Development direction of Vinh city after merger
According to Resolution No. 1243/NQ-UBTVQH15 on the arrangement of district and commune-level administrative units of Nghe An province for the 2023-2025 period, which was just approved by the National Assembly Standing Committee on October 24, 2024, after the merger, Vinh city will have 33 wards and communes.
Vinh City has 33 administrative units at ward and commune levels.
The resolution states: The total natural area is 29.09 km2, the population size of Cua Lo town is 77,813 people and the total natural area is 6.17 km2, the population size is 11,884 people of Nghi Xuan commune, the total natural area is 6.12 km2, the population size is 10,409 people of Phuc Tho commune, the total natural area is 9.50 km2, the population size is 11,006 people of Nghi Thai commune and the total natural area is 10.35 km2, population size is 11,831 people of Nghi Phong commune, Nghi Loc district in Vinh city.
After the arrangement, Vinh city has a natural area of 166.22 km2and the population is 580,669 people; Nghi Loc district has a natural area of 313.88 km2and the population is 209,326 people.
* Arrange the commune-level administrative units of Vinh city as follows:
a) Establish Hung Dong ward on the basis of the entire natural area of 6.42 km2and the population size is 17,784 people of Hung Dong commune.
Hung Dong Ward borders Quan Bau Ward, Dong Vinh Ward, Nghi Kim Commune and Hung Nguyen District;
b) Establish Hung Loc ward on the basis of the entire natural area of 6.72 km2and the population size is 26,321 people of Hung Loc commune.
Hung Loc Ward borders Ha Huy Tap, Hung Dung, Nghi Duc, Nghi Phu wards and Hung Hoa, Nghi Phong, Nghi Thai communes;
c) Establish Nghi Phu ward on the basis of the entire natural area of 6.47 km2and the population size is 25,032 people of Nghi Phu commune.
Nghi Phu Ward borders Ha Huy Tap, Hung Loc, Nghi Duc, Quan Bau wards and Nghi An, Nghi Kim, Nghi Lien communes;
d) Establish Nghi Duc ward on the basis of the entire natural area of 5.69 km2and the population size is 9,365 people of Nghi Duc commune.
Nghi Duc ward borders Hung Loc ward, Nghi Phu ward, Nghi An commune and Nghi Phong commune;
d) Enter the total natural area as 0.50 km2, the population size is 8,692 people of Hong Son ward into Vinh Tan ward. After merging, Vinh Tan ward has a natural area of 5.54 km2and the population is 32,157 people.
Vinh Tan Ward borders Cua Nam, Quang Trung, Trung Do wards, Hung Chinh commune and Hung Nguyen district;
e) Enter the total natural area as 0.67 km2, the population size is 12,618 people of Doi Cung ward and the total natural area is 0.87 km2, the population size is 13,713 people of Le Mao ward into Quang Trung ward. After merging, Quang Trung ward has a natural area of 2.12 km2and the population is 38,511 people.
Quang Trung Ward borders Cua Nam, Dong Vinh, Hung Binh, Le Loi, Truong Thi and Vinh Tan wards.
*After the arrangement: Vinh City has 33 commune-level administrative units, including 24 wards: Ben Thuy, Cua Nam, Dong Vinh, Ha Huy Tap, Hung Binh, Hung Dung, Hung Dong, Hung Loc, Hung Phuc, Le Loi, Nghi Duc, Nghi Hai, Nghi Hoa, Nghi Huong, Nghi Phu, Nghi Thu, Nghi Thuy, Nghi Tan, Quan Bau, Quang Trung, Thu Thuy, Trung Do, Truong Thi, Vinh Tan and 09 communes: Hung Chinh, Hung Hoa, Nghi An, Nghi Kim, Nghi Lien, Nghi Thai, Nghi Phong, Nghi Xuan, Phuc Tho.
Vinh city borders Hung Nguyen district, Nghi Loc district; Ha Tinh province and the East Sea.
Thus, with the merger of Cua Lo town and some Nghi Loc communes into Vinh city, Vinh city has become a coastal city, with Cua Lo beach, one of the most beautiful beaches in Vietnam.
Key development directions of Vinh city after merger
Vinh City is identified as the growth engine and solves important tasks of economic development of Nghe An province and the North Central region; is a type I urban area, the center of the North Central region in the fields of finance, trade, tourism, science - technology, information technology, high-tech industry, health, culture, sports, education - training. Has an important position in terms of national security and defense, a national and international traffic hub.
Vinh City will develop multi-sector and multi-field services; focusing on clean and high-tech industries, industrial park complexes and service urban areas; develop cultural, historical and ecological tourism, promote Nghe An identity and high value-added service industries.
Developing the expanded Vinh city (according to the planning approved by the Prime Minister) in combination with the neighboring inter-district areas (Vinh, Cua Lo, Nghi Loc), continuing to become the focal area, leading the socio-economic development of the province, continuing to develop Vinh city to become the economic, cultural, scientific and technological center of the North Central region. In particular, the existing Vinh city area continues to develop and perfect the functions of regional trade services, education and training of high-quality human resources for the region, forming new centers of science and technology.
Developing a system of functional centers associated with expanded areas, creating satellite functions for existing centers such as: developing Cua Lo into a sea tourism center; Nghi Loc into a seaport industrial center; Nam Dan into a cultural and ecological tourism center; Hung Nguyen into a center for ecological and high-tech agriculture.
Nghe An will exploit and develop the Vinh airport area to become a center for international trade, logistics and tourism services, creating international connections for Nghe An province and the North Central region via air routes. The area around the airport is planned to develop according to the airport urban model, in which priority is given to arranging reserved land for future expansion needs. Exploit and develop the Lam River and Hoi estuary areas to become a hub for passenger transport, sea and river tourism, thereby exploiting and developing the corridor along the Lam River to become a focus for developing eco-tourism, resorts, and a sea gateway to welcome sea tourists.
Exploiting the buffer zone surrounding the existing Vinh city center to develop ecological, service, and tourism functions such as training schools, medical centers, scientific research areas, and golf courses. A great advantage is that the expanded Vinh City has 45 ranked cultural and historical relics, including: 18 national-level works and 27 provincial-level works..
Currently, Vinh city is preparing to approve the action program to implement Resolution No. 16-NQ/TU, dated July 16, 2024 of the Provincial Party Standing Committee on building and developing Vinh city to 2030, with a vision to 2045.
