Municipal city ( vi, Thành phố thuộc thành phố trực thuộc trung ương), commonly known as City within city, is a type of second tier subdivision of Vietnam along with urban district,

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

and provincial city have equal status. Municipal city is a

satellite city Satellite cities or satellite towns are smaller municipalities that are adjacent to a principal city which is the core of a metropolitan area. They differ from mere suburbs, subdivisions and especially bedroom communities in that they have m ...

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in Vietnam. Referring to local organizing governance's law which was approved by the thirteenth National Assembly on June 19, 2015, the term "municipal city" was available from January 1, 2016. This entity was created to make new "Urban Governance" project (or ''Urban Administration'' model) in Ho Chi Minh City and other cities.

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Ho Chi Minh City planned to merge 3 districts 2, 9, and

Thủ Đức Thủ Đức is a municipal city (sub-city) under the administration of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The city was founded by the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on December 9, 2020 from the districts of 2, 9, and Thủ Đức Dist ...

to create an innovation city or a city within city called '' Thủ Đức City'', which is expected to be Vietnam's Silicon Valley. This new city would spread over 211 km² and more than 1 million people, to contribute around 30 percent of the municipality's economic and 4 to 5 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). The project was later also endorsed by prime minister

Nguyễn Xuân Phúc Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (born 20 July 1954) is a Vietnamese politician currently serving as the President of Vietnam, one of the highest-ranked officials in Vietnam along with Nguyễn Phú Trọng, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vie ...

and guided to the next step. On August 12, 2016, Party Secretary of

Hanoi Hanoi or Ha Noi ( or ; vi, Hà Nội ) is the capital and second-largest city of Vietnam. It covers an area of . It consists of 12 urban districts, one district-leveled town and 17 rural districts. Located within the Red River Delta, Hanoi is ...

city Hoàng Trung Hải had a meeting with

Son Tay A son is a male reproduction, offspring; a boy or a man in relation to his parents. The female counterpart is a daughter. From a biological perspective, a son constitutes a first degree relative. Social issues In pre-industrial societies and s ...

's constituents after the fourteenth National Assembly's first session. At the meeting, Chief of Economic Division of Son Tay Phùng Huy Minh requested to re-establish Son Tay into second satellite city-within-city before 2030. On February 20, 2020, after

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worked with Thừa Thiên-Huế Province to deploy Politburo's resolution numbered 54 to build and develop Thua Thien – Hue to 2030, the Government's Office concluded that there would be a new expanded Hue City alongside Huong Thuy, Huong Tra, Phong Dien and other districts as satellites, but did not incompleted after wrong city. Thua Thien-Hue Province is expected to become a municipality in 2021. In the meeting in July 2020, People's Council of Haiphong city announced that Thuy Nguyen would have a municipal city model before 2030. This city did not incompleted after wrong city. On 22 February 2022, Party Secretary of

city Đinh Tiến Dũng had a meeting with Ha Dong's constituents after the fifteenth National Assembly's first session. At the meeting, Chief of Economic Division of Ha Dong Cấn Thị Việt Hà requested to re-establish Ha Dong into new satellite city-within-city before 2025.

List of municipal cities

List of "expected" municipal cities

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{{Subdivisions of Vietnam Vietnam 1 Municipal City Subdivisions of Vietnam

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List of municipal cities

List of "expected" municipal cities

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