Geography

Location

Vietnam lies between latitudes 8° and 24°N, and longitudes 102° and 110°E.

Subdivisions

Main articles: Provinces of Vietnam and Districts of Vietnam

Vietnam is divided into 58 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).

Red River Delta Bắc Ninh Ha Nam Ha Tay Hai Duong Hung Yen Nam Dinh Ninh Binh Thai Binh Vinh Phuc Ha Noi (municipality) Hai Phong (municipality)	North Central Coast Ha Tinh Nghe An Quang Binh Quảng Trị Thanh Hóa Thừa Thiên-Huế	Northeast Bắc Giang Bắc Kạn Cao Bang Ha Giang Lang Son Lao Cai Phu Tho Quang Ninh Thái Nguyên Tuyen Quang Yen Bai	Northwest Dien Bien Hoa Binh Lai Chau Son La
Central Highlands Dak Lak Dak Nong Gia Lai Kon Tum Lam Dong	South Central Coast Binh Dinh Khanh Hoa Phu Yen Quang Nam Quang Ngai Da Nang (municipality)	Southeast Ba Ria-Vung Tau Binh Duong Binh Phuoc Binh Thuan Dong Nai Ninh Thuan Tay Ninh Ho Chi Minh (municipality)	Mekong River Delta An Giang Bạc Liêu Bến Tre Ca Mau Dong Thap Hau Giang Kien Giang Long An Soc Trang Tien Giang Tra Vinh Vĩnh Long Cần Thơ (municipality)

The provinces are further subdivided into provincial municipalities (thành phố trực thuộc tỉnh), townships (thị xã) and counties (huyện), and then, subdivided into towns (thị trấn) or communes (xã).

The centrally controlled municipalities are subdivided into districts (quận) and counties, and then, subdivided into wards (phường).