List of 34 Provinces and Centrally-Run Cities

After the administrative reform of July 1, 2025, Vietnam has 34 first-level administrative units, comprising 28 provinces and 6 centrally-run cities. Below is the complete list, along with the former provinces merged into each.

6 Centrally-Run Cities

1. Hà Nội — Capital, kept unchanged

2. Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh — Merged from TP.HCM + Bình Dương + Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu

3. Hải Phòng — Merged from Hải Phòng + Hải Dương + Hưng Yên

4. Đà Nẵng — Merged from Đà Nẵng + Quảng Nam

5. Cần Thơ — Merged from Cần Thơ + Hậu Giang + Sóc Trăng

6. Huế — Kept and upgraded from Thừa Thiên Huế province

28 Provinces

Northern Midlands and Mountains:

• Lai Châu — Kept unchanged

• Điện Biên — Kept unchanged

• Sơn La — Kept unchanged

• Lào Cai — Merged from Lào Cai + Yên Bái

• Hà Giang — Merged from Hà Giang + Tuyên Quang

• Cao Bằng — Kept unchanged

• Lạng Sơn — Kept unchanged

• Thái Nguyên — Merged from Thái Nguyên + Bắc Kạn

• Phú Thọ — Merged from Phú Thọ + Hòa Bình + Vĩnh Phúc

• Bắc Giang — Merged from Bắc Giang + Bắc Ninh

Red River Delta:

• Quảng Ninh — Kept unchanged

• Thái Bình — Merged from Thái Bình + Nam Định + Ninh Bình

• Hà Nam — Merged from Hà Nam + Hà Tây (partial)

North-Central and Central Coastal:

• Thanh Hóa — Kept unchanged

• Nghệ An — Kept unchanged

• Hà Tĩnh — Kept unchanged

• Quảng Bình — Merged from Quảng Bình + Quảng Trị

• Quảng Ngãi — Merged from Quảng Ngãi + Bình Định

• Phú Yên — Merged from Phú Yên + Khánh Hòa

• Ninh Thuận — Merged from Ninh Thuận + Bình Thuận

Central Highlands:

• Kon Tum — Merged from Kon Tum + Gia Lai

• Đắk Lắk — Merged from Đắk Lắk + Đắk Nông

Southeast:

• Đồng Nai — Merged from Đồng Nai + Bình Phước + Tây Ninh + Lâm Đồng

Mekong River Delta:

• Long An — Merged from Long An + Tiền Giang

• Bến Tre — Merged from Bến Tre + Vĩnh Long + Trà Vinh

• Đồng Tháp — Merged from Đồng Tháp + An Giang

• Kiên Giang — Merged from Kiên Giang + Cà Mau + Bạc Liêu

• Tây Ninh — (Integrated into Đồng Nai)

Special Administrative Units

13 islands and archipelagos were converted into special administrative units under their respective provinces: Bạch Long Vĩ, Cát Hải, Cồn Cỏ, Côn Đảo, Cô Tô, Hoàng Sa, Lý Sơn, Kiên Hải, Phú Quốc, Phú Quý, Thổ Châu, Trường Sa, and Vân Đồn.

This is the first time Vietnam has organized special administrative units for remote islands, aimed at strengthening management and protecting maritime sovereignty.

Look Up Detailed Information

VNDatabase provides detailed data on all 34 new provinces, including:

• Area, population, and population density

• List of communes, wards, and townships

• Merger history and former provinces

• Socio-economic information

You can look up each province on VNDatabase to view the most complete and up-to-date information.