General info

Entity:
Vietnam
Capital:
Hanoi
Population (2008-07-01):
86,116,560 (CIA)
Area:
329,560 sq.km.
Country code:
vn
Region:
South-eastern Asia

Vietnam

Administrative units

region
province [tinh]		 capital area (sq.km.) population
1999-04-01
census		 population
2006-07-01
estimate
source: General Statistical Office, Vietnam.
note: TP. = thanh pho [thành phố] = city; tx. = thị xã = town.
Central Highlands   54,659.6 4,059,928 4,868,900
Dac Lac Buon Ma Thuot city 13,139.2 1,780,735 1,737,600
Dac Nong Gia Nghia town 6,516.9   407,300
Gia Lai Plei Ku city 15,536.9 966,950 1,161,700
Kon Tum Kon Tum town 9,690.5 314,216 383,100
Lam Dong Da Lat city 9,776.1 998,027 1,179,200
Mekong River Delta   40,604.7 16,130,675 17,415,500
An Giang Long Xuyen city 3,536.8 2,044,376 2,210,400
Bac Lieu Bac Lieu town 2,584.1 735,130 820,100
Ben Tre Ben Tre town 2,360.2 1,298,959 1,353,300
Ca Mau Ca Mau town 5,331.7 1,118,830 1,232,000
Can Tho Can Tho city 1,401.6 1,809,444 1,139,900
Dong Thap Sa Dec town 3,376.4 1,566,571 1,667,800
Hau Giang Vi Thanh Town 1,601.1   796,900
Kien Giang Rach Gia town 6,348.3 1,497,639 1,684,600
Long An Tan An town 4,493.8 1,305,687 1,423,100
Soc Trang Soc Trang town 3,312.3 1,172,404 1,276,200
Tien Giang My Tho city 2,484.2 1,604,165 1,717,400
Tra Vinh Tra Vinh town 2,295.1 966,949 1,036,800
Vinh Long Vinh Long town 1,479.1 1,010,521 1,057,000
North Central Coast   51,552.0 10,007,699 10,668,300
Ha Tinh Ha Tinh town 6,026.5 1,268,968 1,306,400
Nghe An Vinh city 16,498.5 2,858,748 3,064,300
Quang Binh Dong Hoi town 8,065.3 794,880 847,900
Quang Tri Dong Ha town 4,760.1 572,921 625,800
Thanh Hoa Thanh Hoa city 11,136.3 3,467,307 3,680,400
Thua Thien - Hue Hué City 5,065.3 1,044,875 1,143,500
North East   64,025.2 8,826,658 9,458,500
Bac Giang Bac Giang town 3,827.4 1,492,899 1,594,300
Bac Kan Bac Kan town 4,868.4 275,165 301,500
Cao Bang Cao Bang town 6,724.6 490,335 518,900
Ha Giang Ha Giang town 7,945.8 602,525 683,500
Lang Son Lang Son town 8,331.2 703,824 746,400
Lao Cai Lao Cai city 6,383.9 594,364 585,800
Phu Tho Viet Tri city 3,528.4 1,261,559 1,336,600
Quang Ninh Ha Long city 6,099.0 1,004,839 1,091,300
Thai Nguyen Thai Nguyen city 3,546.6 1,045,906 1,127,200
Tuyen Quang Tuyen Quang town 5,870.4 676,174 732,300
Yen Bai Yen Bai city 6,899.5 679,068 740,700
North West   37,533.8 2,226,372 2,606,900
Dien Bien Dien Bien Phu City 9,562.9   459,100
Hoa Binh Hoa Binh town 4,684.2 756,713 820,400
Lai Chau Phong Tho town 9,112.3 587,582 319,900
Son La Son La town 14,174.4 882,077 1,007,500
North-East South   34,807.7 11,709,923 13,460,159
Ba Ria - Vung Tau Vung Tau city 1,989.6 796,186 926,300
Binh Duong Thu Dau Mot town 2,696.2 716,661 964,000
Binh Phuoc Dong Xoai town 6,883.4 653,926 809,500
Binh Thuan Phan Thiet city 7,836.9 1,046,320 1,163,000
Dong Nai Bien Hoa city 5,903.9 1,990,678 2,214,800
Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City 2,098.7 5,034,058 6,105,800
Ninh Thuan Phan Rang-Thap Cham town 3,363.1 504,997 567,900
Tay Ninh Tay Ninh town 4,035.9 967,097 1,047,100
Red River Delta   14,862.5 16,833,837 18,207,900
Bac Ninh Bac Ninh town 823.1 942,106 1,009,800
Ha Nam Phu Ly town 859.7 793,103 826,600
Ha Noi Hanoi City 921.8 2,675,166 3,216,700
Ha Tay Ha Dong town 2,198.0 2,378,438 2,543,500
Hai Duong Hai Duong city 1,652.8 1,650,624 1,722,500
Hai Phong Hai Phong city 1,520.7 1,672,425 1,803,400
Hung Yen Hung Yen town 923.5 1,069,158 1,142,700
Nam Dinh Nam Dinh city 1,650.8 1,890,240 1,974,300
Ninh Binh Ninh Binh town 1,392.4 884,155 922,600
Thai Binh Thai Binh town 1,546.5 1,786,382 1,865,400
Vinh Phuc Vinh Yen town 1,373.2 1,092,040 1,180,400
South Central Coast   33,166.1 6,528,081 7,131,400
Binh Dinh Quy Nhon city 6,039.6 1,460,727 1,566,300
Da Nang Da Nang City 1,257.3 684,846 788,500
Khanh Hoa Nha Trang City 5,217.6 1,031,395 1,135,000
Phu Yen Tuy Hoa town 5,060.6 787,282 873,300
Quang Nam Tam Ky town 10,438.3 1,373,687 1,472,700
Quang Ngai Quang Ngai town 5,152.7 1,190,144 1,295,600
total   331,211.6 76,327,900 84,155,800

Agglomerations

name population
1989-04-01
census
Ho Chi Minh 3,924,435
Hanoi 3,056,146
Haiphong 1,447,523
Da Nang 369,734
Buon Ma Thuot 313,816
Can Tho 284,306
Nha Trang 263,093
Hue 260,489
Bien Hoa 228,519
Nam Dinh 219,615
Long Xuyen 214,037
Qui Nhon 201,972
Vinh 175,167
Thai Nguyen 171,815
Rach Gia 151,362
My Tho 149,203
Vung Tau 133,558
Hong Gai 129,394
Cam Pha 127,408
Thanh Hoa 126,942
Viet Tri 116,084
Da Lat 115,959
Bac Lieu 115,900
Quang Ngai 89,232
source: United Nations Statistics Division.

Main cities

name population
1992-07-01
estimate
Ho Chi Minh 3,015,743
Hanoi 1,073,760
Haiphong 783,133
Da Nang 382,674
Buon Ma Thuot 282,095
Nha Trang 221,331
Hue 219,149
Can Tho 215,587
Cam Pha 209,086
Nam Dinh 171,699
Qui Nhon 163,385
Vung Tau 145,145
Rach Gia 141,132
Long Xuyen 132,681
Thai Nguyen 127,643
Hong Gai 127,484
Vinh 112,455
My Tho 108,404
Da Lat 106,409
source: United Nations Statistics Division.