The provincial city ( Chữ nôm:城舖直屬省) is a form of second-level administrative units in Vietnam. Provincial cities are provincial urban and administrative centers. Some cities also was appointed provincial economic centers and the culture center of a region (between provinces). There might still agricultural population in the suburban of provincial cities. Provincial cities are divided into wards  (within the inner city) and rural communes  (within the suburban). Provincial cities are equal level with counties, urban districts  or county-level towns , but larger and more important. At the time of July 2014, four provincial cities, Hạ Long, Sóc Trăng, Đông Hà and Huế, do not have any suburban commune.