Ward (Vietnam)

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Ward (Vietnamese: phường) is a type of third tier subdivision of Vietnam. It has equal status with township and commune. As of 13 December 2023, Vietnam has a total of 1,780 wards.

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 (Vietnamese: khu phố; transl. "quarter"), with each neighborhood the most basic organization of population.

Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) has 249 wards and Hanoi has 175 wards.

References

  1. ^ "Đơn vị hành chính". Archived from the original on 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ "Đơn vị hành chính (administrative units)". Tổng cục Thống kê (General Statistics Office of Vietnam).
  3. ^ The data of local administrative subdivisions till 31 December 2008 by Vietnam Statistics General Office.