1. How many cities are there in Vietnam?

  • 1
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  • 2
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  • 3
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  • 4
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Vietnam currently has two centrally-governed cities, Thu Duc (Ho Chi Minh City) and Thuy Nguyen (Hai Phong). Thu Duc is the first city of its kind, established on the basis of merging the entire area and population of District 2, District 9, and Thu Duc District in early 2021.

By January 1, 2025, Thuy Nguyen is a city and becomes the second centrally-governed city in our country. Thuy Nguyen City includes the old Thuy Nguyen district and part of Dong Hai 1 ward, Hai An district.

2. How many district-level administrative units are there in the country at present?

  • Nearly 900
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  • Nearly 800
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  • Nearly 700
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  • Nearly 600
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From 2017 to present, the whole country has carried out 2 rounds of administrative unit rearrangement at district and commune levels (2019-2021 and 2023-2025). As a result, the number of administrative units at district level has decreased from 713 to 696. In addition to 2 cities under the Central Government, our country also has 84 provincial cities, 53 towns, 49 districts and 508 counties.

3. Which of the following cities was newly established in 2025?

  • Phu My, Ben Cat
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  • Ben Cat, Dong Trieu
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  • Dong Trieu, Hoa Lu
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  • Hoa Lu, Phu My
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In addition to Thuy Nguyen city (belonging to Hai Phong city) established on January 1, among the 84 cities in the province, there are 2 new cities established in 2025: Phu My (belonging to Ba Ria - Vung Tau, established from March 1) and Hoa Lu (belonging to Ninh Binh, established from January 1).

4. Which of the following provincial cities only has wards, no communes?

  • Bac Ninh
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  • Pho Yen
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  • Nha Trang
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  • My Tho
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Most cities in our country have wards and communes. However, Bac Ninh and some other provincial cities including Di An (Binh Duong), Dong Ha (Quang Tri), Soc Trang (Soc Trang), Thu Dau Mot (Binh Duong), Tu Son (Bac Ninh), Vinh Long (Vinh Long) only have wards, no communes. These are also provincial cities with high urbanization levels.

5. Which is the last province in Vietnam to have a city directly under its jurisdiction?

  • Gia Lai
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  • Kon Tum
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  • Binh Phuoc
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  • Dak Nong
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Dak Nong is a province in the Central Highlands that was established in 2004. However, it was not until early 2020 that this province had a city under its jurisdiction, Gia Nghia. Thus, after 16 years of formation and development, Dak Nong province is the last locality in the country to have a city.

Gia Nghia City was established on the basis of the entire 284km2 natural area and population of more than 85,000 people of Gia Nghia town. Gia Nghia City borders Dak Glong, Dak R'Lap, Dak Song districts and Lam Dong province.