The Standing Committee of the National Assembly has just issued Resolution No. 1202/NQ-UBTVQH15 on the arrangement of commune-level administrative units of Tien Giang province for the 2023-2025 period.
Accordingly, the arrangement of commune-level administrative units in Chau Thanh district is as follows:
Merge the entire natural area of 4.75 km2, population of 4,966 people of Huu Dao commune and the entire natural area of 3.44 km2, population of 7,705 people of Duong Diem commune into Binh Trung commune. After merging, Binh Trung commune has a natural area of 17.37 km2 and a population of 23,989 people.
Merge the entire natural area of 4.98 km2 and population of 15,284 people of Tan Ly Tay commune into Tan Hiep town. After merging, Tan Hiep town has a natural area of 5.74 km2 and a population of 24,653 people.
After the arrangement, Chau Thanh district has 20 commune-level administrative units, including 19 communes and 1 town.
Arrange the commune-level administrative units of My Tho city as follows:
Merge the entire natural area of 0.4 km2 and population of 10,553 people of Ward 7 into Ward 1. After merging, Ward 1 has a natural area of 1.18 km2 and a population of 21,097 people.
Merge the entire natural area of 0.54 km2, population of 10,530 people of Ward 3 and the entire natural area of 0.70 km2, population of 11,101 people of Ward 8 into Ward 2. After merging, Ward 2 has an area of 1.95 km2 and a population of 34,510 people.
After the arrangement, My Tho city has 14 commune-level administrative units, including 8 wards and 6 communes.
After rearranging commune-level administrative units, Tien Giang province has 11 district-level administrative units, including 8 districts, 1 town and 2 cities; 164 commune-level administrative units, including 135 communes, 21 wards and 8 towns.
This Resolution comes into force from November 1, 2024.