According to the Department of Home Affairs of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province, Long Dat is the name of an administrative unit that has existed since May 1951. At that time, Ba Ria - Cho Lon province was established (abbreviated as Ba Cho province), Long Dat district was formed on the basis of merging Long Dien and Dat Do districts into Long Dien - Dat Do district (abbreviated as Long Dat).
After many times of separation and merger of the two districts in the past, on December 9, 2003, the Government issued Decree 152/2003/ND-CP, dividing Long Dat district into two districts, Long Dien and Dat Do. Thus, Long Dat district was re-established after more than 20 years of separation.
After its establishment, Long Dat district has a natural area of over 267 km2 and a population of over 241,500 people. Long Dat district borders Chau Duc district, Xuyen Moc district, Ba Ria city, Vung Tau city and the East Sea.
Resolution on the arrangement of commune-level administrative units in Long Dat district. Specifically, establishing Tam An commune on the basis of merging the entire natural area and population of An Nhut, An Ngai, and Tam Phuoc communes. Merging the entire natural area and population of Loc An commune into Phuoc Hoi commune. Merging the entire natural area and population of Long My commune into Phuoc Hai town.
Thus, after the arrangement, Long Dat district has 11 commune-level administrative units including 7 communes: Lang Dai, Long Tan, Phuoc Hoi, Phuoc Hung, Phuoc Long Tho, Phuoc Tinh, Tam An and 4 towns: Dat Do, Long Dien, Long Hai, Phuoc Hai.
In addition, Resolution No. 1256/NQ-UBTVQH15 also rearranges commune-level administrative units in Ba Ria city. Specifically, the entire natural area and population of Phuoc Hiep ward will be merged into Phuoc Trung ward. After the merger, Ba Ria city will have 10 commune-level administrative units, including 7 wards and 3 communes.
In addition, Ba Ria - Vung Tau will establish Kim Long town, Chau Duc district, based on the entire natural area (over 22 km2) and population size (over 15,100 people) of Kim Long commune. After the establishment of the town, Chau Duc district will have 16 commune-level administrative units, including 14 communes and 2 towns.
Source: https://kinhtedothi.vn/ba-ria-vung-tau-sap-nhap-hai-huyen-long-dien-va-dat-do.html
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