Hung Nguyen approved the project to merge 10 communes.

On the afternoon of August 30, the 19th People's Council of Hung Nguyen district held its 9th session to approve the project to merge commune-level administrative units.

Hung Nguyen has 23 communes and towns, of which 7 communes have not met 50% of both criteria on population and area, including: Hung Thang, Hung Tien, Hung Xa, Hung Nhan, Hung Phu, Hung Khanh and Hung Lam. Implementing the policy of merging commune-level administrative units to streamline the apparatus and improve the effectiveness of local government operations, Hung Nguyen district has developed a merger plan to add 3 adjacent communes including: Hung Long, Hung Xuan, Hung Chau to the merger, bringing the total number of communes to be merged to 10 to increase the criteria according to regulations.

A corner of Hung Long commune today.

Accordingly, Hung Long commune will merge with Hung Xa to form Long Xa commune; Hung Xuan will merge with Hung Lam to form Xuan Lam commune; Hung Phu will merge with Hung Khanh to form Hung Thanh commune; Hung Nhan commune will merge with Hung Chau to form Chau Nhan commune; Hung Tien commune will merge with Hung Thang to form Hung Nghia commune. After the merger, Hung Nguyen district will have 18 communes and towns left.