Anh Son regional planning will have 3 urban areas.

According to the Decision of the People's Committee of Nghe An province on approving the planning task of construction of Anh Son district, Nghe An province for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050, the planning of construction of Anh Son district aims to promote the position and comprehensive strength of the district in socio-economic development associated with sustainable orientations, effectively exploiting internal and external relations. In which, focusing on the strengths of forestry, mining, clean agriculture and types of industry and services for the agricultural sector.

In addition, it aims to create a legal basis for implementing and managing urban planning, new rural construction planning, and functional area planning.(industry, tourism-services,...)as a premise to attract investment for development in Anh Son district. At the same time, protect the environment, adapt to and withstand climate change. Preserve historical and cultural heritage, natural landscapes and develop local cultural identity; Create a legal basis for completing the goal of building Anh Son district to meet new rural standards.

Anh Son is planned as a key economic zone playing an important role in the economic and social development of Nghe An province associated with processing industries, construction materials production, trade services and agriculture, forestry and fishery...;

It is the southwestern region of Nghe An province, located in the growth zone of the Western region with the potential to develop tourism services associated with natural landscapes and historical and cultural relics, has friendly trade relations with Laos, effectively connects with markets across the country; It is an area that harmoniously develops economic, cultural, environmental and national security goals.

View of Anh Son district. Photo: Quang Dung (documentary photo)

The established boundary is the entire area within the administrative boundary of Anh Son district. The North borders: Tan Ky district and Quy Hop district; The South borders: Thanh Chuong district; The East borders: Do Luong district; The West and Southwest borders: Con Cuong district and Bolikhamxay province, Laos. The planning area: 60,441.8 ha (604.42 km²).

Planning period for the period 2021 - 2030, vision to 2050

The general viewpoint in implementing the task is to deploy in parallel and update data and development orientations of Nghe An Provincial Planning and Anh Son District Socio-Economic Development Master Plan.

In each sub-region, it is necessary to select key focuses and functions as the driving force for regional development such as: urban, industrial, tourism, service, agriculture...;

Depending on actual conditions, develop zones appropriately (can be divided into 2 to 3 development zones). The number of development zones will be specifically determined in the planning project.

According to the regional spatial development orientation: The core urban area is Anh Son district town and oriented to 02 urban areas in Dinh Son and Khai Son communes.

- Propose a system of industrial and handicraft space, specific in scale, type, priority given to processing industry, agricultural services, arrangement of areas that need to be linked to urban areas, commune cluster centers, rural areas, agricultural and forestry production areas,... ensuring requirements on safe distance and environmental protection;

- Review and consider the formation of commune cluster centers in the new orientation of the development of high-tech agriculture, industry, services, tourism, etc., especially for communes with approved plans to determine the necessary requirements for planning adjustments.

- Review planning in the district, concentrated residential areas with potential for urbanization, and new urban areas with potential to form in the district.

- Proposing new rural models and resettlement areas to serve large-scale, dynamic projects.

A corner of Anh Son town. Photo: Rang Dong

Currently, Anh Son has organized a ceremony to announce the detailed construction planning at a scale of 1/500 for the new urban area of ​​Cay Chanh in Dinh Son commune, organized the establishment of a project to classify Cay Chanh urban area (qualified for a type V urban area), and implemented the work of establishing a regional construction planning according to the direction of the province.