100% of new commune names in Nghe An do not have serial numbers attached
96.92% of voters in Nghe An agreed to change the name in the direction of not using district-level names with serial numbers, but using place names with traditional, cultural and historical elements.
On the morning of May 8, the Legal Committee of the Provincial People's Council organized the review of the resolution to be submitted to the 29th session of the 18th Provincial People's Council.
Attending the meeting were comrades: Nguyen Nam Dinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Nguyen Nhu Khoi - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council.
At this meeting, the Legal Committee of the Provincial People's Council reviewed the Resolution on amending and supplementing a number of contents of Resolution No. 09/NQ-HDND dated April 28, 2025 of the Provincial People's Council, giving opinions on the policy of rearranging commune-level administrative units in Nghe An province in 2025.
With the policy of amending the name to be easy to read, easy to remember and associated with local historical places, in the past time, the Steering Committee for the arrangement of commune-level administrative units and 2-level local government, the Department of Home Affairs has consulted to get voters' opinions on naming communes.
After adjusting the communes to be named according to the order of the district name, up to now, 82 commune-level administrative units have adjusted their names.
Accordingly, the Draft Resolution amends the names of 82 commune-level administrative units formed after the rearrangement in Resolution No. 09/NQ-HDND dated April 28, 2025 of the Provincial People's Council giving opinions on the policy of rearranging commune-level administrative units in Nghe An province in 2025.
Specifically:
1. Anh Son 1 commune changed its name to Anh Son commune;
2. Anh Son 2 commune changed its name to Yen Xuan commune;
3. Anh Son 3 commune changed its name to Nhan Hoa commune;
4. Anh Son 4 commune changed its name to Anh Son Dong commune;
5. Anh Son 5 commune changed its name to Vinh Tuong commune;
6. Anh Son 6 commune changed its name to Thanh Binh Tho commune;
7. Con Cuong 1 commune changed its name to Con Cuong commune;
8. Con Cuong 2 commune changed its name to Mon Son commune;
9. Con Cuong 3 commune changed its name to Mau Thach commune;
10. Con Cuong 4 commune changed its name to Cam Phuc commune;
11. Con Cuong 5 commune changed its name to Chau Khe commune;
12. Con Cuong 6 commune changed its name to Binh Chuan commune;
13. Dien Chau 1 Commune changed its name to Dien Chau Commune;
14. Dien Chau 2 commune changed its name to Duc Chau commune;
15. Dien Chau 3 Commune changed its name to Quang Chau Commune;
16. Dien Chau 4 commune changed its name to Hai Chau commune;
17. Dien Chau 5 commune changed its name to Tan Chau commune;
18. Dien Chau 6 commune changed its name to An Chau commune;
19. Dien Chau 7 commune changed its name to Minh Chau commune;
20. Dien Chau 8 commune changed its name to Hung Chau commune;
21. Do Luong 1 Commune changed its name to Do Luong Commune;
22. Do Luong 2 commune changed its name to Bach Ngoc commune;
23. Do Luong 3 commune changed its name to Van Hien commune;
24. Do Luong 4 commune changed its name to Bach Ha commune;
25. Do Luong 5 commune changed its name to Thuan Trung commune;
26. Do Luong 6 commune changed its name to Luong Son commune;
27. Hoang Mai 1 Ward changed its name to Hoang Mai Ward;
28. Hoang Mai 2 Ward changed its name to Tan Mai Ward;
29. Hoang Mai 3 Ward changed its name to Quynh Mai Ward;
30. Hung Nguyen 1 Commune changed its name to Hung Nguyen Commune;
31. Hung Nguyen 2 commune changed its name to Yen Trung commune;
32. Hung Nguyen 3 commune changed its name to Hung Nguyen Nam commune;
33. Hung Nguyen 4 commune changed its name to Lam Thanh commune;
34. Nam Dan 1 commune changed its name to Van An commune;
35. Nam Dan 2 Commune changed its name to Nam Dan Commune;
36. Nam Dan 3 commune changed its name to Dai Hue commune;
37. Nam Dan 4 commune changed its name to Thien Nhan commune;
38. Nghia Dan 1 Commune changed its name to Nghia Dan Commune;
39. Nghia Dan 2 Commune changed its name to Nghia Tho Commune;
40. Nghia Dan 3 Commune changed its name to Nghia Lam Commune;
41. Nghia Dan 4 Commune changed its name to Nghia Mai Commune;
42. Nghia Dan 5 Commune changed its name to Nghia Hung Commune;
43. Nghia Dan 6 Commune changed its name to Nghia Khanh Commune;
44. Nghia Dan 7 Commune changed its name to Nghia Loc Commune;
45. Nghi Loc 1 commune changed its name to Nghi Loc commune;
46. Nghi Loc 2 commune changed its name to Phuc Loc commune;
47. Nghi Loc 3 commune changed its name to Dong Loc commune;
48. Nghi Loc 4 commune changed its name to Trung Loc commune;
49. Nghi Loc 5 commune changed its name to Than Linh commune;
50. Nghi Loc 6 commune changed its name to Hai Loc commune;
51. Nghi Loc 7 commune changed its name to Van Kieu commune;
52. Quynh Luu 1 Commune changed its name to Quynh Luu Commune;
53. Quynh Luu 2 Commune changed its name to Quynh Van Commune;
54. Quynh Luu 3 Commune changed its name to Quynh Anh Commune;
55. Quynh Luu 4 commune changed its name to Quynh Tam commune;
56. Quynh Luu 5 commune changed its name to Quynh Phu commune;
57. Quynh Luu 6 commune changed its name to Quynh Son commune;
58. Quynh Luu 7 Commune changed its name to Quynh Thang Commune;
59. Tan Ky 1 Commune changed its name to Tan Ky Commune;
60. Tan Ky 2 commune changed its name to Tan Phu commune;
61. Tan Ky 3 commune changed its name to Tan An commune;
62. Tan Ky 4 Commune changed its name to Nghia Dong Commune;
63. Tan Ky 5 commune changed its name to Giai Xuan commune;
64. Tan Ky 6 commune changed its name to Nghia Hanh commune;
65. Tan Ky 7 commune changed its name to Tien Dong commune;
66. Thai Hoa 1 Ward changed its name to Thai Hoa Ward;
67. Thai Hoa 2 Ward changed its name to Tay Hieu Ward.
68. Thai Hoa 3 commune changed its name to Dong Hieu commune;
69. Vinh 1 Ward changed its name to Truong Vinh Ward;
70. Vinh 2 Ward changed its name to Thanh Vinh Ward;
71. Vinh 3 Ward changed its name to Vinh Hung Ward;
72. Ward Vinh 4 changed its name to Ward Vinh Phu;
73. Ward Vinh 5 changed its name to Ward Vinh Loc;
74. Yen Thanh 1 commune changed its name to Yen Thanh commune;
75. Yen Thanh 2 commune changed its name to Quan Thanh commune;
76. Yen Thanh 3 commune changed its name to Hop Minh commune;
77. Yen Thanh 4 commune changed its name to Van Tu commune;
78. Yen Thanh 5 commune changed its name to Van Du commune;
79. Yen Thanh 6 commune changed its name to Quang Dong commune;
80. Yen Thanh 7 commune changed its name to Giai Lac commune;
81. Yen Thanh 8 commune changed its name to Binh Minh commune;
82. Yen Thanh 9 commune changed its name to Dong Thanh commune.
The process of collecting voters' opinions was carried out in accordance with the correct procedures, ensuring strictness, synchronization, openness, democracy and transparency. The result was that 96.92% agreed to change the new name in the direction of not using district-level names with serial numbers, but using place names with traditional, cultural and historical elements.
With this adjustment, 130 commune-level units have names that meet the project's requirements, do not overlap with each other, and are highly unified.
During the review, members agreed to adjust some contents of the resolution, and edit some words to ensure the strictness of the document. The Legal Committee unanimously approved it to submit to the 29th session of the 18th Provincial People's Council.
To ensure the draft is strict, in accordance with regulations and close to reality, delegates requested the drafting agency to review and edit some contents such as: the name of the commune after the merger, the name of the draft resolution, the wording in some content items... to complete the draft before submitting it to the Provincial People's Council meeting for consideration and decision.
