The maps in this section are Black and White bitmaps files of A4 size or smaller at 300 dpi. The most recent map is in PDF format.
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Vietnam Administrative map (2004) |
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Vietnam Administrative map (1993) After a map provided by UNDP |
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DRV Administrative map (pre 1976)
[Northern Vietnam] After Whitfield (1976) |
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RVN Administrative map (pre 1975)
[Republic of Vietnam - Southern Vietnam] After Whitfield (1976) |
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French Colonial Administrative map (pre 1954)
After Doyle and Lipsman (1981) |
Some 85% of Vietnam's 75 million people belong to the majority Viet or Kinh people, among them highlands-living Muong (and related) people. In addition, Vietnam has some 60 ethnic minority groups with diverse cultural backgrounds.
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Ethno-linguistic Map of the People of Vietnam
After Dang Nghiem Van et al. (1993) |
The maps in this section are modified from these and other sources.
Doyle, Edward and S Lipsman (1981) Setting the Stage. Boston: Boston Publishing.
Whitfield, Danny (1976) Historical and Cultural Dictionary of Vietnam. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press.
Dang Nghiem Van, Chu Thai Son and Luu Hung (1993)
Ethnic Minorities in Vietnam.
Hanoi: The Gioi Publishers.
[Also available in Vietnamese and French editions]