Vietnam Genealogy

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Guide to Vietnam ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

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Vietnam is a country in Asia bordered by China, Laos, Cambodia, and Malaysia. It has formerly been ruled by China, France, and Japan. The official language is Vietnamese.

Getting Started

Getting Started with Vietnam Research Links to articles on getting started with Vietnam research. Vietnam Civil Registration Vietnam Chinese Community Records Vietnam Church Records

Vietnam Research Tools Links to articles and websites that assist in Vietnam research. Vietnam embassy locator Family Tree Vietnamese Forum Ancestry Vietnam Message Boards Cousin Connect Vietnam Genealogy Queries Vietnam GenWeb Cyndi's List (Asia and the Pacific) Vietnamese Genealogy at Family Tree Search ($)

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Vietnam Clickable Map

Genealogy records are kept on the province and municipality level in Vietnam. Click on a province or municipality below to go to the province or municipality Wiki article listing more information.

A clickable map of Vietnam exhibiting its 58 provinces and 5 centrally controlled municipalities.

Provinces and Municipalities

Genealogy records are kept on the province and municipality level in Vietnam. Click on a province or municipality below to go to the province or municipality Wiki article listing more information.

Red River Delta Bắc Ninh Hà Nam Hải Dương Hưng Yên Nam Định Ninh Bình Thái Bình Vĩnh Phúc Hanoi (municipality) Hai Phong (municipality)	Northeast Bắc Giang Bắc Kạn Cao Bằng Hà Giang Lạng Sơn Lào Cai Phú Thọ Quảng Ninh Thái Nguyên Tuyên Quang Yên Bái	Northwest Điện Biên Hòa Bình Lai Châu Sơn La	North Central Coast Hà Tĩnh Nghệ An Quảng Bình Quảng Trị Thanh Hóa Thừa Thiên–Huế
Central Highlands Đắk Lắk Đắk Nông Gia Lai Kon Tum Lâm Đồng	South Central Coast Bình Định Bình Thuận Khánh Hòa Ninh Thuận Phú Yên Quảng Nam Quảng Ngãi Da Nang (municipality)	Southeast Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Bình Dương Bình Phước Đồng Nai Tây Ninh Ho Chi Minh City (municipality)	Mekong Delta An Giang Bạc Liêu Bến Tre Cà Mau Đồng Tháp Hậu Giang Kiên Giang Long An Sóc Trăng Tiền Giang Trà Vinh Vĩnh Long Cần Thơ (municipality)

The provinces are subdivided into provincial municipalities (thành phố trực thuộc tỉnh), townships (thị xã) and counties (huyện), which are in turn subdivided into towns (thị trấn) or communes (xã). The centrally controlled municipalities are subdivided into districts (quận) and counties, which are further subdivided into wards (phường).

FamilySearch Resources

Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.

• Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research