This is a list of district-level subdivisions (Vietnamese: ) of Vietnam. This level includes: district-level cities (, ), towns (), rural districts () and urban districts (). These subdivisions are further divided into communes () in rural areas (subdivisions under , suburbans of towns and ) and ward () (subdivisions under cities and towns) in urban areas, and townships ().
District-level subdivisions were abolished in 2025.
The urban areas (cities and towns) in the district-level are classified into 5 classes (from 1st to 2nd class urban area is recognized by Prime Minister of Vietnam, 3rd to 4th class is recognized by Ministry of Construction (Vietnam), 5th class is recognized by provincial-class People's Committee).
- 1st class urban area: Thá»§ ÃÂức, Vinh, ÃÂàLạt, Nha Trang, Quy Nhán, Buôn Ma Thuá»Ât, Thái Nguyên, Nam ÃÂá»Ânh, Viá»Ât Trì, VÃ
©ng Tàu, Hạ Long, Thanh Hóa, Biên Hòa, Mỹ Tho, Thá»§ Dầu Má»Ât, Bắc Ninh, Hải Dðáng, Pleiku, Long Xuyên, Rạch Giá, Phú Quá»Âc.
- 2nd class urban area: Phan Thiết, CàMau, Tuy Hòa, Uông BÃÂ, Thái Bình, Bạc Liêu, Ninh Bình, ÃÂá»Âng Há»Âi, Vénh Yên, Lào Cai, BàRá»Âa, Bắc Giang, Phan RangâÂÂTháp Chàm, Châu ÃÂá»Âc, Cẩm Phả, Quảng Ngãi, Tam Kỳ, TràVinh, Sa ÃÂéc, Móng Cái, Phá»§ Lý, Bến Tre, HàTénh, Lạng Sán, Sán La, Tân An, Vá» Thanh, Cao Lãnh.
- 3rd class urban area: Yên Bái, ÃÂiá»Ân Biên Phá»§, HoàBình, Sóc TrÃÂng, Há»Âi An, Hðng Yên, Vénh Long, ÃÂông HÃÂ, Kon Tum, Bảo Lá»Âc, Tuyên Quang, HàGiang, Cam Ranh, Cao Bằng, Lai Châu, Tây Ninh, Bắc Kạn, Tam ÃÂiá»Âp, Sông Công, Sầm Sán, Phúc Yên, HàTiên, ÃÂá»Âng Xoài, ChàLinh, Long Khánh, Gia Nghéa, Dé An, Ngã Bảy, ThuáºÂn An, Sán Tây, Cá»Âa Lò, Phú Thá»Â, Bá»Âm Sán, Gò Công, La Gi, Từ Sán, Bến Cát, Tân Uyên, Há»Âng Ngá»±, Sông Cầu, Phá» Yên, Long Mỹ, Tân Châu, Cai LáºÂy, Thá»§y Nguyên.
- 4th class urban area: recognized by Ministry of Construction (Vietnam).
- 5th class urban area (for townships): not in district-level.
The district-level subdivisions are tabulated alphabetically:
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