List of urban districts of Vietnam


Urban district, or borough, was a former type of second tier subdivision in Vietnam. Urban district had equal status with district, provincial city, and town.
Urban districts can only subordinate to municipality as the Second Tier unit. At the Third Tier, urban district was divided into wards.

History

Before 1975, in South Vietnam, all second-level administrative subdivisions were called districts, regardless of urban or rural areas. For example, quận Châu Thành, Vĩnh Long Province is in the urban area of present Vĩnh Long city, and quận Trà Ôn was the rural area of present Vĩnh Long Province.
, Vietnam had 49 urban districts. Ho Chi Minh City with 19 urban districts had the most. Huế City with two urban districts had the fewest.
In 2025, urban districts were abolished along with other district-level subdivisions.

List of urban districts in Vietnam

Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh City
Haiphong
Huế
Da Nang
Cần Thơ