List of cities in Vietnam

Template:Update Template:Short description Template:Cities of Vietnam location map Cities in Vietnam are identified by the government as settlements with considerable area and population that play important roles vis-a-vis politics, economy and culture. Status of cities falls into four categories: special, first class (I), second class (II), and third class (III).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Municipalities

Template:Main Centrally controlled cities (thành phố trực thuộc trung ương) or municipalities are cities with significant importance in terms of the politics, economy and culture of Vietnam that are under direct control of the Vietnamese Central government. There are currently six centrally controlled municipalities.<ref name=list>Template:Cite web</ref>

Name	Region	Area (km²)	Population<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Population density	Established	Class
Cần Thơ	Mekong Delta	1,439.2	1,235,171	860	2003	Template:Rn
Da Nang	South Central Coast	1,285.4	1,134,310	1,200	1888	Template:Rn
Haiphong	Red River Delta	1,527.4	2,028,514	1,300	1888	Template:Rn
Hanoi	Red River Delta	3,324.5	8,053,663	2,300	1888	Special
Ho Chi Minh City	Southeast	2,095.5	8,993,082	4,292	1862	Special
Huế	North Central Coast	4,947.1	1,128,620	230	2025	Template:Rn

Municipal cities

Template:Main Municipal cities (subcities) in Vietnam are placed under the municipality's government.

Name	Municipality	Area (km²)	Population	Population density	Established	Class
Thủ Đức	Ho Chi Minh City	211.56	1,013,795	4,800	2020	Template:Rn
Thủy Nguyên	Haiphong	269.10	397,570	1,477	2025	Template:Rn

Provincial cities

Template:Main Provincial cities in Vietnam are placed under the province's government. Template:Provincial cities of Vietnam

List of defunct cities

Municipality

Name	Region	Established	Dissolved	Reason
Nam Định	Red River Delta	1945	1957	Merged into Nam Định province

Provincial cities

Name	Province	Established	Dissolved	Reason
Cần Thơ	Cần Thơ	1972	2004	Established new urban districts of Cần Thơ municipality.
Đà Nẵng	Quảng Nam–Đà Nẵng	1978	1997	Established new urban districts of Da Nang municipality.
Hà Đông	Hà Tây	2006	2009	Established Hà Đông district as part of Hanoi.
Huế	Thừa Thiên Huế	1929	2025	Established new urban districts of Huế municipality.
Sơn Tây	Hà Tây	2007	2009	Established Sơn Tây town as part of Hanoi.
Ninh Bình	Ninh Bình	2007	2025	Merged with Hoa Lư district to become Hoa Lư city.