Vietnam is divided into 59 provinces (known in Vietnamese as tỉnh, from the Chinese 省, shěng). There are also 5 centrally-controlled municipalities existing at the same level as provinces (thành phố trực thuộc trung ương). Image File history File links Size of this preview: 360 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (428 × 713 pixel, file size: 29 KB, MIME type: image/png)Edited from the old file File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ...

The provinces are further subdivided in districts or counties (huyện, 縣) and in communes (xã, 社).

Government

Vietnamese provinces are, at least in theory, controlled by a People's Council, elected by the inhabitants. The People's Council appoints a People's Committee, which acts as the executive arm of the provincial government. This arrangement is a somewhat simplified version of the situation in Vietnam's national government. Provincial governments are expected to be subordinate to the central government. Politics of Vietnam takes place in a framework of a single-party socialist republic. ...

People's Council

Each People's Council has a Standing Committee made up of the Chairperson and his/her deputies, who are elected from among the representatives in the People's Council. The Standing Committee has a number of functions, including representing the People's Council when it is not in session. There are also a number of other committees established to deal with specific issues. All provinces have an Economic and Budgetary Committee, a Social and Cultural Committee, and a Legal Committee. If a province has many inhabitants who are not ethnically Vietnamese, there will probably be a Committee for Ethnic Affairs as well.

Citizens are eligible to vote in People's Council elections from when they are aged eighteen, but cannot stand for election until they are aged twenty-one. To become a candidate, one can either nominate oneself or be selected by the Fatherland Front. Nominated candidates are then voted on at "voters' conferences", which are organized by the Fatherland Front. Attendees determine, sometimes by secret balot and sometimes by a show of hands, whether candidates meet the criteria set down by the People's Council. Candidates who the conference does not "express trust" in cannot stand for election. The Vietnamese Fatherland Front (Vietnamese: Mặt Trận Tổ Quốc Việt Nam) is an umbrella group of pro-government mass movements in Vietnam, and has close links to the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Vietnamese government. ...

The number of candidates elected per voting district is between one and three. There must be more candidates standing in each district than there are seats to be filled.

People's Committee

The People's Committee is, as mentioned previously, the executive arm of a provincial government, and is responsible for formulating and implementing policy. It may be thought of as the equivalent of a cabinet. The People's Committee will have a President and a Vice-President, and between nine or eleven ordinary members. A cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ...

List and statistics

The most populous top-level administrative unit in Vietnam is Hồ Chí Minh City, one of the five municipalities. It has over five million people living within its official boundaries. The second most populous administrative unit, and the most populous province, is Thanh Hóa, with over three and a half million people. The least populous is Lai Châu, a mountainous province in the remote northwest. Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnamese: Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) is the largest city in Vietnam and is located near the Mekong River delta. ... Thanh Hóa is a province in the North Central Coast of Vietnam. ... Lai-Chau (Vietnamese: Lai Châu) is a province in northwest Vietnam. ...

In terms of land area, the largest province is Nghệ An, which runs from the city of Vinh up the wide Song Ca valley. The smallest is Bắc Ninh, located in the populous Red River Delta. Nghệ An   is the largest province in the North Central Coast of Vietnam. ... Location of Vinh Vinh is a city in Vietnam. ... Tỉnh Bắc Ninh Geography Capital: Bac Ninh Region: Northeast Area: 804 km² Districts: 7 People Population: 971,300 Ethnicities: Viet, Tay, Nung, Muong Government Council Chairperson: Nguyen The Thao Committee Chairperson: Nguyen The Thao Map Vietnamese, Bắc Ninh) is a Province of Vietnam. ... Flowing from China through Vietnam to the South China Sea, the Red River (Vietnamese Sông Hồng, Chinese Hónghé) is also known as the Yuan Jiang (元江, pinyin yuan2jiang1), which means Primary River. ...

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Regions

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. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

Northwest (Tay Bac) 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. Tây Bắc (English Northeast) is one of the regions of Vietnam. ... Tây Bắc (English Northeast) is one of the regions of Vietnam. ...

Northeast (Dong Bac) contains eleven provinces that lie to north of the highly populated Red River lowlands. Many of these provinces are mountainous. Dong Bac is a regional subdivision of Vietnam. ... Dong Bac is a regional subdivision of Vietnam. ...

Red River Delta (Dong Bang Song Hong) contains the small but populous provinces based around 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. The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The Red River delta (Vietnamese: Đồng Bằng Sông Hồng) is the flat plain formed by the Red River and its distributaries joining in the Thai Binh River in northern Vietnam. ... Flowing from China through Vietnam to the South China Sea, the Red River (Vietnamese Sông Hồng, Chinese Hónghé) is also known as the Yuan Jiang (元江, pinyin yuan2jiang1), which means Primary River. ... Hanoi (Vietnamese: Hà Ná»™i, Hán Tá»±: 河内)  , estimated population 3,145,300 (2005), is the capital of Vietnam. ... Haiphong (Vietnamese: Hải Phòng, Chinese 海防, HÇŽifáng) is the third most populous city in Vietnam. ...

North Central Coast (Bac Trung Bo) 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. Bắc Trung Bộ (English North Central Coast) is one of the regions of Vietnam. ... Bắc Trung Bộ (English North Central Coast) is one of the regions of Vietnam. ...

South Central Coast (Nam Trung Bo) contains five coastal provinces 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. The region also includes the independent municipality of Danang. Nam Trung Bộ (English South Central Coast) is one of the regions of Vietnam. ... Nam Trung Bộ (English South Central Coast) is one of the regions of Vietnam. ... Da Nang (in Vietnamese: Quốc Ngữ Đà Nẵng) is a major port city in the South Central Coast of Vietnam, on the coast of the South China Sea. ...

Central Highlands (Tay Nguyen) contains the five inland provinces of south-central Vietnam. Much of this region is mountainous. While mostly inhabited by ethnic minorities, there are many Vietnamese living here. Tay Nguyen, translated as Central Highlands is one of the regions of Vietnam. ... Tay Nguyen, translated as Central Highlands is one of the regions of Vietnam. ...

Southeast (Dong Nam Bo) contains those parts of lowland southern Vietnam which are north of the Mekong delta. There are seven provinces, plus the municipality of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon). Ho Chi Minh City Vung Tau city Saigon Port Đông Nam Bộ (literally Southeast Vietnam) is a region in Vietnam. ... Ho Chi Minh City Vung Tau city Saigon Port Đông Nam Bộ (literally Southeast Vietnam) is a region in Vietnam. ... “Saigon” redirects here. ... Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnamese: Thành Chí Minh) is the largest city in Vietnam, located near the delta of the Mekong River. ...

Mekong River Delta (Dong Bang Song Cuu 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 Can Tho. Mekong River Delta from space, February 1996 Mekong Delta, February 2005. ... Mekong River Delta from space, February 1996 Mekong Delta, February 2005. ... The Mekong is one of the worlds major rivers. ... Cần Thơ is a city in Vietnam. ...

The President of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Chủ tịch nÆ°á»›c Việt Nam) is the head of state of Vietnam, although the functions of the President are often ceremonial. ... Nguyá»…n Minh Triết (born October 8, 1942 in Bến Cát district, Bình DÆ°Æ¡ng province) is the President of Vietnam. ... The Prime Minister of Vietnam is the head of the executive branch of the Vietnamese government. ... Nguyá»…n Tấn DÅ©ng (born November 17, 1949 in Ca Mau province) is the prime minister of Vietnam. ... The constitution recognizes the National Assembly of Vietnam as “the highest organ of state power. ... Nguyá»…n Phú Trọng (born April 14, 1944 in Hanoi) is the National Assembly Chairman of Vietnam. ... Political parties in Vietnam lists political parties in Vietnam. ... The Vietnamese Fatherland Front (Vietnamese: Mặt Trận Tổ Quốc Việt Nam) is an umbrella group of pro-government mass movements in Vietnam, and has close links to the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Vietnamese government. ... The Communist Party of Vietnam (Đảng Cá»™ng sản Việt Nam) is the currently ruling, as well as the only legal political party in Vietnam. ... This article or section needs to be wikified. ... Elections in Vietnam gives information on election and election results in Vietnam. ... Parliamentary elections will be held in Vietnam in May 2007. ... Indirect presidential elections will be held in Vietnam in September 2007. ... In its 2004 report on Human Rights Practices, the U.S. Department of State characterized Vietnam’s human rights record as “poor” and cited the continuation of “serious abuses. ... During the Second Indochina War (1954-75), North Vietnam balanced relations with its two major allies, the Soviet Union and the Peoples Republic of China. ... Foreign Aid to Vietnam The World Bank’s assistance program for Vietnam has three objectives: to support Vietnam’s transition to a market economy, to enhance equitable and sustainable development, and to promote good governance. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ...

Historical provinces of Vietnam

• Ha Nam Ninh
• Chau Doc
• Long Ho
• Nghe Tinh
• Minh Hai

Chau Doc (vietnamese: Châu Đốc) is a town in An Giang province, Mekong river Delta region, bordered by Cambodia. ...

External links

• Vietnam map
• Vietnam Tourism
• Vietnam Travel Maps
• CityMayors.com article
• Decentralised Government in Vietnam (Cardozo Electronic Law Bulletin)
• Vietnam Travel and City Guide