The Government approved the merger project dossier of 34 provinces and cities and 3,321 communes and wards.
The Government has just approved a Resolution on the project dossier for rearranging provincial and commune-level administrative units in 2025 with 34 provincial-level administrative units and 3,321 commune-level units.
In Resolution No. 125, the Government approved the project dossier on the arrangement of provincial-level administrative units in 2025 submitted by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
34 provincial administrative units
According to the report of the Ministry of Home Affairs, there are 52 provincial administrative units implementing the arrangement and 11 provincial administrative units not implementing the arrangement (Hanoi, Hue, Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Son La, Lang Son, Quang Ninh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Cao Bang).
There are 23 arrangement options for 52 provincial-level administrative units to form 23 new provincial-level administrative units.
After the reorganization, the country has 34 provincial-level units, including 6 centrally-run cities (Hanoi, Hai Phong, Hue, Da Nang, Can Tho and Ho Chi Minh City) and 28 provinces (Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Son La, Lang Son, Cao Bang, Tuyen Quang, Lao Cai, Thai Nguyen, Phu Tho, Bac Ninh, Hung Yen, Ninh Binh, Quang Ninh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Tri, Quang Ngai, Gia Lai, Khanh Hoa, Lam Dong, Dak Lak, Dong Nai, Tay Ninh, Vinh Long, Dong Thap, Ca Mau, An Giang).
According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, the organization of public consultation and approval of People's Councils at all levels showed a high consensus rate, the national average was 96.19%. 100% of People's Councils at provincial, district and communal levels of 52 provinces and cities voted in favor of the policy of rearranging provincial administrative units in their localities.
3,321 administrative units at commune, ward and special zone levels
At the commune level, the project shows that after the rearrangement, the country will reduce from 10,035 commune-level units by 6,714 units (a decrease of 66.91%), to 3,321 commune-level administrative units. There are 128 communes that remain unchanged and will not be rearranged because they meet the criteria for natural area and population size or have special factors (isolated location).
Commune-level administrative units include 2,636 communes, 672 wards and 13 special zones. Of these, 3,193 commune-level administrative units were newly formed due to the arrangement, merger and adjustment of administrative units.
Regarding the organizational plan, the project clearly states that the People's Council at the commune level will establish two new committees: the Legal Committee and the Economic - Social Committee.
The People's Council at the commune level consists of a chairman, 1 vice chairman; head and 1 vice head of the Legal Committee, the Economic - Social Committee; and People's Council delegates of the commune-level administrative unit. The arrangement of full-time positions of the People's Council at the commune level is implemented according to the provisions of the Law on Organization of Local Government 2025 (amended) and instructions of competent authorities.
Regarding the commune-level People's Committee, in terms of organizational structure, the commune-level People's Committee consists of a chairman, 2 vice chairmen, and members according to the provisions of the Law on Organization of Local Government 2025 (amended). The organization of specialized agencies and other administrative organizations under the commune-level People's Committee is implemented according to the Government's regulations.
It is expected that on June 24, the National Assembly will pass a Resolution on merging provincial administrative units.
The project to arrange commune-level administrative units in 2025 will be approved by the National Assembly Standing Committee in the coming time.
