| Administrative units of Vietnam |
|---|
| Province-level |
| District-level |
| Commune-level |
| Village-level |
Municipalities, Cities, & Towns in Vietnam
Municipalities: red (special class), pink (class 1)
Municipal cities: green (class 1)
Provincial cities: dark blue (class 1), cyan (class 2), light blue (class 3)
Provincial towns: orange (class 3), yellow (class 4)
Municipalities: red (special class), pink (class 1)
Municipal cities: green (class 1)
Provincial cities: dark blue (class 1), cyan (class 2), light blue (class 3)
Provincial towns: orange (class 3), yellow (class 4)
A district-level town (Vietnamese: thị xã) is a type of second tier subdivision of Vietnam. District-level towns along with urban districts, districts, municipal cities, and provincial cites have equal status.[1] Also by virtue of Decree No. 42/2009/ND-CP, towns are officially classified into Class-3 or Class-4.[2]
The towns may only be a capital of a province, but not of a municipality as the second tier subdivision. At the third tier, towns are divided into wards and communes.
Most provincial capitals were once towns, but now most of them have become provincial cities.
- ^ "Đơn vị hành chính". Archived from the original on 2015-11-13.
- ^ "DECREE No. 42/2009/ND-CP: More specific definitions for urban centers". Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.