Provincial city (Vietnam)

A province in Vietnam (Vietnamese: Tỉnh) is the region of authority. If the province is in the city (Vietnamese: Thành phố trực thuộc trung ương), then it will have districts (Vietnamese: Quận). If the city has some country districts attached, then they are separated as counties (Vietnamese: Huyện).

Inside the city, the districts break down into smaller divisions called city wards (Vietnamese: Phường). If the county is outside the city, or in a country province, then that county will be broken down into smaller divisional areas (Vietnamese: Khu).

There are more divisions in every province:

• Hems are blind alleys that house families away from city streets. Hems are little hamlets inside the city.
• In the country, a commune (Vietnamese: Xã) may make up an area or more. Communes are for cheaper land and cooperative work. Some communes make factories and employ the people living there.
• Cultural housing (Vietnamese: Van Hoa) is another small division. Cultural homes can have a center or living quarters attached.
• Other divisional areas are held by different departments of the national government. Some people live in the department zones.