Northern, Central and Southern Vietnam

Northern Vietnam, Central Vietnam and Southern Vietnam are the three main historical, geographical and cultural regions within Vietnam. Each region consists of subregions, with considerable cultural differences originating from each subregions.

Regions of Vietnam. The *Paracel Islands* and the *Spratly Islands* (not shown here) are parts of South Central Coast.

Northern Vietnam (Bắc Bộ) includes the following subregions:

Northeast (Đông Bắc Bộ)
Northwest (Tây Bắc Bộ)
Red River Delta (Châu thổ sông Hồng or Đồng bằng sông Hồng)

Central Vietnam (Trung Bộ) includes the following subregions:

North Central Coast (Bắc Trung Bộ)
South Central Coast (Duyên hải Nam Trung Bộ)
Central Highlands (Tây Nguyên – "Western Highlands")

Southern Vietnam (Nam Bộ) includes the following subregions:

Southeast (Đông Nam Bộ)
Mekong River Delta (Đồng bằng sông Cửu Long or Tây Nam Bộ - "Southwest")