Commune-level town (), a type of third tier subdivision of Vietnam is divided into 11,162 units along with

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and commune have equal status. By virtue of Decree No. 42/2009/ND-CP, township are officially classified into Class-2, Class-3, Class-4 or Class-5. The townships can only subordinate to

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as the Third Tier unit.

Fact

The difference between a township and a commune is mainly related to their industrialization rate. Communes are dominated by the practice of

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(including

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, and so on), whereas townships generally have a more diversified economic base. Population density in townships is also higher than in communes. Other criteria, such as population (as opposed to density), revenue received from taxes, and land area are generally not taken into account. Townships often have higher budgets than communes, but many counter-examples exist. The

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of a district is generally located in a township designated as a district capital ()—as opposed to a commune—except when the town's geographical location is not favorable. As of December 31, 2008, Vietnam had 617 commune-level towns. The data of local administrative subdivisions till 31 December 2008 by Vietnam Statistics General Office.
Thanh Hóa Province with 30 commune-level towns is the most of all province-level administrative units, followed by

Hanoi Hanoi ( ; ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Vietnam, second-most populous city of Vietnam. The name "Hanoi" translates to "inside the river" (Hanoi is bordered by the Red River (Asia), Red and Black River (Asia), Black Riv ...

with 22 commune-level towns. Ninh Thuận Province has only three commune-level towns and

Đà Nẵng Da Nang or DanangSee also Danang Dragons (, ) is the list of cities in Vietnam, fifth-largest city in Vietnam by municipal population. It lies on the coast of the Western Pacific Ocean of Vietnam at the mouth of the Hàn River (Vietnam), Hàn R ...

has none.

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