Binh Thuan with 3 recent province mergers and separations

Including the merger in 2025, these are the three most recent times Binh Thuan merged and separated provinces that I know about through documents and witnessed, with unforgettable stories.

Binh Thuan province merged and separated 3 times.

Those 3 times were in 1976, 1991 and now 2025. Specifically, according to the document of February 1976, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan and Binh Tuy (La Gi town, Ham Tan today) in the South Central region merged into one province, named Thuan Hai. Thuan Hai borders Khanh Hoa province to the north, the East Sea to the south and east, and Lam Dong and Dong Nai provinces to the west. With nearly 300 km of coastline, stretching from Khanh Hoa to Binh Chau alluvial land, Ba Ria - Vung Tau territory and the administrative center in Phan Rang town, with license plate number 48.

In 1991, Thuan Hai was separated into 2 provinces according to the spirit of the Resolution of the 8th National Assembly, 10th session on October 26, 1991, named Binh Thuan and Ninh Thuan. Binh Thuan has 9 administrative units including 1 town and 8 districts. Specifically, Phan Thiet town - the administrative center of the province and 8 districts: Tuy Phong, Bac Binh, Ham Thuan Bac, Ham Thuan Nam, Ham Tan, Tanh Linh, Duc Linh, Phu Quy. Now there are 10 districts and towns because La Gi town was separated from Ham Tan district. With 192 km of coastline stretching from Da Chet cape bordering Ca Na in Ninh Thuan to Binh Chau alluvial land in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province. Currently, Binh Thuan has license plate number 86 instead of number 48, which is used by Dak Nong people.

After more than 30 years of provincial separation, Binh Thuan in 2025 has changed dramatically, with many outstanding achievements. Thanks to open traffic, diverse means of transportation, and developed information technology. Binh Thuan, along with other provinces and cities across the country, is implementing the Central Government's policy of merging administrative units at all levels to suit the new situation. According to the list of 34 provincial-level administrative units recently approved by the Central Executive Committee, Binh Thuan, Lam Dong and Dak Nong will merge into one province, named Lam Dong province.

So, this is the third time Binh Thuan has merged and separated from a province that I know and have witnessed. It evokes memories of 1991 when I was living in Thanh Hai ward, Phan Thiet town (old). Until now, I still remember that most of the people at that time did not care about the separation of the province, but mainly the cadres and civil servants. But in general, this matter was considered very normal. After the separation, Binh Thuan province focused on supporting Ninh Thuan in terms of human resources and facilities. At that time, there was a policy to encourage cadres and civil servants, those who were from Ninh Thuan province to return to work in the province and those who volunteered to work in Ninh Thuan could go.

Typically, at Binh Thuan Newspaper, many retired cadres of the newspaper still remember, Mr. Mai Ty, Tran Bao Kim, Thai Quang Trung... later worked at Ninh Thuan Newspaper. Before the province was divided, they were cadres, employees, reporters of Thuan Hai Newspaper, then taking the opportunity to separate the province, they returned to their hometowns to work like Mr. Mai Kim. "Before the province was divided, Thuan Hai Newspaper had about 30 cadres, reporters, employees. When Thuan Hai Province was divided into 2 provinces, some brothers, people from Ninh Thuan asked to return to Ninh Thuan Newspaper to work with some other brothers who volunteered", a former retired cadre of Binh Thuan Newspaper shared.

That is a matter of separation, but merging is different. It is related to people, especially cadres and civil servants. Like the current merger of provincial administrative units, 2 or 3 provinces merged, working in one place with the same job, there will be redundancies, this is something we all know for sure. However, once transportation is convenient, science and technology develop, and the law is perfect, the merger of provinces for the country to grow is inevitable...

Source: https://baobinhthuan.com.vn/binh-thuan-voi-3-lan-nhap-tach-tinh-gan-nhat-129607.html