List of regions of Vietnam

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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.

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Northern- Hanoi, Hai Phong, Hai Duong, Thai Binh, Bac Giang, Nam Dinh, Phu Tho, Bac Ninh, Quang Ninh, Thai Nguyen, Hung Yen, Son La, Vinh Phuc, Ninh Binh, Ha Giang, Hoa Binh, Ha Nam, Yen Bai, Tuyen Quang, Lang Son, Lao Cai, Dien Bien, Cao Bang, Lai Chau, Bac Kan

Central- Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Gia Lai, Quang Nam, Binh Dinh, Ha Tinh, Quang Ngai, Da Nang, Thua Thien Hue, Quang Binh, Phu Yen, Quang Tri, Kan Tum

Southern- Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Dak Lak, Lam Dong, Khanh Hoa, Binh Thuan, Tay Ninh, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Binh Phuoc, Dak Nong, Ninh Thuan

Mekong- An Giang, Tien Giang, Kien Giang, Long An, Dong Thap, Ben Tre, Can Tho, Soc Trang, Ca Mau, Vinh Long, Tra Vinh, Bac Lieu, Hau Giang

List of regions and subregions

Regions of Vietnam
Region Subregion Provinces Area (km2) [1] [2] Population (2022) [1] 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

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NameCapitalPopulation
(2022) [1] 		Area
(km2) [1] [2]
Northern Vietnam (Bắc Bộ)
Northeast Vietnam (Đông Bắc Bộ)
Bắc Giang Bắc Giang 1,890,9303,895.89
Bắc Kạn Bắc Kạn 324,3504,859.96
Cao Bằng Cao Bằng 543,0506,700.39
Hà Giang Hà Giang 892,7207,927.55
Lạng Sơn Lạng Sơn 802,0908,310.18
Phú Thọ Việt Trì 1,516,9203,534.56
Quảng Ninh Hạ Long 1,362,8806,207.93
Thái Nguyên Thái Nguyên 1,335,9903,521.97
Tuyên Quang Tuyên Quang 805,7805,867.95
Northwest Vietnam (Tây Bắc Bộ)
Điện Biên Điện Biên Phủ 635,9209,539.93
Hòa Bình Hòa Bình 875,3804,590.30
Lai Châu Lai Châu 482,1009,068.73
Lào Cai Lào Cai 770,5906,364.25
Sơn La Sơn La 1,300,13014,109.83
Yên Bái Yên Bái 847,2506,892.67
Red River Delta (Đồng bằng sông Hồng)
Bắc Ninh Bắc Ninh 1,488,200822.71
Hà Nam Phủ Lý 878,000861.93
Hải Dương Hải Dương 1,946,8201,668.28
Hưng Yên Hưng Yên 1,290,850930.20
Nam Định Nam Định 1,876,8501,668.83
Ninh Bình Ninh Bình 1,010,7001,411.78
Thái Bình Thái Bình 1,878,5401,584.61
Vĩnh Phúc Vĩnh Yên 1,197,6201,236.00
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 Tĩnh Hà Tĩnh 1,323,7505,994.45
Nghệ An Vinh 3,419,99016,486.49
Quảng Bình Đồng Hới 913,8607,998.76
Quảng Trị Đông Hà 650,9504,701.23
Thanh Hóa Thanh Hóa 3,722,06011,114.71
Thừa Thiên Huế Huế 1,160,2204,947.11
South Central Coastal Vietnam (Duyên hải Nam Trung Bộ)
Bình Định Qui Nhơn 1,504,2906,066.40
Bình Thuận Phan Thiết 1,252,0607,942.60
Khánh Hòa Nha Trang 1,253,9705,199.62
Ninh Thuận Phan Rang–Tháp Chàm 598,6803,355.70
Phú Yên Tuy Hòa 876,6205,025.96
Quảng Nam Tam Kỳ 1,519,38010,574.86
Quảng Ngãi Quảng Ngãi 1,245,6505,155.25
Đà Nẵng (municipality)1,220,1901,284.73
Central Highlands (Tây Nguyên)
Đắk Lắk Buôn Ma Thuột 1,918,44013,070.41
Đắk Nông Gia Nghĩa 670,5606,509.27
Gia Lai Pleiku 1,590,98015,510.13
Kon Tum Kon Tum 579,9109,677.30
Lâm Đồng Da Lat 1,332,5309,781.20
Southern Vietnam (Nam Bộ)
Southeast Vietnam (Đông Nam Bộ)
Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Vũng Tàu 1,178,7001,982.56
Bình Dương Thủ Dầu Một 2,763,1202,694.64
Bình Phước Đồng Xoài 1,034,6706,873.56
Đồng Nai Biên Hòa 3,255,8105,863.62
Tây Ninh Tây Ninh 1,188,7604,041.65
Hồ Chí Minh City (municipality)9,389,7202,095.39
Mekong River Delta (Đồng bằng sông Cửu Long)1
An Giang Long Xuyên 1,905,5203,536.82
Bạc Liêu Bạc Liêu 921,8102,667.88
Bến Tre Bến Tre 1,298,0102,379.70
Cà Mau Cà Mau 1,207,6305,274.51
Đồng Tháp Cao Lãnh 1,600,1703,382.28
Hậu Giang Vị Thanh 729,4701,622.23
Kiên Giang Rạch Giá 1,751,7606,352.92
Long An Tân An 1,734,2604,494.78
Sóc Trăng Sóc Trăng 1,197,8203,298.20
Tiền Giang Mỹ Tho 1,785,2402,556.36
Trà Vinh Trà Vinh 1,019,2602,390.77
Vĩnh Long Vĩnh Long 1,028,8201,525.73
Cần Thơ (municipality)1,252,3501,440.40

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

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References

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