Central Vietnam


Central Vietnam, also known as Middle Vietnam or The Middle, formerly known as Trung Phần by South Vietnam, Trung Kỳ and Annam under French Indochina, is one of the three geographical regions within Vietnam.
The name Trung Bộ was used by the king Bảo Đại when he established administrative level higher than Province in 1945, instead of the Trung Kỳ which recalled the French occupation. This name was officially used by government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and is popularly used today.

Administration

Central Vietnam includes 3 administrative regions, which in turn comprises 19 First Tier units.
Administrative RegionFirst Tier Administrative UnitsArea Population Population Density
Notes
North Central Coast
Hà Tĩnh
Nghệ An
Quảng Bình
Quảng Trị
Thanh Hóa
Thừa Thiên–Huế		51,455.6012,251,864203.53contains the coastal provinces in the northern half of Vietnam's narrow central part. They all stretch from the coast in the east to Laos in the west.
South Central Coast
Bình Định
Bình Thuận
Đà Nẵng
Khánh Hòa
Ninh Thuận
Phú Yên
Quảng Nam
Quảng Ngãi		44,376.8010,934,533206.98contains the coastal provinces in the southern half of Vietnam's central part. One province borders Laos.
Central Highlands
Đắc Lắc
Đắk Nông
Gia Lai
Kon Tum
Lâm Đồng		54,641.006,244,582102.63contains the mountainous provinces to the west of south-central Vietnam. There are a significant number of ethnic minorities in the region. One province is along Vietnam's border with Laos, and four border Cambodia.

Municipality
Of all 19 First Tier units, 1 is municipality and 18 are provinces.