Provincial city (Vietnam)
{{Short description|Type of second-level subdivision of Vietnam}}
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A provincial city ({{langx|vi|{{linktext|thành phố thuộc tỉnh}}}}) is a type of second-level subdivision of Vietnam. It has equal status along with urban districts, districts, municipal cities, and towns.{{cite web |url=http://www.gso.gov.vn/dmhc2015/TongHop.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113211824/http://www.gso.gov.vn/dmhc2015/TongHop.aspx |archive-date=2015-11-13 |title=Đơn vị hành chính}} Also by virtue of Decree No. 42/2009/ND-CP, provincial cities are officially classified into Class-1, Class-2 or Class-3.{{Cite web|url=http://vietnamlawmagazine.vn/decree-no-42-2009-nd-cp-more-specific-definitions-for-urban-centers-2395.html|title=DECREE No. 42/2009/ND-CP: More specific definitions for urban centers|website=vietnamlawmagazine.vn|access-date=July 25, 2019}}
The cities can only subordinate to provinces as a second-tier unit. At the third tier, provincial cities are divided into wards and communes, the latter of which apply to the more suburban parts.
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Facts
Cities are usually 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 (desakota model). Provincial cities are divided into wards (within the inner city) and communes (within the suburban). Cities are equal level with counties, urban districts or towns, but larger and more important. At the time of 2020, seven cities: Bắc Ninh, Dĩ An, Đông Hà, Huế (Provincial city), Sóc Trăng, Thủ Dầu Một and Vĩnh Long, do not have any rural commune, that means those cities are fully urbanized.
List of provincial cities
{{Provincial cities of Vietnam}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://vanban.chinhphu.vn/portal/page/portal/chinhphu/hethongvanban?class_id=1&_page=1&mode=detail&document_id=101902 Nghị định số 62/2011/NĐ-CP của Chính phủ: Về thành lập thành phố thuộc tỉnh, thị xã, quận, phường, thị trấn] Nguyễn Tấn Dũng July 26, 2011
- [http://vanban.chinhphu.vn/portal/page/portal/chinhphu/hethongvanban?class_id=1&_page=1&mode=detail&document_id=166449 Thông tư số 02/2012/TT-BNV của Bộ Nội vụ: Hướng dẫn thực hiện một số điều của Nghị định số 62/2011/NĐ-CP ngày 26 tháng 7 năm 2011 của Chính phủ về thành lập thành phố thuộc tỉnh, thị xã, quận, phường, thị trấn] June 15, 2012
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