ward (Vietnam)

{{Short description|Type of third tier subdivision of Vietnam}}

{{Administrative divisions of Vietnam}}

{{Politics of Vietnam}}

Ward ({{langx|vi|{{linktext|phường}}}}) is a type of third tier subdivision of Vietnam. It has equal status with township and commune.{{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}} As of 13 December 2023, Vietnam has a total of 1,780 wards.{{cite web|publisher=Tổng cục Thống kê (General Statistics Office of Vietnam)|title=Đơn vị hành chính (administrative units) |url=https://www.gso.gov.vn/phuong-phap-luan-thong-ke/danh-muc/don-vi-hanh-chinh//}}

According to hierarchy of Vietnamese administrative unit, Wards are subordinate to urban district, city or town as the Third Tier unit.

Currently, to manage the urban areas and their associating families, each ward is divided into neighborhoods ({{langx|vi|khu phố}}; {{translation|"quarter"}}), with each neighborhood the most basic organization of population.

Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) has 249 wards and Hanoi has 175 wards.[http://www.gso.gov.vn/default.aspx?tabid=386&idmid=3&ItemID=8589 The data of local administrative subdivisions till 31 December 2008 by Vietnam Statistics General Office.]