The provincial city is a form of second-level administrative units in Vietnam

Vietnam

Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...

. Provincial cities are provincial urban and administrative centers. Some cities also was appointed provincial economic centers and the culture center of a region (between provinces). There might still agricultural population in the suburban of provincial cities. Provincial cities are divided into wards

Ward (Vietnam)

|In Vietnam, there are three kinds of the third-level administrative subdivision: the rural coummune , commune-level town ，and ward ....

  (within the inner city) and rural communes

Rural commune (Vietnam)

|A rural commune is a third-level administrative subdivision of Vietnam. Rural communes are subdivisions of counties , which are in turn subdivisions of provinces ....

  (within the suburban). Provincial cities are equal level with counties, urban districts

Urban district (Vietnam)

|The urban district is the second-level administrative subdivision in Vietnam. Other kinds of second-level administrative subdivision of Vietnam are the county , the provincial cities , and the county-level towns ....

  or county-level towns

County-level town (Vietnam)

|The county-level town is a kind of second level administrative units in Vietnam, under the governed by the province or the central-controlled municipality. County-level towns are officially categorized as Class III or Class IV of urban regions by Vietnam government. In July 2010, Vietnam has 45...

 , but larger and more important. At the time of April 2010, four provincial cities, Hạ Long

Ha Long

Hạ Long also known as Hong Gai, Hon Gai and Hongay, is the capital city of Quang Ninh province, Vietnam. The city mainly lies on Bai Tu Long Bay, which is part of the Hạ Long Bay. It is located at about 160 km northeast of Hanoi...

, Sóc Trăng

Soc Trang

Sóc Trăng is a city in Vietnam. It is the capital of the Soc Trang province. It was upgraded from a town to a city following decree 22/2007/NĐ-CP on 8 February 2007.-Name:The name is believed to derive from the Khmer language...

, Đông Hà and Huế

Hue

Hue is one of the main properties of a color, defined technically , as "the degree to which a stimulus can be describedas similar to or different from stimuli that are described as red, green, blue, and yellow,"...

, do not have any suburban commune.
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List of provincial cities

No.	City Name	Province	Area (km²)	Population (person)	Year to become city	Urban level
1	Bảo Lộc Bao Loc Bảo Lộc is a city of Lam Dong province in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam. Bao Loc is famous for its registered trademark: B'lao tea. As of 2003 the town district had a population of 151,915...	Lâm Đồng Province	232.56	153,362	2010	3
2	Bắc Giang Bac Giang Bắc Giang is a city in Vietnam. It is the capital of the Bac Giang province. Its name, deriving from Sino-Vietnamese, means "north of the river." Bac Giang was formerly a sister city with Madison, Wisconsin, United States....	Bắc Giang Province Bắc Giang Province Bắc Giang is a province of Vietnam. It is located in the northeastern part of the country, being situated to the east of Hanoi. The province covers an area of 3827.45 square kilometres and as of 2008 it had a population of 1,628,400 people....	32.21	126,810	2005	3
3	Bắc Ninh Bac Ninh Bắc Ninh is a city in Vietnam and capital of the Bac Ninh province. The city is the cultural, administrative, and commercial center of the province. The city area is 80.82 square km, with a population of 150,331 . In January, 2006, the town of Bac Ninh was upgraded to city...	Bắc Ninh Province	80.28	164,243	2006	3
4	Biên Hòa Bien Hoa Biên Hòa is a city in Dong Nai province, Vietnam, about east of Ho Chi Minh City , to which Bien Hoa is linked by Vietnam Highway 1.- Demographics :In 1989 the estimated population was over 300,000. In 2005, the population wss 541,495...	Đồng Nai Province	264.07	784,398	1977	2
5	Bến Tre	Bến Tre Province Ben Tre Province Bến Tre is a province of Vietnam. It is one of the country's southern provinces, being situated in the delta of the Mekong River.-Administration:Politically, Ben Tre is divided into eight districts:*Ba Tri*Bình Đại*Châu Thành*Chợ Lách*Giồng Trôm...	67.48	143,312	2009	3
6	Buôn Ma Thuột Buon Ma Thuot Buôn Ma Thuột or sometimes Buon Ma Thuat or Ban Mê Thuột, is the capital city of Dak Lak Province, in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Its population is approximately 300,000...	Đắk Lắk Province	377.18	330,000	1995	1
7	Cà Mau Cà Mau Cà Mau is a city in southern Vietnam. It is the capital of Ca Mau province, a province in the Mekong Delta region, in the southernmost part of Vietnam's inland territory. Vietnam's incumbent Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung was born and raised here...	Cà Mau Province Ca Mau Province Cà Mau is a province of Vietnam, named after its capital city. It is located in the Mekong Delta of southern Vietnam, and is the southernmost of Vietnam's 58 provinces...	250.3	204,895	1999	3
8	Cao Lãnh Cao Lanh Cao Lãnh is the capital city of Dong Thap province, Vietnam. It is located at around .Prior to 1975, Cao Lanh was the capital of the Kien Phong province, in the Mekong Delta region of South Vietnam. In February 1976, Kien Phong was merged with Sa Dec province to become Dong Thap province. Sa Dec...	Đồng Tháp Province	107.195	149,837	2007	3
9	Đà Lạt	Lâm Đồng Province	393.29	301,243	1920	1
10	Điện Biên Phủ	Điện Biên Province	64.27	70,000	2003	3
11	Đông Hà	Quảng Trị Province Quang Tri Province Quảng Trị is a province on the North Central Coast of Vietnam, north of the former imperial capital of Huế.-Geography:Located in North Central Vietnam, Quang Tri Province is surrounded by Quang Binh Province on the north, Thua Thien-Hue Province on the south, Savannakhet Province of Laos on the...	73.06	93.756	2009	3
12	Đồng Hới	Quảng Bình Province Quang Binh Province Quảng Bình , formerly Tiên Bình under the reign of Le Trung Hung of the Lê Dynasty, this province was renamed Quảng Bình in 1604) is a province in the North Central Coast of Vietnam....	155.54	103,988	2004	3
13	Hà Tĩnh Ha Tinh Hà Tĩnh is a city in Vietnam. It is the capital of the Ha Tinh province, in Vietnam's north central coast....	Hà Tĩnh Province	56.19	117,546	2007	3
14	Hạ Long Ha Long Hạ Long also known as Hong Gai, Hon Gai and Hongay, is the capital city of Quang Ninh province, Vietnam. The city mainly lies on Bai Tu Long Bay, which is part of the Hạ Long Bay. It is located at about 160 km northeast of Hanoi...	Quảng Ninh Province Quang Ninh Province Quảng Ninh is a large province located along the northeastern coast of Vietnam. The province is home to Ha Long Bay, a World Heritage Site. The provincial capital is Ha Long. Nearly 80 per cent of the province is mountainous with abundant land, forest water and mineral resources. Nearly 90 per...	208.7	203,731	1994	2
15	Hải Dương Hai Duong Hải Dương is a city in Vietnam. It is the capital of Hai Duong province. Its name is Sino-Vietnamese for "ocean" .- Geography :Hai Duong city is bordered to the northeast by the Nam Sách District and Thanh Hà District...	Hải Dương Province Hai Duong Province Hải Dương is a province in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam. Its name derives from Sino-Vietnamese , meaning "ocean", though in fact, the province is landlocked.-Geography of Hai Duong:...	71.39	187,405	1997	2
16	Hòa Bình Hòa Bình, Hòa Binh Hòa Bình is a township and town and capital of Hòa Bình District, Bạc Liêu Province, in south-western Vietnam....	Hòa Bình Province	148.2	93,409	2006	3
17	Hội An Hoi An Hội An , or rarely Faifo, is a city of Vietnam, on the coast of the South China Sea in the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is located in Quang Nam province and is home to approximately 120,000 inhabitants...	Quảng Nam Province Quang Nam Province Quảng Nam is a province on the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is bordered by Thua Thien-Huế province to the north, the nation of Laos to the west, Kon Tum Province to the southwest, Quảng Ngãi Province to the southeast, the South China Sea to the east, and the city of Da Nang to the...	61.47	121,716	2008	3
18	Huế Hue Hue is one of the main properties of a color, defined technically , as "the degree to which a stimulus can be describedas similar to or different from stimuli that are described as red, green, blue, and yellow,"...	Thừa Thiên-Huế Province Thua Thien-Hue Province Thừa Thiên-Huế is a province in the North Central Coast of Vietnam, approximately in the center of the country. It borders Quang Tri Provice to the north and Da Nang City to the south, Laos to the west and the South China Sea to the east. The province has 128 km of coastline, 22,000 ha of...	83.3	333,715	1929	1
19	Hưng Yên	Hưng Yên Province Hung Yen Province Hưng Yên is a province in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam.-Administrative divisions:The province comprises one city and nine districts:#Ân Thi#Khoái Châu#Kim Động#Mỹ Hào#Phù Cừ#Tiên Lữ#Văn Giang#Văn Lâm#Yên Mỹ...	46.8	121,486	2009	3
20	Kon Tum	Kon Tum Province Kon Tum Province Kon Tum province lies in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam and shares borders with Laos and Cambodia. It has an area of 9,934 square km and a population of approximately 330,000. The economy is primarily agricultural.-Name:...	432.98	137,662	2009	3
21	Lạng Sơn Lang Son Lạng Sơn , sometimes Langson, is a city in far northern Vietnam, is the capital of Lang Son province. It is accessible by road and rail from Hanoi, the Vietnamese capital, and it is the northernmost point on National Road 1A.-History:...	Lạng Sơn Province Lạng Sơn Province Lạng Sơn is a province in far northern Vietnam, bordering Guangxi province in China. Its capital is also called Lang Son, which is a strategically important town at the border with China and is northeast of Hanoi connected by rail and road...	79	148,000	2002	3
22	Lào Cai Lao Cai Lào Cai is a city in northeastern Vietnam. It is the capital of Lao Cai province. The city borders the city of Hekou, in the Yunnan province of Southwest China. It lies at the junction of the Red River and the Nam Ti River approximately 160 miles northwest of Hanoi...	Lào Cai Province Lao Cai Province Lào Cai , is a province of northeastern in the mountainous region of Vietnam, bordering the province of Yunnan in the China. The province covers an area of 6383.9 square kilometres and as of 2008 it had a population of 602,300 people....	221.5	94,192	2004	3
23	Long Xuyên Long Xuyen Long Xuyên is the capital city of An Giang Province, in the Mekong Delta region of southwestern Vietnam. It is located at approximately 1,950 km south of Hanoi, 189 km from Ho Chi Minh City, and 45 km from the boundary with Cambodia...	An Giang Province An Giang Province An Giang is a province of Vietnam. It is located in the Mekong Delta, in the southwestern part of the country, sharing a border with Cambodia to the northwest.- Geography :...	106.87	320,183	1999	2
24	Móng Cái Mong Cai Móng Cái is a district-level city of Quang Ninh province in northern Vietnam, on the border with Dongxing town, Fangchenggang, Guangxi Province, China. It has a population of about 103,000. It is known as one of the wealthiest cities in Vietnam with the average income in some areas exceeding...	Quảng Ninh Province Quang Ninh Province Quảng Ninh is a large province located along the northeastern coast of Vietnam. The province is home to Ha Long Bay, a World Heritage Site. The provincial capital is Ha Long. Nearly 80 per cent of the province is mountainous with abundant land, forest water and mineral resources. Nearly 90 per...	518.28	108,016	2008	3
25	Mỹ Tho	Tiền Giang Province	81.54	204,412	1928	2
26	Nam Định	Nam Định Province	46.4	191,900	1921	2
27	Ninh Bình Ninh Bình Ninh Bình is a city in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam. It is the capital of Ninh Binh province.-Geography:Ninh Binh city located in the southernmost plains north Vietnam...	Ninh Bình Province Ninh Bình Province -Festivals:* Thai Vi festival * Truong Yen Festival* Yen Cu Festival* Non Khe Festival-Transportation:...	48.3	130,517	2007	3
28	Nha Trang Nha Trang Nha Trang is a coastal city and capital of Khanh Hoa province, on the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is bounded on the North by Ninh Hoà district, on the East by the South China Sea, on the South by Cam Ranh town and on the West by Diên Khánh district...	Khánh Hòa Province Khanh Hoa Province Khánh Hòa is a province of Vietnam, located in the South Central Coast. It has a population of 1,066,300 and spans an area of 5,197 km². Its capital is Nha Trang...	251	361,454	1977	1
29	Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm, also called Panduranga, is a new city in Vietnam and the capital of Ninh Thuan province. The community has a population of 161,000 , of which 91,000 live in the main city....	Ninh Thuận Province Ninh Thuan Province Ninh Thuận is a province in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam .-History:The Cham principality of Panduranga had its center in Ninh Thuan Province, but also included much of what is now Binh Thuan Province. Panduranga became the political centre of Champa after the fall of Vijaya in 1471...	79.37	102,941	2007	3
30	Phan Thiết Phan Thiết Phan Thiết town is the capital of Binh Thuan province, in southeastern Vietnam. Phan Thiet is a municipality in central, south central sector, however, the development plan to 2025, it would be municipality Southeast Vietnam. The population of Phan Thiết city in 2005 is roughly 350,000 and is...	Bình Thuận Province Binh Thuan Province Bình Thuận is a province of Vietnam. It is located on the country's South Central Coast, not far from Ho Chi Minh City. It is sometimes seen as part of the Southeast Region. Binh Thuan is known for its scenery and for its good beaches...	206	205,333	1999	2
31	Phủ Lý	Hà Nam Province Ha Nam Province Hà Nam is a province of northern Vietnam, in the Red River Delta.-History:The Hà Nam Province, and Vietnam as a whole, implemented the second five-year plan between 1975 and 1980. This plan included protecting the country's national border and gradually overcoming difficulties within the country...	34.27	121,350	2008	3
32	Pleiku Pleiku Pleiku is a town in central Vietnam, located in that nation's central highland region. It is the capital of the Gia Lai Province; it is inhabited primarily by the Bahnar and Jarai ethnic groups, sometimes known as the Montagnards or Degar....	Gia Lai Province Gia Lai Province Gia Lai is a province in the Central Highlands of Vietnam.-Administrative divisions:The province is divided into one city , two towns , and 13 districts:#Chư Păh#Chư Prông#Chư Sê#Đắk Đoa#Đắk Pơ#Đức Cơ#Ia Grai#Ia Pa...	260.61	233,990	1999	2
33	Quảng Ngãi	Quảng Ngãi Province Quang Ngai Province Quảng Ngãi is a province in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam, on the coast of South China Sea. It is located 883 km south of Hanoi and 838 km north of Ho Chi Minh City.-History:...	37.12	134,400	2005	3
34	Quy Nhơn	Bình Định Province	285	311,000	1986	1
35	Rạch Giá Rach Gia Rạch Giá is the capital city of Kien Giang province, Vietnam. It is located around on the coast of Gulf of Thailand, 250 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City...	Kiên Giang Province Kien Giang Province Kiên Giang is a province of Vietnam, located in the Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam. It is known for fishing and rice farming. The provincial capital is Rạch Giá, 250 km from the Ho Chi Minh City...	97.754	250,660	2005	3
36	Sóc Trăng Soc Trang Sóc Trăng is a city in Vietnam. It is the capital of the Soc Trang province. It was upgraded from a town to a city following decree 22/2007/NĐ-CP on 8 February 2007.-Name:The name is believed to derive from the Khmer language...	Sóc Trăng Province Soc Trang Province Sóc Trăng is a province in the Mekong Delta of southern Vietnam, with its capital in Sóc Trăng. The province occupies an area of 3,223 km², and has a population of approximately 1,213,400.-Etymology:...	76.15	173,922	2007	3
37	Sơn La Son La Sơn La is a city in northwestern Vietnam. It is the capital of the Son La province....	Sơn La Province	324.93	107,282	2008	3
38	Tam Kỳ	Quảng Nam Province Quang Nam Province Quảng Nam is a province on the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is bordered by Thua Thien-Huế province to the north, the nation of Laos to the west, Kon Tum Province to the southwest, Quảng Ngãi Province to the southeast, the South China Sea to the east, and the city of Da Nang to the...	92.63	123,662	2006	3
39	Tân An Tân An Tân An is the capital city of Long An province in Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. It was upgraded from town level to city on 26 August, 2009. The population of Tan An 165,214 , with an area of 81.79 km²...	Long An Province Long An Province Long An is a province in the Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam.-Administrative divisions:The province comprises one town and 14 districts:#Bến Lức#Cần Đước#Cần Giuộc#Châu Thành#Đức Hòa#Đức Huệ#Mộc Hóa#Tân Hưng...	81.79	166,419	2009	3
40	Thái Bình Thai Binh Thái Bình is a city in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam. It is the capital of Thai Binh province. It is located 110 km from Hanoi. The city area is 67.7 square km, with a population of 210,000 people . Before the prime minister declared it a city in June of 2004, it was officially a town....	Thái Bình Province Thai Binh Province Thái Bình is a coastal eastern province in the Red River Delta region of northern Vietnam, named after the Vietnamese name for the Pacific Ocean: Thái Bình Dương...	67.69	186,000	2004	3
41	Thái Nguyên Thai Nguyen Thái Nguyên is a city and municipality in Vietnam. It is the capital and located in center of Thai Nguyen province, in northeastern Vietnam. This is the largest city and often considered as center of Northern midlands and mountain areas...	Thái Nguyên Province Thai Nguyen Province Thái Nguyên is a province in northeastern Vietnam. It is a mountainous, midland province with natural area of 3534.45 square kilometres and a population of 1,149,100 people as of 2008...	189.70	256,346	1962	2
42	Thanh Hóa Thanh Hóa Thanh Hóa is the capital city of Vietnam's Thanh Hoa province. The population is nearly 200,000 with an area of only 57.9 square kilometers....	Thanh Hóa Province	57.8	197,551	1994	2
43	Trà Vinh Tra Vinh Trà Vinh is a town in Vietnam. It is the capital of the Tra Vinh province. It located in the Mekong Delta region, which is in the Southern part of Vietnam. The city has many famous Khmer pagodas, due to the large number of Khmer Krom, Cambodian people there. Under the Republic of Vietnam, it was...	Trà Vinh Province	68.03	131,360	2010	3
44	Tuy Hòa Tuy Hoa Tuy Hòa is the capital city of Phu Yen province in south-central Vietnam. The city has the total area of 107 km2 and the population of 262 000 ....	Phú Yên Province	106.82	177,944	2005	3
45	Việt Trì	Phú Thọ Province Phu Tho Province Phú Thọ is a province in northeastern Vietnam. The province's name derives from Sino-Vietnamese and its capital is Viet Tri City, which is away from Hanoi and from the Noi Bai International Airport...	110.99	176,349	1962	2
46	Vinh Vinh Vinh is a city in Vietnam. It is located in the northern half of the country, and is the capital of Nghệ An Province. Politically, Vinh is a municipality within Nghệ An Province. On September 5th, 2008, it was upgraded from Grade-II city to Grade-I city, the fourth Grade-I city of Vietnam after...	Nghệ An Province	104.98	282,981	1927	1
47	Vĩnh Long Vinh Long Vĩnh Long is the capital of the Vinh Long province in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. The name was spelled 永隆 in the former Hán Tự writing system....	Vĩnh Long Province	48.01	147,039	2007	3
48	Vĩnh Yên Vinh Yên Vĩnh Yên is the capital of Vinh Phuc province, in the Red River Delta region of northern Vietnam. The population is 76,650 people, the area is 50.87 km²....	Vĩnh Phúc Province Vinh Phuc Province Vĩnh Phúc is a province in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam. It is divided into one city , one town , and seven districts:#Bình Xuyên#Lập Thạch#Tam Đảo#Tam Dương#Vĩnh Tường#Yên Lạc- Etymology :...	50.80	122,568	2006	3
49	Vũng Tàu Vung Tàu Vũng Tàu is a city in southern Vietnam. Its population in 2005 was 240,000. The city area is including 13 urban wards and one village. It is the capital of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, and is the crude oil extraction center of Vietnam. It is also known as one of the most beautiful cities of tourism...	Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu is a province of Vietnam. It is located on the coast of the country's southeastern region. It also includes the Côn Đảo islands, located some distance off Vietnam's southeastern coast...	140	240,000	1991	2
50	Yên Bái Yen Bai Yên Bái is a city and urban district in Vietnam. It is the capital of the Yen Bai province, in northeastern Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 78,016. The district covers an area of 58 km²....	Yên Bái Province Yen Bai Province Yên Bái is an agricultural-based province located in Tay Bac, the northern part of northern-central Vietnam. It shares borders with five provinces which are Lao Cai province, Lai Chau province, Son La province, Tuyen Quang province, and Phu Tho province...	108.155	95,892	2002	3
51	Tuyên Quang Tuyen Quang -History:The French post at Tuyen Quang was defended for four months against 12,000 troops of the Yunnan Army and the Black Flag Army by two companies of the French Foreign Legion during the Sino-French War...	Tuyên Quang Province Tuyên Quang Province Tuyên Quang is a province of Vietnam, located in the northeastern part of the country to the northwest of Hanoi, at the centre of Lo River valley, a tributary of the Red River. The delta formation in the province is called the Tonkin Delta. Its capital is Tuyên Quang Township...	11,917.45	110,119	2010	3