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Political, physical and population maps of Vietnam with its 63 first-level divisions, the capital Hanoi and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Vietnam

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 63 units

Vietnam is divided into 63 first-level administrative divisions:

An GiangBà Rịa - Vũng TàuBắc GiangBạc LiêuBắc NinhBến TreBình ĐịnhBình DươngBình PhướcBình ThuậnCà MauCan ThoCao BằngĐà NẵngĐắk LắkĐắk NôngĐiện BiênĐông BắcĐồng Bằng Sông HồngĐông Nam BộÐong ThápGia LaiHà GiangHà NamHa NoiHa TinhHải DươngHải PhòngHau GiangHồ Chí Minh cityHòa BìnhKhánh HòaKiên GiangKon TumLai ChauLâm ĐồngLạng SơnLào CaiLong AnNam ĐịnhNghệ AnNinh BìnhNinh ThuậnPhú ThọPhú YênQuảng BìnhQuàng NamQuảng NgãiQuảng NinhQuảng TrịSóc TrăngSon LaTây NinhThái BìnhThái NguyênThanh HóaThừa Thiên - HuếTiền GiangTrà VinhTuyên QuangVĩnh LongVĩnh PhúcYên Bái

Largest cities in Vietnam

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
#CityPopulation
1Ho Chi Minh City5,314,000
2HanoiCapital4,378,000
3Haiphong1,969,000
4Can Tho1,121,000
5Da Nang1,000,000
6Hue950,000
7Qui Nhon805,290
8Biên Hòa652,646
9Vinh593,645
10Thái Nguyên500,000

Ho Chi Minh City is the largest urban area in Vietnam with about 5,314,000 people; the capital, Hanoi, has about 4,378,000.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in Vietnam: ≈ 3,105 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

🌊 Rivers

  • Ba
  • Hong
  • Krong
  • Mekong
  • Kong
  • Da
  • Ca
  • Zuo

🏞️ Lakes

No major lakes at this scale.

Ethnic groups in Vietnam

CIA World Factbook · 2019
Kinh
85.3%Tay
1.9%Thai
1.9%Muong
1.5%Khmer
1.4%Mong
1.4%Nung
1.1%other
5.5%

Kinh (Viet) 85.3%, Tay 1.9%, Thai 1.9%, Muong 1.5%, Khmer 1.4%, Mong 1.4%, Nung 1.1%, other 5.5% (2019 est.)

Regionally, Kinh is the most common ethnic group across most of the 63 divisions, while Mong predominates in 2 divisions (Hà Giang, Điện Biên); Tay predominates in 2 divisions (Cao Bằng, Đông Bắc); Thai predominates in 2 divisions (Son La, Lai Chau); Nung predominates in 1 division (Lạng Sơn).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2019 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in Vietnam

CIA World Factbook · 2019
Catholic
6.1%Buddhist
5.8%Protestant
1%other
0.8%none
86.3%

Catholic 6.1%, Buddhist 5.8%, Protestant 1%, other 0.8%, none 86.3% (2019 est.)

Regionally, none is the most common religious group across most of the 63 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2019 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in Vietnam

CIA World Factbook

Vietnamese (official); English (often as a second language); some French, Chinese, and Khmer; mountain-area languages (including Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)

Regionally, Vietnamese is the most common language group across most of the 63 divisions, while Mong predominates in 2 divisions (Hà Giang, Điện Biên); Tay predominates in 2 divisions (Cao Bằng, Đông Bắc); Thai predominates in 2 divisions (Son La, Lai Chau); Nung predominates in 1 division (Lạng Sơn).

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.