Vietnam Province Guide

Vietnam, the country has immense geographical and cultural diversity. Its varied climate and landscape range from the four seasons of the mountains north to the year round tropical temperatures of the lush south.

Vietnam’s cultural diversity stems from its intriguing history dating back more than 4000 years. Its historical legacy includes a thousand years of Chinese occupation, which has left a very strong cultural influence evident in the pagodas, local cuisine and continuing practice of Confucianism. The Cham civilization, which blossomed in the central region until the 14th century, has left many ancient Hindu like temples. Vietnam’s regal past can still be seen in the former capital of Hue and its Citadel and Royal Tombs. The French colonial period is still evident in many parts of Vietnam, as illustrated by the distinctive yellow pastel colored architecture of its villas and administrative buildings

The largest municipality in Vietnam is Ho Chi Minh City which is the most populous city with over 6 million people living there as well as the top level administrative unit. Among the Vietnam provinces, while Thanh Hoa is the most populous one with over three and a half million people, the mountainous Vietnam province of Lai Chau is the least populous. The largest province in terms of land area in Vietnam is Nghe An covering an area of 16,487 Sq Kms while Bac Ninh is the smallest with 804 sq Kms of area.

The provinces of Vietnam are grouped into eight regions for the convenience of administrative work. These regions are

- North west of Vietnam
This region contains four inland provinces, two of which are along Vietnam’s border with Laos and one with China.

- North east of Vietnam
This region holds eleven Vietnam provinces, many of which are mountainous, lying north of the Red River Lowlands which is highly populated.

- Red River Delta of Vietnam
This region holds nine small but populous provinces and two municipalities based around the Red River. The municipalities are Hanoi, the national capital and Haiphong.

- North Central Coast of Vietnam
The six provinces held by this region lies within the stretch from the coast in the east to Laos in the west.

- South Central Coast of Vietnam
This region includes five coastal provinces and the municipality of Danang.

- Central highlands of Vietnam
This mountainous region contains five inland provinces mostly inhabited by ethnic minorities with a small Vietnamese population.

- Southeast of Vietnam
This region is a part of lowland southern Vietnam, north of Mekong delta. Seven provinces are included in this region along with the municipality of Ho Chi Minh City.

- Mekong River Delta of Vietnam
There are twelve small and populous Vietnam provinces along with the municipality of Can Tho that lies in this southern most region of Vietnam.

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Cao Bang - Vietnam

Tuyen Quang - Vietnam

Thai Nguyen - Vietnam

Bac Kan - Vietnam

Yen Bai - Vietnam

Ninh Binh - Vietnam

Haiphong - Vietnam

Hai Duong - Vietnam

Hung Yen - Vietnam

Quang Ninh - Vietnam

Ha Tay - Vietnam

Nam Dinh - Vietnam

Ha Nam - Vietnam

Thai Binh - Vietnam

Thanh Hoa - Vietnam

Hanoi - Vietnam

Bac Ninh - Vietnam

Bac Giang - Vietnam

Dien Bien - Vietnam

• Hanoi city guide
• Halong bay guide
• Ninh Binh travel guide
• Hai Phong city guide
• Lao Cai travel guide
• Dien Bien Phu travel guide

• Vinh city guide
• Quang Binh travel guide
• Quang Tri travel guide
• Hue travel guide
• Hoi An travel guide
• Da Nang city guide

• Phan Thiet travel guide
• Nha Trang city guide
• Dalat city guide
• Ho Chi Minh city guide
• Can Tho travel guide
• Vung tau travel guide

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