List of regions of Vietnam explained

The Vietnamese government often groups the various provinces and municipalities into three regions: Northern Vietnam, Central Vietnam, and Southern Vietnam. These regions can be further subdivided into eight subregions: Northeast Vietnam, Northwest Vietnam, the Red River Delta, the North Central Coast, the South Central Coast, the Central Highlands, Southeast Vietnam, and the Mekong River Delta. These regions are not always used, and alternative classifications are possible. Other classifications used can be: Northern, Central, Southern, and Mekong.

List of regions and subregions

Regions of Vietnam
RegionSubregionscope=col style="width: 120px;" ProvincesArea (km2)Population (2022)Density (people per km2)Notes
Northern Vietnam (Bắc Bộ, Miền Bắc)Northeast (Đông Bắc Bộ) 50,826.389,474,710186.41It contains most of the mountainous provinces that lie to north of the Red River lowlands.
Northwest (Tây Bắc Bộ) 50,565.714,911,37097.13It contains inland provinces in the west of Vietnam's northern part. Two provinces border Laos, and three border China.
Red River Delta (Đồng Bằng Sông Hồng) 15,070.7022,091,2501,465.84It contains small but populous provinces in the Thái Bình river system and Red River system. The Red River Delta has the smallest area but highest population and population density of all regions.
Central Vietnam (Trung Bộ, Miền Trung)North Central Coast (Bắc Trung Bộ) 51,242.7511,190,830218.39It contains the coastal provinces in the northern half of Vietnam's narrow central part. They all stretch from the coast in the east to Laos in the west.
South Central Coast (Duyên hải Nam Trung Bộ) 44,605.129,470,840212.33It contains the coastal provinces in the southern half of Vietnam's central part.
Central Highlands (Tây Nguyên) 54,548.316,092,420111.69It contains mountainous inland provinces of south-central Vietnam. The region has a high concentration of ethnic minorities.
Southern Vietnam (Nam Bộ, Miền Nam)Southeast (Đông Nam Bộ, Miền Đông) 23,551.4218,810,780798.71It contains the lowland parts of southern Vietnam north of the Mekong delta.
Mekong River Delta (Đồng Bằng Sông Cửu Long)
or Southwest (Tây Nam Bộ, Miền Tây)		 40,922.5817,432,120425.98It is Vietnam's southernmost region, mostly containing small but populous provinces in the Mekong delta. It is sometimes referred to as the Southwest region (Tây Nam Bộ, Miền Tây).

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Table of provinces per region

NameCapitalPopulation
(2022)[1] 		Area
(km2)[2]
Northern Vietnam (Bắc Bộ)
Northeast Vietnam (Đông Bắc Bộ)
Bắc GiangBắc Giang1,890,9303,895.89
Bắc KạnBắc Kạn324,3504,859.96
Cao BằngCao Bằng543,0506,700.39
Hà GiangHà Giang892,7207,927.55
Lạng SơnLạng Sơn802,0908,310.18
Phú ThọViệt Trì1,516,9203,534.56
Quảng NinhHạ Long1,362,8806,207.93
Thái NguyênThái Nguyên1,335,9903,521.97
Tuyên QuangTuyên Quang805,7805,867.95
Northwest Vietnam (Tây Bắc Bộ)
Điện BiênĐiện Biên Phủ635,9209,539.93
Hòa BìnhHòa Bình875,3804,590.30
Lai ChâuLai Châu482,1009,068.73
Lào CaiLào Cai770,5906,364.25
Sơn LaSơn La1,300,13014,109.83
Yên BáiYên Bái847,2506,892.67
Red River Delta (Đồng bằng sông Hồng)
Bắc NinhBắc Ninh1,488,200822.71
Hà NamPhủ Lý878,000861.93
Hải DươngHải Dương1,946,8201,668.28
Hưng YênHưng Yên1,290,850930.20
Nam ĐịnhNam Định1,876,8501,668.83
Ninh BìnhNinh Bình1,010,7001,411.78
Thái BìnhThái Bình1,878,5401,584.61
Vĩnh PhúcVĩnh Yên1,197,6201,236.00
Hà Nội (municipality)8,435,6503,359.84
Hải Phòng (municipality)2,088,0201,526.52
Central Vietnam (Trung Bộ)
North Central Coastal Vietnam (Bắc Trung Bộ)
Hà TĩnhHà Tĩnh1,323,7505,994.45
Nghệ AnVinh3,419,99016,486.49
Quảng BìnhĐồng Hới913,8607,998.76
Quảng TrịĐông Hà650,9504,701.23
Thanh HóaThanh Hóa3,722,06011,114.71
Thừa Thiên HuếHuế1,160,2204,947.11
South Central Coastal Vietnam (Duyên hải Nam Trung Bộ)
Bình ĐịnhQui Nhơn1,504,2906,066.40
Bình ThuậnPhan Thiết1,252,0607,942.60
Khánh HòaNha Trang1,253,9705,199.62
Ninh ThuậnPhan Rang–Tháp Chàm598,6803,355.70
Phú YênTuy Hòa876,6205,025.96
Quảng NamTam Kỳ1,519,38010,574.86
Quảng NgãiQuảng Ngãi1,245,6505,155.25
Đà Nẵng (municipality)1,220,1901,284.73
Central Highlands (Tây Nguyên)
Đắk LắkBuôn Ma Thuột1,918,44013,070.41
Đắk NôngGia Nghĩa670,5606,509.27
Gia LaiPleiku1,590,98015,510.13
Kon TumKon Tum579,9109,677.30
Lâm ĐồngDa Lat1,332,5309,781.20
Southern Vietnam (Nam Bộ)
Southeast Vietnam (Đông Nam Bộ)
Bà Rịa–Vũng TàuVũng Tàu1,178,7001,982.56
Bình DươngThủ Dầu Một2,763,1202,694.64
Bình PhướcĐồng Xoài1,034,6706,873.56
Đồng NaiBiên Hòa3,255,8105,863.62
Tây NinhTây Ninh1,188,7604,041.65
Hồ Chí Minh City (municipality)9,389,7202,095.39
Mekong River Delta (Đồng bằng sông Cửu Long)1
An GiangLong Xuyên1,905,5203,536.82
Bạc LiêuBạc Liêu921,8102,667.88
Bến TreBến Tre1,298,0102,379.70
Cà MauCà Mau1,207,6305,274.51
Đồng ThápCao Lãnh1,600,1703,382.28
Hậu GiangVị Thanh729,4701,622.23
Kiên GiangRạch Giá1,751,7606,352.92
Long AnTân An1,734,2604,494.78
Sóc TrăngSóc Trăng1,197,8203,298.20
Tiền GiangMỹ Tho1,785,2402,556.36
Trà VinhTrà Vinh1,019,2602,390.77
Vĩnh LongVĩnh Long1,028,8201,525.73
Cần Thơ (municipality)1,252,3501,440.40

1 – a.k.a. Southwest Vietnam (Tây Nam Bộ)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Area, population and population density by province . 12 April 2024 . General Statistics Office of Vietnam. – Interactive table which you can view by making your selection in three boxes: (1) Cities, provinces: Select all; (2) Year: Select 2022; (3) Items: Select all.
  2. Decision. 3048/QĐ-BTNMT. 18 October 2023. Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Vietnam). Phê duyệt và công bố kết quả thống kê diện tích đất đai năm 2022. Approve and announce the results of land area statistics in 2022. 12 April 2024. vi.

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