According to planning, Quang Yen town will become a city in Quang Ninh province before 2025, a grade 3 urban area.
Quang Yen Town is identified as the driving force for economic growth and development in the West of Quang Ninh province, in which the Quang Yen Coastal Economic Zone with a total area of 13,303 hectares was approved by the Prime Minister as the growth nucleus. , develop the "Smart City" model with industrial zones, services, urban areas, smart and modern seaports, processing and manufacturing industrial centers, and high-tech industries of the province and the whole country. region.
Quang Yen town has just been connected to Thuy Nguyen district - planned to be built into a city - the new administrative center of Hai Phong - by Ben Rung bridge.
According to regulations to become a provincial city, Quang Yen town still lacks some criteria, including the need to establish 2 new wards to expand the inner city with 13 wards and 6 communes.
Currently, Quang Yen only has 11 wards and needs 2 new wards. It is expected that Hiep Hoa and Tien An communes will be planned to become wards. Recently, the Standing Committee of the Quang Ninh Provincial Party Committee commented on the policy of establishing Hiep Hoa and Tien An wards and establishing Quang Yen city in Quang Ninh province.
Along with Quang Yen, Dong Trieu town is also expected to become a city before 2025. Dong Trieu town has been agreed by the Appraisal Council of the Ministry of Construction to achieve an average score of 85.86 points (higher than 10.86 points compared to the prescribed minimum score of 75 points to move to the city).
Currently, Quang Ninh province has 4 cities, including: Ha Long, Cam Pha, Uong Bi, Mong Cai.
According to the plan, in addition to Quang Yen town and Dong Trieu town becoming a city before 2025, Quang Ninh will also have Van Don city before 2030.
In addition, Hai Ha and Mong Cai districts will merge together to become a new city, meeting class 1 urban standards before 2030; Re-establish Tien Yen town in 2027...
According to the Urban Development Program of Quang Ninh province, by 2025, Quang Ninh province will have 13 administrative units with 13 urban areas. By 2030, the entire Quang Ninh will have 12 district-level administrative units, with 12 urban areas, including 7 cities: Ha Long, Cam Pha, Uong Bi, Mong Cai - Hai Ha, Dong Trieu, Quang Yen, Van Don and Tien Yen town; and districts: Ba Che, Binh Lieu, Dam Ha, Co To.
By 2030, Quang Ninh will strive to become a centrally run city according to its own model.
In particular, districts will not be formed, but an urban area will be formed including cities within the city, linked together by an advanced technical infrastructure system, such as an urban public transportation system. , information and communication technical infrastructure,...
