The National Assembly Standing Committee has just approved the arrangement of district and commune-level administrative units for the 2023-2025 period of 12 provinces and cities, including Ha Nam province.
Regarding the implementation of administrative unit arrangement in the period of 2023-2025, Duy Tien town will merge the entire natural area and population size of Moc Nam commune (with a natural area of 5.496 km², reaching 26.17% of the standard; population size of 5,113 people, reaching 63.91% of the standard) and Moc Bac commune (with a natural area of 9.93 km², reaching 47.29% of the standard; population size of 7,016 people, reaching 87.70% of the standard) to establish Moc Hoan commune.
After establishment, Moc Hoan commune has a natural area of 15,426km², reaching 73.47% of the standard; population size of 12,129 people, reaching 151.61% of the standard.
According to Lao Dong reporter's research, Ha Nam province currently has 6 district-level administrative units (4 districts, 1 town, 1 city).
Currently, Phu Ly city is a type I district-level administrative unit; Duy Tien town and Kim Bang, Thanh Liem, Ly Nhan and Binh Luc districts are type II district-level administrative units.
Ha Nam province has 109 commune-level administrative units (including 83 communes, 20 wards, 6 towns). Of which, there are 13 type I communes; 92 type II communes; 4 type III communes.
Through review, Ha Nam province has no district-level administrative units subject to rearrangement; there are 19 commune-level administrative units subject to rearrangement (there are 11 commune-level administrative units subject to rearrangement, 8 adjacent commune-level administrative units related to the rearrangement).
