After the merger, Kon Tum has 40 communes and wards left.

After merging from 102 existing communes, wards and towns, Kon Tum province will have 40 communes and wards left, a decrease of 60.78%.

On April 21, Kon Tum Provincial Party Committee held a meeting of the 16th Provincial Party Executive Committee to give opinions on the Project and plan to arrange administrative units at the provincial and commune levels.

Delegates attending the Conference agreed to merge Kon Tum province and Quang Ngai province into Quang Ngai province, with the political and administrative center located in Quang Ngai city, Quang Ngai province today.

The 16th Kon Tum Provincial Party Executive Committee Conference gave opinions on the project to rearrange administrative units at the provincial and communal levels. Photo: TVP

Arrange and merge the National Assembly Delegations of the two provinces in accordance with the Resolution of the National Assembly; the People's Councils of the two provinces in accordance with Resolution No. 76/2025/UBTVQH15, dated April 14, 2025 of the National Assembly Standing Committee. Merge the original boards of the People's Councils and the Office of the National Assembly Delegation and People's Councils of the two provinces. After the merger, there will be 5 agencies: the Legal Committee of the People's Council, the Economic - Budget Committee of the People's Council, the Cultural - Social Committee of the People's Council, the Ethnic Committee of the People's Council, the Office of the National Assembly Delegation and People's Council. Merge the original boards of specialized agencies and administrative organizations under the People's Committees of the two provinces in accordance with the Resolution of the National Assembly Delegation and People's Council ...

After the reorganization, Kon Tum reduced from 102 communes and wards to 40 communes and wards. Photo: Van Le

Regarding the plan to arrange commune-level administrative units in Kon Tum province, it is expected that after the arrangement, from the existing 102 communes, wards and towns, there will be 40 communes and wards (including 37 communes and 3 wards), reducing 62 communes, wards and towns, ensuring the prescribed ratio. Particularly, Kon Tum city will have from the existing 21 communes and wards, after the arrangement, there will be 6 communes and wards (3 communes and 3 wards).

Regarding the naming of provinces, communes and wards after the merger and arrangement, opinions discussed at the 16th Provincial Party Executive Committee Conference stated that the names need to ensure cultural and historical factors, and the typicality and representation of the land.

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