Which ward is the most populous in the North after the merger?

After the merger, many "super wards" with populations of up to hundreds of thousands of people will appear across the country. Among them, there is a ward that is not only the most populous in the province but also leads the entire North in terms of population size.

1. Which ward is the most populous in the North after the merger?

• Hong Ha Ward ( Hanoi )
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• Hac Thanh Ward ( Thanh Hoa )
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• Dong Son Ward (Thanh Hoa)
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• Tran Bien Ward ( Dong Nai )
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According to the Thanh Hoa Provincial Electronic Information Portal, on April 23, 2025, the People's Council of Thanh Hoa City issued Resolution No. 24 on the policy of arranging 47 wards and communes of Thanh Hoa City and 02 communes of Thieu Giao and Tan Chau of Thieu Hoa District into 07 wards. Accordingly, Hac Thanh ward was established with a natural area of 24.63 km2 and a population of 197,142 people.

Thus, Hac Thanh became the most populous ward in the North, surpassing Hong Ha ward (Hanoi) with 126,062 people.

2. Where does the name of this ward come from?

• Where many white cranes used to gather
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• By word of mouth
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• The name given by King Gia Long when he moved Thanh Hoa citadel here.
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• Is a place name appearing in the book "Dai Nam Nhat Thong Chi"
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According to Thanh Hoa newspaper, 220 years ago, after his first trip to the North, King Gia Long chose a favorable location to locate the capital of Thanh Hoa province. He moved Thanh Hoa citadel from Duong Xa village (Thieu Hoa, now Thieu Duong ward, Thanh Hoa city) to Tho Hac village (Dong Son district, now Thanh Hoa city), called Hac Thanh. Hac Thanh is not only a relatively flat land, but more importantly, it is a "communal land" type of land - all four directions have convenient waterways and roads - good for building citadels, driving nails, and setting up camps.

3. This new ward was established on the basis of merging how many wards and communes?

• 5
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• 7
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• 8
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• 12
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The new Hac Thanh Ward of Thanh Hoa City was established on the basis of merging the original status of 10 central wards of Thanh Hoa City, including: Truong Thi, Phu Son, Dien Bien, Lam Son, Ba Dinh, Ngoc Trao, Dong Son, Dong Huong, Dong Hai, An Hung and most of the population and area from Dong Tho and Dong Ve wards.

4. Currently, Thanh Hoa is the province with the most commune-level administrative units?

• Correct
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• Wrong
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Thanh Hoa is currently the locality with the most commune-level administrative units (communes, wards, and towns) in the country - 547. However, the number of commune-level administrative units in Thanh Hoa will decrease sharply after the merger this year, expected to be only 166, a decrease of nearly 70%.

5. Which province is expected to be the most populous after the merger?

• Thanh Hoa
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• Ninh Binh
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• Dong Nai
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• Nghe An
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According to Resolution 60, Vietnam plans to have 34 provincial-level administrative units after the merger (28 provinces and 6 centrally-run cities).

Currently, Thanh Hoa is the most populous province in the country with 3.7 million people. However, after the merger, Dong Nai province (combined from Dong Nai and Binh Phuoc provinces) has the largest population - 4.4 million. Next is Ninh Binh province (including Ha Nam, Nam Dinh, Ninh Binh) with more than 3.8 million people.

If including 6 central cities, Ho Chi Minh City (including Binh Duong, Ho Chi Minh City, Ba Ria - Vung Tau) is the most populous in the country with more than 13.6 million people.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/phuong-nao-dong-dan-nhat-mien-bac-sau-sap-nhap-2398825.html