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[[Vietnam]] is divided administratively into '''''tinh'''''s or '''provinces'''  Tinhs change over time.<ref name=Statoid>{{citation
| url = http://www.statoids.com/uvn.html
| contribution = Provinces of Vietnam
| title = Administrative Divisions of Countries ("Statoids")
| author = Gwillam Law}}</ref>
 
Tinhs are further subdivided into smaller provinces, or districts, called ''than pho''.  Smaller divisions are '''municipalities''' and '''wards'''.  The capital of a province (e.g., [[Can Tho Province]]) often has the same name as the province but with the suffix "city" (or sometimes "town") added (e.g., [[Can Tho City]]).  Some of the larger cities (such as [[Hanoi]], [[Ho Chi Minh City]]/[[Saigon]] and [[Hue]]) are themselves urban provinces.
 
Before the colonial period, Vietnam was divided into three provinces, for which both Vietnamese and Chinese names were used: [[Tonkin]] in the north; [[Dai Viet]] or the Empire of [[Annam]] was in the center; and [[Cochin China]] in the south.  Tonkin included the [[Red River Delta]] while [[Cochin China]] contains the [[Mekong Delta]].
 
===Urban Provinces===
{{r|Haiphong}}
{{r|Hanoi}}
{{r|Ho Chi Minh City}}
{{r|Hue}}
 
===Northwest===
{{r|Hoa Binh  Province}}
{{r|Lai Chau Province}}
{{r|Son La  Province}}
 
===Northeast===
{{r|Bac Giang Province}}
{{r|Bac Ham  Province}} 
{{r|Bac Ninh Province}}
{{r|Cao Bang Province}}
{{r|Ha Giang Province}}
{{r|Lang Son  Province}} 
{{r|Lao Cai Province}}
{{r|Phu Tho Province}}
{{r|Quang Ninh Province}}
{{r|Thai Nguyen Province}}
{{r|Tuyen Quang Province}}
{{r|Vinh Phuc Province}} 
{{r|Yen Bai Province}}
 
===Red River Valley===
{{r|Ha Nam Province}}
{{r|Ha Noi Province}}
{{r|Ha Tay Province}}
{{r|Hai Duong  Province}}
{{r|Hai Phong Province}}
{{r|Hung Yen  Province}}
{{r|Nam Dinh  Province}}
{{r|Ninh Binh  Province}}
{{r|Thai Binh  Province}}
 
===North Central Area===
{{r|Ha Tinh Province}}
{{r|Nghe An Province}}
{{r|Quang Binh Province}}
{{r|Quang Tri Province}}
{{r|Thanh Hoa Province}}
{{r|Thua Thien Hue Province}}
 
===Mid Central===
{{r|Binh Dinh Province}}
{{r|Da Nang Province}}
{{r|Khanh Hoa Province}}
{{r|Phu Yen Province}}
{{r|Quang Nam Province}}
{{r|Quang Ngai Province}}
===Central Highland===
{{r|Dac Lac Province}}
{{r|Gia Lai Province}}
{{r|Kon Tum Province}}
 
===Northeast Southern===
{{r|Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province}}
{{r|Binh Duong Province}}
{{r|Binh Phuoc Province}}
{{r|Binh Thuan Province}}
{{r|Dong Nai Province}}
{{r|Lam Dong Province}}
{{r|Ninh Thuan Province}}
{{r|Tay Ninh Province}}
 
===Mekong Delta===
{{r|An Giang Province}}
{{r|Bac Lieu Province}}
{{r|Ben Tre Province}}
{{r|Ca Mau Province}}
{{r|Can Tho Province}}
{{r|Dong Thap Province}}
{{r|Kien Giang Province}}
{{r|Long An Province}}
{{r|Soc Trang Province}}
{{r|Tien Giang Province}}
{{r|Tra Vinh Province}}
{{r|Vinh Long Province}}
 
 
==References==
{{reflist}}

Latest revision as of 18:47, 16 November 2012

Vietnam is divided administratively into tinhs or provinces Tinhs change over time.[1]

Tinhs are further subdivided into smaller provinces, or districts, called than pho. Smaller divisions are municipalities and wards. The capital of a province (e.g., Can Tho Province) often has the same name as the province but with the suffix "city" (or sometimes "town") added (e.g., Can Tho City). Some of the larger cities (such as Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City/Saigon and Hue) are themselves urban provinces.

Before the colonial period, Vietnam was divided into three provinces, for which both Vietnamese and Chinese names were used: Tonkin in the north; Dai Viet or the Empire of Annam was in the center; and Cochin China in the south. Tonkin included the Red River Delta while Cochin China contains the Mekong Delta.

Urban Provinces

  • Haiphong [r]: Vietnam's third largest city and second largest port, and largest transportation area for northern Vietnam; key military supply import point during the Vietnam War [e]
  • Hanoi [r]: Located on the Red River in northern Vietnam (i.e., Tonkin), it is the national capital, about 65 miles west of Haiphong, on the South China Sea [e]
  • Ho Chi Minh City [r]: The largest city, but not the capital, of Vietnam; formerly called Saigon before unification in 1975 [e]
  • Hue [r]: Third largest city of Vietnam, which was the capital of the classic Empire of Annam and is considered the cultural center of the country. [e]

Northwest

Northeast

Red River Valley

North Central Area

Mid Central

Central Highland

Northeast Southern

Mekong Delta


References

  1. ↑ Gwillam Law, Provinces of Vietnam, Administrative Divisions of Countries ("Statoids")
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