On July 31, talking to a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper, a representative of the Department of Home Affairs of Thanh Hoa province said that yesterday, July 30, the People's Council of Thanh Hoa province met to approve the policy of merging Dong Son district into Thanh Hoa city . After having the Resolution of the Provincial People's Council, Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee will complete the project and submit it to the Government.
Previously, on July 26, the People's Committee of Thanh Hoa province submitted a report to the People's Council of Thanh Hoa province on the proposal to merge Dong Son district into Thanh Hoa city. According to the report, regarding the plan to merge Dong Son district into Thanh Hoa city, the entire 82.87km2 natural area and population of more than 101,000 people of Dong Son district will be imported into Thanh Hoa city. After the merger, the city will have more than 228km2 of natural area and a population of more than 615,000 people.
The name of the city after the merger is Thanh Hoa City . As for the reason for taking this name, because the name Thanh Hoa has existed since 1029, the name of the previous headquarters or today's city is always associated with the name of the province with the name Thanh Hoa inner town (Thanh Hoa town). ). In 1889, it was established as a town, named Thanh Hoa, and in 1994, a city was established, also named Thanh Hoa.
The name Thanh Hoa has been around for nearly 1,000 years, throughout the process of separation, expansion, establishment of administrative units and through many periods of development of the country, the province is the capital, the provincial capital is the city. The name Thanh Hoa remains unchanged.
In addition, the name Thanh Hoa City is associated with the name Thanh Hoa, which is one of the lands imbued with the identity of Vietnamese culture of thousands of years of civilization, a land rich in historical, cultural and revolutionary traditions. key areas, "phen rooster" of the country; The land of "spiritual land, outstanding people", the starting place of many Vietnamese feudal dynasties such as: Early Le Dynasty, Ho Dynasty, Early Le Dynasty, Le Trung Hung Dynasty and Nguyen Dynasty.
The name Thanh Hoa city capital - Thanh Hoa town or Thanh Hoa town in the past and Thanh Hoa city today always represents a particularly important position and role, being a large, solid rear base, contributing human strength and power. of the country's common victory in wars to protect national independence, build and defend the Fatherland; has been widely positioned and recognized domestically and internationally, associated with the integration and development process of Thanh Hoa province in general and Thanh Hoa city in particular.
Besides, Thanh Hoa City has a population of over 500,000 people, thousands of businesses located in the area; Keeping the name Thanh Hoa City will reduce the impact on the socio-economic and people's lives compared to other names; contributes to saving time, costs, and reducing the pressure on state management agencies to handle administrative procedures, due to having to change personal identification information, identification documents, and contact addresses of people. people, organizations, businesses.
The name Thanh Hoa City is also consistent with the urban designation of Thanh Hoa province in many important central and provincial documents, such as: Resolution No. 58-NQ/TW dated August 5, 2020 of the Politburo , Provincial planning, Thanh Hoa urban planning, Resolution No. 05-NQ/TU dated October 25, 2021 of the Standing Committee of Thanh Hoa Provincial Party Committee (both use the names Thanh Hoa city and Thanh Hoa urban area).
On the other hand, the name Thanh Hoa City also ensures the provisions of law and current practice. When merging a rural administrative unit into an urban administrative unit, the name of the urban administrative unit is maintained.
Also according to the report of Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee, through the survey, nationwide there are currently 29 cities in the province with the same name as the province; In the Northern and North Central regions alone, there are 20 provincial cities (accounting for 68.96%) with the same name as the province such as: Ninh Binh, Nam Dinh, Thai Binh, Hai Duong, Thai Nguyen, Bac Ninh, Bac Giang, Yen Bai, Lao Cai... and no provincial city has changed its name in recent times.
