Conditions for establishing and merging district-level administrative units

The Lao Dong Newspaper Legal Consulting Office replied:

Clause 1, Article 1 of the Law on Organization of Local Government 2025 (effective from March 1, 2025) stipulates that administrative units of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam include: Districts, towns, cities under provinces, cities under centrally-run cities (hereinafter referred to as district level);

Clause 2, Article 8 of the Law on Organization of Local Government 2025 stipulates: The establishment, merger, division of administrative units, and adjustment of administrative unit boundaries must ensure the following conditions:

a) Approving the relevant planning approved by competent authorities;

b) Ensure the common interests of the country, the effectiveness and efficiency of state management of local governments at all levels; promote potential and advantages to promote the socio-economic development of the country and each locality;

c) Ensuring requirements on national defense, security, order, and social safety;

d) Ensure national unity, in accordance with local historical and cultural traditions; create convenience for the people;

d) Must be based on the standards of an administrative unit in accordance with the characteristics of rural, urban and island areas as prescribed by the National Assembly Standing Committee.

Thus, the conditions for establishing and merging district-level administrative units are stipulated as above.