Thai Nguyen city is an industrial city, was established on 19 October 1962 along with the formation of the Thai Nguyen Iron and Steel Industry Zone. On September 1st 2010, the City was recognized by the Vietnam Government as a first class city under authority of Thai Nguyen province. The City has a total natural area of 189.7 square kilometers, and the population of 330,700 people, which ranked the number 10th in Vietnam's largest cities (by population size in 2010). Thai Nguyen city is the center of political, economics, cultural, educational, scientific, technical, medical, tourism and services of Thai Nguyen province and mountainous region of Northern Vietnam. The study and analysis of the factors forming the center region role of the Thai Nguyen city as the basis for planning and outlining the proper policies of investment for Thai Nguyen city to became the central cities before 2020.