THE PRESIDENT
 
 
No. 05/2015/L-CTN
THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
 
Hanoi, July 7, 2015
 Order
On the promulgation of law [1]
 
THE PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF
VIETNAM
 
Pursuant to Articles 88 and 91 of the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;
Pursuant to Article 91 of the Law on Organization of the National Assembly;
Pursuant to Article 57 of the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents,
 
PROMULGATES:
 The Law on Organization of Local Administration,
which was passed in June 19, 2015, by the XIIIth National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at its 9th session.
 President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
TRUONG TAN SANG
THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY 
 
No. 77/2015/QH13
THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
 
LAW
On Organization of Local Administration [2]
 
Pursuant to the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;
The National Assembly promulgates the Law on Organization of Local Administration.
 
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
Article 1. Scope of regulation
This Law provides administrative units and organization and operation of local administrations in administrative units.
Article 2. Administrative units
Administrative units of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam comprise:
1. Provinces and centrally run cities (below collectively referred to as provincial-level administrative units);
2. Rural districts, urban districts, towns, provincial cities and cities of centrally run cities (below referred to as district-level administrative units);
3. Communes, wards and townships (below referred to as commune-level administrative units);
4. Special administrative-economic units.