20 years ago, Vietnam had 3 more provinces established, bringing the number of provinces/cities nationwide to 64. After that, the administrative boundaries of the localities were adjusted and there are 63 provinces/cities as at present.
1. When was Dak Nong province separated from Dak Lak province?
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Dak Nong province was established on January 1, 2004 according to Resolution No. 22/2003/QH11 issued on November 26, 2003 of the National Assembly, on the basis of separating part of the area and population of Dak Lak province.
Dak Nong is located at the southwestern gateway of the Central Highlands, the end of the Truong Son range, in the coordinates from 11°45 to 12°50 north latitude and from 107°12 to 108°07 east longitude. The provincial center is Gia Nghia city, 125km from Buon Ma Thuot on National Highway 14, about 250km south of Ho Chi Minh City, about 689km north of Da Nang, and about 1,358km north of Hanoi .
The province borders Dak Lak province to the east and north; Binh Phuoc province and Mondulkiri province, Cambodia to the west with a border of about 141km; Lam Dong province to the south and southeast.
2. At the same time Dak Nong was separated, which province was separated from Lai Chau?
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On November 26, 2003, the fourth session of the 11th National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam passed Resolution No. 22/2003/QH11 on dividing and adjusting the administrative boundaries of a number of provinces. Accordingly, Lai Chau province (old) was divided into Lai Chau province (new) and Dien Bien province. On January 1, 2004, Lai Chau province was officially split into Dien Bien and Lai Chau provinces.
3. Also in 2004, Can Tho province (old) was split into which 2 provinces/cities?
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The 4th session of the 11th National Assembly issued Resolution No. 22/2003/QH dated November 26, 2003 and Decree No. 5 of the Government dated January 22, 2004 separating Can Tho province into Can Tho city under the central government and Hau Giang province.
4. Which two provinces merged to form Song Be?
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Song Be province was established on July 2, 1976 on the basis of merging two provinces of Binh Duong (called Thu Dau Mot province by the revolutionary government), Binh Phuoc (merged by the revolutionary government with the two provinces of Binh Long and Phuoc Long that existed before) and three communes of An Binh, Binh An, Dong Hoa of Thu Duc district.
When it was first established, Song Be province had 14 districts including: Ben Cat, Bu Dang, Bu Dop, Chau Thanh, Chon Thanh, Dau Tieng, Di An, Dong Xoai, Hon Quan, Lai Thieu, Loc Ninh, Phu Giao, Phuoc Binh, Tan Uyen and Thu Dau Mot town. The provincial capital was located in Thu Dau Mot town.
On November 6, 1996, at the 10th session, the 9th National Assembly passed a resolution to divide Song Be province to re-establish Binh Duong and Binh Phuoc provinces, effective from January 1, 1997.
Binh Duong province includes Thu Dau Mot town and 3 districts: Ben Cat, Tan Uyen, Thuan An (now includes 5 cities: Thu Dau Mot, Di An, Thuan An, Tan Uyen, Ben Cat and 4 districts: Bau Bang, Bac Tan Uyen, Phu Giao, Dau Tieng). The provincial capital is located in Thu Dau Mot town.
Binh Phuoc province consists of 5 districts: Binh Long, Bu Dang, Dong Phu, Loc Ninh, Phuoc Long (today includes Dong Xoai city, 3 towns: Binh Long, Phuoc Long, Chon Thanh and 8 districts: Bu Dang, Bu Dop, Bu Gia Map, Dong Phu, Hon Quan, Loc Ninh, Phu Rieng). The provincial capital is located in Dong Xoai city.
5. When did Vietnam have 63 provinces/cities?
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In May 2008, the National Assembly issued Resolution 15 on adjusting the administrative boundaries of Hanoi City and a number of related provinces. The Resolution took effect from August 1, 2008.
According to the Resolution, the capital includes: Hanoi, the entire Ha Tay province, Me Linh district (Vinh Phuc) and 4 communes of Luong Son district (Hoa Binh).
Thus, from 2008 to present, Vietnam has 63 provinces/cities, including 58 provinces and 5 centrally-run cities.
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