Administrative subdivisions
How many municipalities are there in Vietnam?
Vietnam
Vietnam is divided into 58 provinces (Vietnamese: "tỉnh", from the Chinese 省, "shěng"). There are also five municipalities ("thành phố trực thuộc trung ương"), which are administratively on the same level as provinces. The provinces are subdivided into provincial municipalities ("thành phố trực thuộc tỉnh"), townships ("thị xã") and counties ("huyện"), which are in turn subdivided into towns ("thị trấn") or communes ("xã"). The centrally controlled municipalities are subdivided into districts ("quận") and counties, which are further subdivided into wards ("phường").