5th Military Region (Vietnam People's Army)

13°30′N 108°30′E / 13.5°N 108.5°E / 13.5; 108.5

Quân khu 5 (5th Military Region)
Active	16 October 1945 – present[1]
Country	Vietnam
Allegiance	People's Army of Vietnam
Branch	Active duty
Role	Regular force
Size	Equivalent to Corps
Part of	People's Army of Vietnam
Garrison/HQ	Đà Nẵng
Engagements	First Indochina War Vietnam War Cambodian–Vietnamese War
Decorations	Gold Star Order
Commanders
Current commander	Lieutenant General Thái Đại Ngọc
Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff Commander	Major General Lê Ngọc Hải
First party committee secretary	Lieutenant General Trịnh Đình Thạch

The 5th Military Region of Vietnam People's Army, is directly under the Ministry of Defence of Vietnam, tasked to organise, build, manage and command armed forces defending the South Central Vietnam include the Tây Nguyên and southern central coastal provinces.

In the period of Vietnam War, 5th Military Zone included the coastal provinces of Middle Central Vietnam, 6th Military Zone included the old South Central Vietnam (including Ninh Thuận Province, Bình Thuận Province, Lâm Đồng Province, Đắk Nông Province today) and the front Tây Nguyên (Northern and Central of Tây Nguyên) was merged into 5th Military Zone after Vietnam unification.