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THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM |
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Resolution No. 202/2025/QH15 |
Hanoi, June 12, 2025 |
ON THE REARRANGEMENT OF PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS
THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
Pursuant to the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;
Pursuant to the Law on Organization of Local Government No. 65/2025/QH15;
Considering the proposal of the Government in Submission No. 486/TTr-CP dated June 9, 2025 and the Verification report No. 483/BC-UBPLTP15 dated June 10, 2025 of the Committee for Legal and Judicial Affairs,
HEREBY RESOLVES:
Article 1. Rearrangement of provincial administrative divisions
1. To merge the entire natural area and population size of Ha Giang province and Tuyen Quang province into a new province named Tuyen Quang. After the rearrangement, Tuyen Quang province shall have a natural area of 13,795.50 km² and a population size of 1,865,270 people.
Tuyen Quang province borders Cao Bang, Lao Cai, Phu Tho, Thai Nguyen provinces and the People’s Republic of China.
2. To merge the entire natural area and population size of Yen Bai province and Lao Cai province into a new province named Lao Cai. After the rearrangement, Lao Cai province shall have a natural area of 13,256.92 km² and a population size of 1,778,785 people.
Lao Cai province borders Lai Chau, Phu Tho, Son La, Tuyen Quang provinces and the People’s Republic of China.
3. To merge the entire natural area and population size of Bac Kan province and Thai Nguyen province into a new province named Thai Nguyen. After the rearrangement, Thai Nguyen province shall have a natural area of 8,375.21 km² and a population size of 1,799,489 people.
Thai Nguyen province borders Bac Ninh, Cao Bang, Lang Son, Phu Tho, Tuyen Quang provinces and Hanoi Capital.
4. To merge the entire natural area and population size of Vinh Phuc, Hoa Binh and Phu Tho provinces into a new province named Phu Tho. After the rearrangement, Phu Tho province shall have a natural area of 9,361.38 km² and a population size of 4,022,638 people.
Phu Tho province borders Lao Cai, Ninh Binh, Son La, Thai Nguyen, Thanh Hoa, Tuyen Quang provinces and Hanoi Capital.
5. To merge the entire natural area and population size of Bac Giang province and Bac Ninh province into a new province named Bac Ninh. After the rearrangement, Bac Ninh province shall have a natural area of 4,718.60 km² and a population size of 3,619,433 people.
Bac Ninh province borders Hung Yen, Lang Son, Quang Ninh, Thai Nguyen provinces, Hai Phong City and Hanoi Capital.
6. To merge the entire natural area and population size of Thai Binh province and Hung Yen province into a new province named Hung Yen. After the rearrangement, Hung Yen province shall have a natural area of 2,514.81 km² and a population size of 3,567,943 people.
Hung Yen province borders Bac Ninh, Ninh Binh provinces, Hanoi Capital, Hai Phong City and the East Sea.
7. To merge the entire natural area and population size of Hai Phong City and Hai Duong province into a new city named Hai Phong City. After the rearrangement, Hai Phong City shall have a natural area of 3,194.72 km² and a population size of 4,664,124 people.
Hai Phong City borders Bac Ninh, Hung Yen, Quang Ninh provinces and the East Sea.
8. To merge the entire natural area and population size of Ha Nam, Nam Dinh and Ninh Binh provinces into a new province named Ninh Binh. After the rearrangement, Ninh Binh province shall have a natural area of 3,942.62 km² and a population size of 4,412,264 people.
Ninh Binh province borders Hung Yen, Phu Tho, Thanh Hoa provinces, Hanoi Capital and the East Sea.
9. To merge the entire natural area and population size of Quang Binh province and Quang Tri province into a new province named Quang Tri. After the rearrangement, Quang Tri province shall have a natural area of 12,700 km² and a population size of 1,870,845 people.
Quang Tri province borders Ha Tinh province, Hue City, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the East Sea.
10. To merge the entire natural area and population size of Da Nang City and Quang Nam province into a new city named Da Nang City. After the rearrangement, Da Nang City shall have a natural area of 11,859.59 km² and a population size of 3,065,628 people.
Da Nang City borders Quang Ngai province, Hue City, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the East Sea.
11. To merge the entire natural area and population size of Kon Tum province and Quang Ngai province into a new province named Quang Ngai. After the rearrangement, Quang Ngai province shall have a natural area of 14,832.55 km² and a population size of 2,161,755 people.
Quang Ngai province borders Gia Lai province, Da Nang City, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, the Kingdom of Cambodia, and the East Sea.
12. To merge the entire natural area and population size of Binh Dinh province and Gia Lai province into a new province named Gia Lai. After the rearrangement, Gia Lai province shall have a natural area of 21,576.53 km² and a population size of 3,583,693 people.
Gia Lai province borders Dak Lak, Quang Ngai provinces, the Kingdom of Cambodia, and the East Sea.
13. To merge the entire natural area and population size of Ninh Thuan province and Khanh Hoa province into a new province named Khanh Hoa. After the rearrangement, Khanh Hoa province shall have a natural area of 8,555.86 km² and a population size of 2,243,554 people.
Khanh Hoa province borders Dak Lak, Lam Dong provinces and the East Sea.
14. To merge the entire natural area and population size of Dak Nong, Binh Thuan and Lam Dong provinces into a new province named Lam Dong. After the rearrangement, Lam Dong province shall have a natural area of 24,233.07 km² and a population size of 3,872,999 people.
Lam Dong province borders Dak Lak, Dong Nai, Khanh Hoa provinces, Ho Chi Minh City, the Kingdom of Cambodia, and the East Sea.
15. To merge the entire natural area and population size of Phu Yen province and Dak Lak province into a new province named Dak Lak. After the rearrangement, Dak Lak province shall have a natural area of 18,096.40 km² and a population size of 3,346,853 people.
Dak Lak province borders Gia Lai, Khanh Hoa, Lam Dong provinces, the Kingdom of Cambodia, and the East Sea.
16. To merge the entire natural area and population size of Ho Chi Minh City, Ba Ria – Vung Tau province and Binh Duong province into a new city named Ho Chi Minh City. After the rearrangement, Ho Chi Minh City shall have a natural area of 6,772.59 km² and a population size of 14,002,598 people.
Ho Chi Minh City borders Dong Nai, Dong Thap, Lam Dong, Tay Ninh provinces, and the East Sea.
17. To merge the entire natural area and population size of Binh Phuoc province and Dong Nai province into a new province named Dong Nai. After the rearrangement, Dong Nai province shall have a natural area of 12,737.18 km² and a population size of 4,491,408 people.
Dong Nai province borders Lam Dong, Tay Ninh provinces, Ho Chi Minh City, and the Kingdom of Cambodia.
18. To merge the entire natural area and population size of Long An province and Tay Ninh province into a new province named Tay Ninh. After the rearrangement, Tay Ninh province shall have a natural area of 8,536.44 km² and a population size of 3,254,170 people.
Tay Ninh province borders Dong Nai, Dong Thap provinces, Ho Chi Minh City, and the Kingdom of Cambodia.
19. To merge the entire natural area and population size of Can Tho City, Soc Trang province and Hau Giang province into a new city named Can Tho City. After the rearrangement, Can Tho City shall have a natural area of 6,360.83 km² and a population size of 4,199,824 people.
Can Tho City borders An Giang, Dong Thap, Ca Mau, Vinh Long provinces, and the East Sea.
20. To merge the entire natural area and population size of Ben Tre, Tra Vinh and Vinh Long provinces into a new province named Vinh Long. After the rearrangement, Vinh Long province shall have a natural area of 6,296.20 km² and a population size of 4,257,581 people.
Vinh Long province borders Dong Thap province, Can Tho City, and the East Sea.
21. To merge the entire natural area and population size of Tien Giang province and Dong Thap province into a new province named Dong Thap. After the rearrangement, Dong Thap province shall have a natural area of 5,938.64 km² and a population size of 4,370,046 people.
Dong Thap province borders An Giang, Tay Ninh, Vinh Long provinces, Can Tho City, Ho Chi Minh City, the Kingdom of Cambodia, and the East Sea.
22. To merge the entire natural area and population size of Bac Lieu province and Ca Mau province into a new province named Ca Mau. After the rearrangement, Ca Mau province shall have a natural area of 7,942.39 km² and a population size of 2,606,672 people.
Ca Mau province borders An Giang province, Can Tho City, and the East Sea.
23. To merge the entire natural area and population size of Kien Giang province and An Giang province into a new province named An Giang. After the rearrangement, An Giang province shall have a natural area of 9,888.91 km² and a population size of 4,952,238 people.
An Giang province borders Ca Mau, Dong Thap provinces, Can Tho City, the Kingdom of Cambodia, and the East Sea.
24. After the rearrangement, the country shall have 34 provincial administrative divisions, including 28 provinces and 06 cities; of which 19 provinces and 04 cities are formed after the rearrangement as prescribed in this Article, and 11 provinces and cities are not subject to the rearrangement, namely: Cao Bang, Dien Bien, Ha Tinh, Lai Chau, Lang Son, Nghe An, Quang Ninh, Thanh Hoa, Son La, and the cities of Hanoi and Hue.
1. This Resolution comes into force from the date of its adoption.
2. Competent authorities shall promptly implement necessary preparatory work to ensure that the local governments of the provinces and cities formed after the rearrangement under Article 1 of this Resolution officially commence operations from July 1, 2025.
3. The local governments of provinces and centrally-affiliated cities prior to the rearrangement shall continue operating until the local governments of the newly formed province or centrally-affiliated cities officially commence operations.
1. The Government, People’s Councils, and People’s Committees of the provinces and cities formed after the rearrangement under Article 1 of this Resolution, and relevant agencies and organizations shall be responsible for organizing the implementation of this Resolution; restructuring and consolidating the organizational apparatus of local agencies and organizations; supporting and promptly addressing any difficulties and obstacles encountered by officials, civil servants, public employees, and workers affected by the rearrangement; ensuring social security, and safeguarding the lawful and legitimate rights and interests of citizens and businesses, as well as the requirements for socio-economic development, national defense, and security in the localities.
2. The Government shall be responsible for accurately determining the natural area and boundary demarcation on administrative maps and on the ground. If, upon review and field verification, the actual figures on natural area differ from those stated in this Resolution, the Government shall proceed to update, adjust, and publicly disclose such information in an appropriate manner without having to report back to the National Assembly.
3. The Government and central ministries and sectors shall be responsible for providing guidance and promptly resolving any issues arising during the process of rearranging provincial administrative divisions, and for restructuring the local government apparatus at all levels to implement the two-tier local government model.
4. The National Assembly Standing Committee, the Ethnic Council, Committees of the National Assembly, delegations of National Assembly deputies, and individual National Assembly deputies, within their respective functions and powers, shall oversee the implementation of this Resolution./.
This Resolution was adopted by the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, 15th Legislature, at its 9th Session, on June 12, 2025.
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CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Tran Thanh Man |
