merge communes and wards
History of Ba Ria - Vung Tau administrative boundaries in different periods
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Ba Ria - Vung Tau has gone through many separations and mergers since 1698. In 2025, the province merged two districts and many commune-level units.
Increasing autonomy and management capacity of commune-level government
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Promoting decentralization and empowering commune-level authorities will help improve proactiveness and creativity in local management.
Authority to decide on the establishment and dissolvement of district and commune levels
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The National Assembly Standing Committee decides to establish, dissolve, merge, divide administrative units, adjust boundaries and rename district and commune-level administrative units.
Can merge provinces with similar conditions
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Former Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Nguyen Tien Dinh said that provinces with similar conditions can study mergers and consolidations accordingly.
Localities reorganize district level from the beginning of 2025
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In the 2023-2025 period, 38 district-level administrative units and 1,178 commune-level administrative units have been arranged.
Districts and communes subject to merger in the 2026 - 2030 period
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District and commune-level administrative units that do not meet the standards of corresponding administrative units will be subject to arrangement and merger in the period of 2026 - 2030.
The Ministry of Home Affairs studies a pilot arrangement of provinces
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In 2025, the Ministry of Home Affairs is required to complete the development of a project on the arrangement of administrative units, including a pilot study on the arrangement of provincial-level units.
Continue to merge districts and communes with insufficient area and population
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The Ministry of Home Affairs said it will continue to review and propose plans to merge and rearrange district and commune-level administrative units that do not meet the criteria for area and population.
Establishing a new ward in Dong Thap with more than 19,000 people
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Dong Thap province has a new ward established when arranging commune-level administrative units in the 2023-2025 period.
Merge 3 wards in Tra Vinh province with a population of more than 18,000 people
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After the merger, Ward 3 of Tra Vinh city has a natural area of 1.47 km2 and a population of 18,644 people.
Ninh Binh has 4 new communes and towns with more than 47,000 people
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Ninh Binh province has 3 new communes and 1 town established after the rearrangement of commune-level administrative units in the 2023-2025 period.
Ho Chi Minh City will rename 283 neighborhoods when merging 80 wards
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Ho Chi Minh City proposed to rename 283 neighborhoods in 10 districts (districts 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, Binh Thanh, Go Vap and Phu Nhuan) after merging 80 wards into 41 wards.
Establishment of districts and towns in Hue city
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From January 1, 2025, Hue city will have Phu Xuan district, Thuan Hoa district and Phong Dien town; establish Hue City People's Court and Procuracy.
The arrangement of provinces will be done later
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The Minister of Home Affairs said that the arrangement of provincial administrative units will be carried out later and there is currently no policy to merge provinces and cities.
The Government approved the project to rearrange districts and communes in Ninh Binh province
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The dossier of the Project on rearranging administrative units at district and commune levels of Ninh Binh province ensures the correct order and procedures according to regulations and is approved by the Government.
