Of which, the commune-level administrative unit with the largest population is Mao Khe ward (current Dong Trieu city).
The new Mao Khe ward was established on the basis of merging 4 wards: Mao Khe, Xuan Son, Kim Son, Yen Tho, with an area of 46.55km2, population of 72,012 people.
This is the new administrative unit in Quang Ninh with the largest population. Mao Khe, when it was a town, in Dong Trieu district, Quang Ninh province, was also one of the commune-level administrative units with the largest population in the North, with about 40,000 people.
According to the list of 54 new commune-level administrative units of Quang Ninh, Cai Chien island commune (currently Hai Ha district) is the administrative unit with the fewest population, 752 people, area of 25.9km2.
This is also the only commune-level administrative unit in Quang Ninh that cannot be merged with other units.
The largest commune-level administrative unit is Van Don Special Zone, with more than 583km2 of land area (1,589.5 km2 of sea surface), population of 53,904 people.
Van Don Special Zone was established on the basis of ending the operation of 12 commune-level administrative units, converting Van Don district into Van Don special zone.
Meanwhile, the two central wards in Ha Long City are currently the two commune-level administrative units with the smallest area.
In which, the new Hong Gai ward (based on the merger of 3 wards: Hong Gai, Bach Dang and Tran Hung Dao) has an area of about 5km, with over 51,000 people.
Ha Long ward (based on the merger of 2 wards: Hong Ha and Hong Hai) has an area of 6.8km2, population of 52.905.
These are also the 2 commune-level administrative units in Quang Ninh with the highest population density.
