After the arrangement, there are 5 more wards
Binh Duong province is urgently completing the project to reorganize administrative units, currently the province has 91 administrative units, after the reorganization, it is expected that there will be 36 communes and wards left.
Thu Dau Mot city is the central urban area of Binh Duong province, with a natural area of 118.67 km2 and 384,612 people (according to statistics as of October 1, 2024).
Currently, the city has 14 ward-level administrative units, the plan to reorganize the remaining 5 wards includes:
Merge Dinh Hoa ward, Tuong Binh Hiep ward, Chanh My ward (except for Chanh Loc 1, Chanh Loc 2, Chanh Loc 7) quarters and quarters 5, 6 in Hiep Thanh ward and take the name Chanh Hiep ward. The head office is located in Tuong Binh Hiep ward.
Merge Hoa Phu ward, Phu My ward, Phu Tan ward and Phu Chanh ward - Tan Uyen city, named Binh Duong ward, headquartered in Hoa Phu ward.
Merge Phu Cuong ward, Phu Tho ward, Chanh Nghia ward, Hiep Thanh ward (with neighborhoods 1, 2, 3, and 4, Chanh My ward (with neighborhoods Chanh Loc 1, Chanh Loc 2, Chanh Loc 7) to name Thu Dau Mot ward. The headquarters is located at the People's Committee of Thu Dau Mot City. This is a key ward of Thu Dau Mot area.
Merge Phu Loi ward, Phu Hoa ward and Hiep Thanh ward (with neighborhoods 7, neighborhoods 8) to name Phu Loi ward, headquartered in Phu Hoa ward.
In addition, Thu Dau Mot city has Tan An ward, Hiep An ward merged with Phu An commune (Ben Cat city) named Phu An ward, headquartered in Hiep An ward.
New name for inheritance and development
The Thu Dau Mot land has a history of hundreds of years. In 2012, Thu Dau Mot city was established. This is the political, administrative, economic and cultural center of Binh Duong province. The city was recognized as a type 1 urban area under Binh Duong province in 2017.
According to the reporter's records, the naming of wards in Thu Dau Mot has attracted the attention of the people. The names of the 5 new wards are considered to be heritable and developing.
In which, the names Thu Dau Mot ward and Binh Duong ward preserve the historical significance of this land. These two names evoke familiarity and ease of remembering.
The name Chanh Hiep ward means the integration between communities of old wards for mutual development.
The name Phu Loi ward retains its historical significance, symbolizing the bravery of the people of Thu Dau Mot in the war to protect national independence.
Phu An ward and Hoa Phu ward expressed their wish for a prosperous, peaceful and harmonious urban development.
Binh Duong Provincial Electronic Information Portal said that the Provincial People's Committee is finalizing the project to reorganize administrative units. To implement the project, the Provincial People's Committee has organized a consultation with the elderly and former provincial leaders, organized a workshop and distributed votes to collect people's opinions.
The Provincial People's Committee Party Committee will report to the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, the Provincial Party Committee Executive Committee and complete the dossier to submit to the Provincial People's Council meeting for comments on the administrative unit arrangement project before April 23.
