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Provincial city (Vietnam)

Type of second-level subdivision of Vietnam

A provincial city () is a former type of second-level subdivision of Vietnam. It has equal status along with urban districts, districts, municipal cities, and towns. Also by virtue of Decree No. 42/2009/ND-CP, provincial cities were officially classified into Class-1, Class-2 or Class-3.

The cities can only subordinate to provinces as a second-tier unit. At the third tier, provincial cities were divided into wards and communes, the latter of which apply to the more suburban parts.

Provincial cities were abolished in 2025 along with other district-level subdivisions.

Facts

Cities are usually provincial urban and administrative centers. Some cities also was appointed provincial economic centers and the culture center of a region (between provinces). There might still agricultural population in the suburban of provincial cities (desakota model). Provincial cities are divided into wards (within the inner city) and communes (within the suburban). Cities are equal level with counties, urban districts or towns, but larger and more important. At the time of 2020, seven cities: Bắc Ninh, Dĩ An, Đông Hà, Huế (Provincial city), Sóc Trăng, Thủ Dầu Một and Vĩnh Long, do not have any rural commune, that means those cities are fully urbanized.

List of provincial cities

References

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