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.
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.
Northeast (Dong Bac) contains eleven provinces that lie to north of the highly populated Red River lowlands. Many of these provinces are mountainous.
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.
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.
South Central Coast (Nam Trung Bo) contains seven coastal provinces and a manucipality Danang 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.
Central Highlands (Tay Nguyen) contains the five inland provinces of south-central Vietnam. Almost of this region is mountainous. While mostly inhabited by ethnic minorities, there are many Vietnamese living here.
Southeast (Dong Nam Bo) contains those parts of lowland southern Vietnam which are north of the Mekong delta. There are five provinces, plus the municipality of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon).
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.
| Name | Capital | Population | Area km² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Vietnam (Bac Việt Nam) | |||
| Red River Delta (Dong Bang Song Hong) | |||
| Bắc Ninh | Bắc Ninh | 957,700 | 804 |
| Ha Nam | Phu Ly | 800,400 | 849 |
| Ha Tay | Ha Dong | 2,432,000 | 2,192 |
| Hai Duong | Hai Duong | 1,670,800 | 1,648 |
| Hung Yen | Hung Yen | 1,091,000 | 928 |
| Nam Dinh | Nam Dinh | 1,916,400 | 1,637 |
| Ninh Binh | Ninh Binh | 891,800 | 1,382 |
| Thai Binh | Thai Binh | 1,814,700 | 1,542 |
| Vinh Phuc | Vinh Yen | 1,115,700 | 1,371 |
| Ha Noi (municipality) | 2,154,900 | 921 | |
| Hai Phong (municipality) | 1,711,100 | 1,503 | |
| North Central Coastal Vietnam (Bắc Trung Bộ Việt Nam) | |||
| Ha Tinh | Ha Tinh | 1,284,900 | 6,056 |
| Nghe An | Vinh | 2,913,600 | 16,487 |
| Quang Binh | Dong Hoi | 812,600 | 8,025 |
| Quang Tri | Dong Ha | 588,600 | 4,746 |
| Thanh Hoa | Thanh Hoa | 3,509,600 | 11,106 |
| Thua Thien-Hue | Hue | 1,078,900 | 5,009 |
| North Eastern Vietnam (Dong Bac Việt Nam) | |||
| Bắc Giang | Bắc Giang | 1,522,000 | 3,822 |
| Bắc Kạn | Bắc Kạn | 283,000 | 4,795 |
| Cao Bang | Cao Bang | 501,800 | 6,691 |
| Ha Giang | Ha Giang | 625,700 | 7,884 |
| Lang Son | Lang Son | 715,300 | 8,305 |
| Lao Cai | Lao Cai | 616,500 | 8,057 |
| Phu Tho | Viet Tri | 1,288,400 | 3,519 |
| Quang Ninh | Ha Long | 1,029,900 | 5,899 |
| Thai Nguyen | Thai Nguyen | 1.046.000 | 3.563 |
| Tuyen Quang | Tuyen Quang | 692,500 | 5,868 |
| Yen Bai | Yen Bai | 699,900 | 6,883 |
| North Western Vietnam (Tây Bắc Việt Nam) | |||
| Dien Bien | Dien Bien Phu | 440,300 | 8,544 |
| Hoa Binh | Hoa Binh | 774,100 | 4,663 |
| Lai Chau | Lai Chau | 227,600 | 7,365 |
| Son La | Son La | 922,200 | 14,055 |
| Southern Vietnam (Nam Bo Việt Nam) | |||
| Central Highlands (Tây Nguyên) | |||
| Dak Lak | Buon Ma Thuot | 1,667,000 | 13,062 |
| Dak Nong | Gia Nghia | 363,000 | 6,514 |
| Gia Lai | PleiKu | 1,048,000 | 15,496 |
| Kon Tum | Kon Tum | 330,700 | 9,615 |
| Lam Dong | Da Lat | 1,049,900 | 9,765 |
| South Central Coastal Vietnam (Nam Trung Bộ Việt Nam) | |||
| Binh Dinh | Qui Nhon | 1,481,000 | 6,076 |
| Khanh Hoa | Nha Trang | 1,066,300 | 5,197 |
| Phu Yen | Tuy Hoa | 811,400 | 5,045 |
| Quang Nam | Tam Ky | 1,402,700 | 10,408 |
| Quang Ngai | Quang Ngai | 1,206,400 | 5,135 |
| Binh Thuan | Phan Thiet | 1,079,700 | 7,828 |
| Ninh Thuan | Phan Rang-Thap Cham | 531,700 | 3,360 |
| Da Nang (municipality) | 715,000 | 1,256 | |
| South Eastern Vietnam (Dong Nam Bo Việt Nam) | |||
| Ba Ria-Vung Tau | Vung Tau | 839,000 | 1,975 |
| Binh Duong | Thu Dau Mot | 768,100 | 2,696 |
| Binh Phuoc | Dong Xoai | 708,100 | 6,856 |
| Dong Nai | Bien Hoa | 2,067,200 | 5,895 |
| Tay Ninh | Tay Ninh | 989,800 | 4,028 |
| Ho Chi Minh (municipality) | 5,378,100 | 2,095 | |
| Mekong River Delta (Đồng Bằng Sông Cửu Long) | |||
| An Giang | Long Xuyên | 2,099,400 | 3,406 |
| Bạc Liêu | Bạc Liêu | 756,800 | 2,521 |
| Ben Tre | Ben Tre | 1,308,200 | 2,287 |
| Ca Mau | Ca Mau | 1,158,000 | 5,192 |
| Dong Thap | Cao Lanh | 1,592,600 | 3,238 |
| Hau Giang | Vi Thanh | 766,000 | 1,608 |
| Kien Giang | Rach Gia | 1,542,800 | 6,269 |
| Long An | Tan An | 1,384,000 | 4,492 |
| Soc Trang | Soc Trang | 1,213,400 | 3,223 |
| Tien Giang | My Tho | 1,635,700 | 2,367 |
| Tra Vinh | Tra Vinh | 989,000 | 2,226 |
| Vĩnh Long | Vĩnh Long | 1,023,400 | 1,475 |
| Can Tho (municipality) | 1,112,000 | 1,390 | |
- - a.k.a. Greater Ha Noi (Hà Nội Kinh)
- - a.k.a. South Western Vietnam (Tây Nam Bo Việt Nam)
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