List of cities in Vietnam

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 ).

Municipalities
Centrally controlled cities (thành phố trực thuộc trung ương) or municipalities are cities with significant importance in terms of politics, economy and culture of Vietnam that are under direct control of the Vietnamese Central government. There are currently five centrally controlled municipalities.

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

Provincial cities
Provincial cities in Vietnam are placed under the province's government.

Largest cities by population
Urban Population 2019:


 * Ho Chi Minh City 7.004.921 (urban and towns: 7.125.493) / 8.993.082 (total)
 * Ha Noi: 3.605.364 (urban and towns: 3.962.310) / 8.053.663 (total)
 * Da Nang 988.561 (urban and towns: 988.561) / 1.134.310 (total)
 * Hai Phong 841.520 (urban and towns: 924.741) / 2.028.514 (total)
 * Bien Hoa 830.829 / 1.055.414 (total)
 * Can Tho 812.088 (urban and towns: 860.557) / 1.235.171 (total)
 * Thuan An 588.616 / 596.227 (total)
 * Di An 474.681 / 474.681 (total)
 * Hue 351.456 / 351.456 (total)
 * Vung Tau 341.552 / 357.124 (total)
 * Thu Dau Mot 321.607 / 321.607 (total)
 * Nha Trang 285.788 / 422.601 (total)
 * Ha Long 270.054 / 270.054 (total)
 * Quy Nhon 263.892 / 290.053 (total)
 * Tan Uyen (town) 251.694 / 370.512 (total)
 * Thanh Hoa 249.012 / 359.910 (total)
 * Thai Nguyen 249.004 / 340 403 (total)
 * Buon Ma Thuot 245.951 / 375.590 (total)
 * Long Xuyen 239.588 / 272.365 (total)
 * Ben Cat (town) 231.852 / 302.782 (total)
 * Vinh 230.439 / 339.114 (total)
 * Hai Duong 215.593 / 241.373 (total)
 * Rach Gia 211.351 / 227.527 (total)
 * Da Lat 202.124 / 226.578 (total)
 * Bac Ninh 200.285 / 247.702 (total)
 * Phan Thiet 194.197 / 226.736 (total)
 * Pleiku 191.684 / 254.802 (total)
 * Cam Pha 182.137
 * Nam Dinh 179.229 / 236.294 (total)
 * Phan Rang - Thap Cham 157.942
 * Ca Mau 143.341 / 226.372 (total)
 * Chi Linh (town) 142.851
 * Viet Tri 140.935 / 214.777 (total)
 * Soc Trang 137.305
 * Quang Ngai 129.139 / 261.417 (total)
 * Thai Binh 124.332 / 206.037 (total)
 * My Tho 124.104 / 228.109 (total)
 * Tuy Hoa 121.544
 * Bac Lieu 115.508
 * Uong Bi 113.416
 * Bac Giang 109.367
 * Tay Ninh 108.691
 * Ninh Binh 106.618
 * Tan An 104.489
 * Kon Tum 102.051
 * Vinh Long 102.047
 * Tu Son (town) 101.755
 * Lao Cai 100.017