc City of Ho Chi Minh City; the rest are 79 cities under 58 provinces. Photo: Quynh Danh. Da Nang is currently the only centrally run city without a town. The whole city has 6 districts: Cam Le, Hai Chau, Lien Chieu, Ngu Hanh Son, Son Tra, Thanh Khe; and two districts: Hoa Vang and Hoang Sa. In which, districts only have wards, Hoa Vang district only have communes. Photo: Tuan Le. Quang Ninh is the leading land in the northeast of the country. This province currently has 4 cities directly under the province, the largest in the country, including: Ha Long, Mong Cai, Uong Bi and Cam Pha. In addition, Quang Ninh also has 2 towns: Dong Trieu, Quang Yen; and 7 districts: Ba Che, Binh Lieu, Co To, Dam Ha, Hai Ha, Tien Yen, Van Don. Photo: Huynh Van Truyen. Binh Duong, Dong Thap and Kien Giang are currently provinces with 3 cities. Binh Duong has cities: Thu Dau Mot, Thuan An, and Di An. Dong Thap has cities: Cao Lanh, Sa Dec, and Hong Ngu. Kien Giang has cities: Rach Gia, Ha Tien, Phu Quoc. Photo: Quynh Danh. Lam Dong is the only province in the Central Highlands with 2 cities: Da Lat and Bao Loc. In addition, this locality also has 10 districts: Bao Lam, Cat Tien, Di Linh, Da Huoai, Da Teh, Dam Rong, Don Duong, Duc Trong, Lam Ha and Lac Duong. Photo: Tonkin. Located in Ninh Thuan province, Phan Rang – Thap Cham city is the city with the longest name in Vietnam, with 4 words and 16 letters. Historically, the land of Phan Rang – Thap Cham has undergone many times of division, re-establishment, change of place names and administrative boundaries. There were periods when Phan Rang and Thap Cham were separate administrative units. According to Ninh Thuan Urban Portal, the combined place Phan Rang – Thap Cham was officially born in 1948, set by the revolutionary government. Photo: Huong Nguyen. Hue is currently a city directly under Thua Thien – Hue province. Hue ancient capital is often promoted as “one destination – 5 heritages”, attracting a large number of domestic and foreign tourists. According to Hue Monuments Conservation Center, 5 heritages of 3 different types have been honored by UNESCO associated with Hue: Complex of Hue Monuments (1993 – tangible heritage), Nha Nhac – Music Vietnamese court music (2003 – intangible heritage), Woodblocks of the Nguyen Dynasty (2009 – documentary heritage), Chau Ban of Nguyen Dynasty (2014 – documentary heritage), and Poetry on Hue royal architecture (2016 – documentary heritage). Photo: Ta Xuan Huong. The beauty of the only island city in Vietnam, Phu Quoc (Kien Giang), with an area of ​​​​about 56,700 hectares, is a destination attracting domestic and foreign tourists. The island city has white sand beaches, clear sea water and developed tourism services.

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