On the morning of June 12, with 461/465 delegates voting in favor, the National Assembly passed the Resolution on the arrangement of provincial-level administrative units in 2025.
According to the Draft Resolution, the arrangement of provincial-level administrative units in 2025: Arrange the entire natural area and population size of Ha Giang province and Tuyen Quang province into a new province called Tuyen Quang province. After the arrangement, Tuyen Quang province has a natural area of 13,795.50 km2 and a population size of 1,865,270 people.
- Arrange the entire natural area and population size of Yen Bai province and Lao Cai province into a new province called Lao Cai province. After the arrangement, Lao Cai province has a natural area of 13,256.92 km2 and a population size of 1,778,785 people.
- Arrange the entire natural area and population size of Bac Kan province and Thai Nguyen province into a new province called Thai Nguyen province. After the arrangement, Thai Nguyen province has a natural area of 8,375.21 km2 and a population size of 1,799,489 people.
- Arrange the entire natural area and population size of Vinh Phuc province, Hoa Binh province and Phu Tho province into a new province called Phu Tho province. After the arrangement, Phu Tho province has a natural area of 9,361.38 km² and a population size of 4,022,638 people.
- Arrange the entire natural area and population size of Bac Giang and Bac Ninh provinces into a new province called Bac Ninh. After the arrangement, Bac Ninh province has a natural area of 4,718.6 km2 and a population size of 3,619,433 people.
- Arrange the entire natural area and population size of Thai Binh province and Hung Yen province into a new province called Hung Yen province. After the arrangement, Hung Yen province has a natural area of 2,514.81 km2 and a population size of 3,567,943 people.
- Arrange the entire natural area and population of Hai Phong city and Hai Duong province into a new city called Hai Phong city. After the arrangement, Hai Phong city has a natural area of 3,194.72 km2 and a population of 4,664,124 people.
- Arrange the entire natural area and population of Ha Nam province, Nam Dinh province and Ninh Binh province into a new province called Ninh Binh province. After the arrangement, Ninh Binh province has a natural area of 3,942.62 km2 and a population of 4,412,264 people.
- Arrange the entire natural area and population of Quang Binh and Quang Tri provinces into a new province called Quang Tri province. After the arrangement, Quang Tri province has a natural area of 12,700 km2 and a population of 1,870,845 people.
- Arrange the entire natural area and population of Da Nang city and Quang Nam province into a new city called Da Nang city. After the arrangement, Da Nang city has a natural area of 11,859.59 km2 and a population of 3,065,628 people.
- Arrange the entire natural area and population size of Kon Tum province and Quang Ngai province into a new province called Quang Ngai province. After the arrangement, Quang Ngai province has a natural area of 14,832.55 km2 and a population size of 2,161,755 people.
- Arrange the entire natural area and population size of Binh Dinh province and Gia Lai province into a new province called Gia Lai province. After the arrangement, Gia Lai province has a natural area of 21,576.53 km2 and a population size of 3,583,693 people.
- Arrange the entire natural area and population of Ninh Thuan province and Khanh Hoa province into a new province called Khanh Hoa province. After the arrangement, Khanh Hoa province has a natural area of 8,555.86 km2 and a population of 2,243,554 people.
- Arrange the entire natural area and population of Dak Nong province, Binh Thuan province and Lam Dong province into a new province called Lam Dong province. After the arrangement, Lam Dong province has a natural area of 24,233.07 km2 and a population of 3,872,999 people.
- Arrange the entire natural area and population size of Phu Yen province and Dak Lak province into a new province called Dak Lak province. After the arrangement, Dak Lak province has a natural area of 18,096.40 km2 and a population size of 3,346,853 people.
- Arrange the entire natural area and population of Ho Chi Minh City, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province and Binh Duong province into a new city called Ho Chi Minh City. After the arrangement, Ho Chi Minh City has a natural area of 6,772.59 km2 and a population of 14,002,598 people.
- Arrange the entire natural area and population of Binh Phuoc province and Dong Nai province into a new province called Dong Nai province. After the arrangement, Dong Nai province has a natural area of 12,737.18 km2 and a population of 4,491,408 people.
- Arrange the entire natural area and population of Long An province and Tay Ninh province into a new province called Tay Ninh province. After the arrangement, Tay Ninh province has a natural area of 8,536.44 km2 and a population of 3,254,170 people.
- Arrange the entire natural area and population size of Can Tho city, Soc Trang province and Hau Giang province into a new city called Can Tho city. After the arrangement, Can Tho city has a natural area of 6,360.83 km2 and a population of 4,199,824 people.
- Arrange the entire natural area and population size of Ben Tre province, Tra Vinh province and Vinh Long province into a new province called Vinh Long province. After the arrangement, Vinh Long province has a natural area of 6,296.20 km2 and a population size of 4,257,581 people.
- Arrange the entire natural area and population of Tien Giang province and Dong Thap province into a new province called Dong Thap province. After the arrangement, Dong Thap province has a natural area of 5,938.64 km2 and a population of 4,370,046 people.
- Arrange the entire natural area and population size of Bac Lieu province and Ca Mau province into a new province called Ca Mau province. After the arrangement, Ca Mau province has a natural area of 7,942.39 km2 and a population size of 2,606,672 people.
- Arrange the entire natural area and population size of Kien Giang province and An Giang province into a new province called An Giang province. After the arrangement, An Giang province has a natural area of 9,888.91 km2 and a population size of 4,952,238 people.
This Resolution comes into force from the date of its adoption. Competent authorities shall promptly carry out necessary preparations to ensure that local governments in provinces and cities formed after the reorganization specified in Article 1 of this Resolution officially operate from July 1, 2025.
In addition, the local authorities in the provinces and cities that were previously arranged will continue to operate until the local authorities in the provinces and cities that were formed after the arrangement officially operate.
From the effective date of this Resolution, the country has 34 provincial-level administrative units, including 28 provinces and 06 cities; of which 19 provinces and 04 cities were formed after the arrangement stipulated in Article 1 of this Resolution and 11 provinces and cities that did not implement the arrangement are: Cao Bang, Dien Bien, Ha Tinh, Lai Chau, Lang Son, Nghe An, Quang Ninh, Thanh Hoa, Son La and Hanoi city, Hue city./.
According to Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra, after the reorganization, the country has 34 provincial-level administrative units including 06 centrally-run cities and 28 provinces.
All 23/23 provincial-level administrative units formed after the rearrangement have met the standard orientation of provincial-level administrative units as prescribed in Article 4 of Resolution No. 76/2025/UBTVQH15.
Synthesized according to reported data from localities: The total number of provincial-level public headquarters of 52 provinces and cities that have been rearranged is 38,182 headquarters; 33,956 headquarters will continue to be used; 4,226 headquarters will be surplus.
The arrangement and use of headquarters, handling of public finances and assets after the reorganization of provincial administrative units will be implemented in accordance with Government regulations, direction of the Prime Minister and guidance of the Ministry of Finance.
Source: https://ttbc-hcm.gov.vn/quoc-hoi-thong-qua-phuong-an-34-don-vi-hanh-chinh-cap-tinh-co-hieu-luc-ngay-1018907.html
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