On June 2, the Department of Home Affairs of Lam Dong province said that it had submitted a report on the overall plan for arranging villages and residential groups in 2026 in the province.
Currently, the whole province has 2,773 villages and residential groups. Of which, 1,703 units have not met the standards for household size, accounting for a large proportion of the total number of existing units.
According to the draft, Lam Dong has 2,118 villages and 655 residential groups; of which 1,255 villages under 300 households and 448 residential groups under 450 households are subject to arrangement.
1,070 units meet standards but are still reviewed and adjusted to suit the actual management.
The arrangement is not only based on population size but also takes into account geographical factors, historical formation, infrastructure and management characteristics in each locality.
Based on the proposals of communes, wards, and special zones, the province plans to arrange 2,071 villages and residential groups to form 954 new units.
After arrangement, the whole province has 1,656 units, including 1,303 villages and 353 residential groups, a decrease of 1,117 units, equivalent to 40.28%.
Among these, 1,633 units that do not meet the standards will be arranged; 438 units that meet the standards but still adjust according to reality; and 632 villages and residential groups that meet the conditions will be kept unchanged.
In urban areas, the number of residential groups has decreased sharply. Xuan Huong Ward - Da Lat from 77 to 37 residential groups; Cam Ly ward from 35 to 16; Lam Vien ward from 49 to 17; Xuan Truong ward from 29 to 12 residential groups.
In Bao Loc, Ward 1 decreased from 42 to 26 residential groups, Ward 2 decreased from 44 to 23 residential groups.
Notably, the province plans to maintain 70 villages and residential groups that do not meet standards due to specific factors of history, culture, ethnicity and geographical conditions.
In which, Ha Ma Sing village (D'Ran commune) has 287 households, more than 1,200 people, with over 93% being ethnic minorities, considered a community with its own identity and isolated geographical conditions.
Da Nghich residential group (Ward 3, Bao Loc) with 301 households is also proposed to be retained due to the specific characteristics of culture and the ethnic minority community of the Central Highlands.
According to the roadmap, after the plan is approved, localities will develop specific projects, organize to collect people's opinions and submit them to the commune-level People's Council for consideration according to regulations.
