Commune-level town (Vietnam)

Vietnam This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Vietnam Constitution National Assembly Chairman Nguyễn Sinh Hùng President Trương Tấn Sang Vice President Nguyễn Thị Doan Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng Communist Party of Vietnam General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng Vietnamese Fatherland Front Chairman Huỳnh Đảm Political parties Elections: Presidential: 2007, 2011 Parliamentary: 2007, 2011 Judiciary Regions Provinces Districts Communes Foreign relations Foreign aid Other countries · Atlas Politics portal view · Vietnamese: thị trấn) is a third-level (commune-level) administrative subdivision of Vietnam. Commune-level towns are subdivisions of counties (Vietnamese: huyện), which are in turn subdivisions of provinces (Vietnamese: tỉnh). The commune-level town is one of three possible third-level subdivisions in Vietnam, along with the rural commune (Vietnamese: xã) and the ward (Vietnamese: phường, literal meaning: urban subdistrict). Further subdivisions (i.e. into fourth-level subdivisions) do not exist in Vietnam. Commune-level towns are officially classified as Class V urban areas (occasionally Class IV). Mộc Châu town in Sơn La Province. The difference between a town and a rural commune is mainly related to their industrialization rate. Rural commune areas are dominated by the practice of agriculture (including farming, forestry, fishery, and so on), whereas towns generally have a more diversified economic base. Population density in towns is also higher than in rural communes. Other criteria, such as population (as opposed to density), revenue received from taxes, and land area are generally not taken into account. Towns often have higher budgets than communes, but many counter-examples exist. The seat of government of a county is generally located in a commune-level town designated as a county seat (Vietnamese: huyện lỵ)—as opposed to a rural commune—except when the town's geographical location is not favorable. As of December 31, 2008, Vietnam had 617 commune-level towns[1]. Thanh Hoá Province with 30 commune-level towns is the most of all province-level administrative units, followed by Hanoi with 22 commune-level towns. Ninh Thuận Province has only three commune-level towns and Đà Nẵng has not any town. References ^ The data of local administrative subdivisions till 31 December 2008 by Vietnam Statistics General Office. Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР Commune-level subdivisions (Vietnam) Commune (card game) Look at other dictionaries: Commune-level subdivisions (Vietnam) — Vietnam This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Vietnam Constitution National Assembly …   Wikipedia County-level town (Vietnam) — Vietnam This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Vietnam …   Wikipedia Vietnam — Socialist Republic of Vietnam Cộng hòa Xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam …   Wikipedia Vietnam — /vee et nahm , nam , vyet , vee it /, n. 1. Official name, Socialist Republic of Vietnam. a country in SE Asia, comprising the former states of Annam, Tonkin, and Cochin China: formerly part of French Indochina; divided into North Vietnam and… …   Universalium Mường Nhé —   Commune level town   …   Wikipedia Điện Biên Đông —   Commune level town   …   Wikipedia Mường Chà —   Commune level town   …   Wikipedia Nam Can — Thị trấn Năm Căn   Township   …   Wikipedia china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …   Universalium China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …   Universalium 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”