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

ward Ward may refer to: Division or unit * Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward * Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a pris ...

and

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

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

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 ...

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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, fishery, 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 seat of government of a district is generally located in a township designated as a district capital ( vi, huyện lỵ)—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 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 ...

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

Đà Nẵng Nang or DanangSee also Danang Dragons ( ; vi, Đà Nẵng, ) is a class-1 municipality and the fifth-largest city in Vietnam by municipal population. It lies on the coast of the East Sea of Vietnam at the mouth of the Hàn River, and is on ...

has none.

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