Vinh City will have 33 commune-level administrative units after expansion.

On the morning of June 7, in Vinh City, the 18th term People's Council of Nghe An province held the 20th Session - a thematic session to review and decide on a number of important contents under its authority.

Comrades: Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; Nguyen Nam Dinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Nguyen Nhu Khoi - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council chaired the meeting.

Attending the meeting were comrades: Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Hoang Nghia Hieu - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province; Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Council and Provincial People's Committee.

At the meeting, the Provincial People's Council unanimously passed a Resolution approving the policy of expanding the administrative boundaries and urban space of Vinh city, establishing wards and arranging commune-level administrative units in Vinh city, Nghe An province.

Accordingly, the Provincial People's Council approved the policy of merging the entire town of Cua Lo (7 wards) with a natural area of ​​29.12 km², population size 77,813 people and adjust part of Nghi Loc district with natural area 32.14 km², population 45,130 people, including 4 communes: Nghi Xuan, Phuc Tho, Nghi Thai and Nghi Phong in Vinh city.

Establish wards of Vinh city, including: Hung Dong, Hung Loc, Nghi Phu and Nghi Duc on the basis of the original natural area and population size of the communes: Hung Dong, Hung Loc, Nghi Phu and Nghi Duc

Reorganize commune-level administrative units in Vinh city: Merge the entire Hong Son ward and Vinh Tan ward to name Vinh Tan ward; Merge the entire Doi Cung ward, Le Mao ward, Quang Trung ward to name Quang Trung ward.

Vinh city after merging with Cua Lo town, adjusting the administrative boundaries of Nghi Loc district, establishing wards and arranging commune-level administrative units has a total area of ​​166.25 km2.², population 580,669 people, has 33 commune-level administrative units, including 24 wards and 9 communes.

Previously, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha signed Decision No. 475/QD-TTg recognizing the expanded Vinh city as meeting the criteria of a class I urban area.

The inner-city area is expected to include the entire administrative boundaries of 16 existing wards of Vinh city, 7 existing wards of Cua Lo town and 4 existing communes of Vinh city, including the communes: Hung Dong, Hung Loc, Nghi Phu and Nghi Duc with a total area of ​​89.56 km2.².

The suburban area is expected to include the entire administrative boundaries of 5 existing communes of Vinh city, including the communes: Hung Chinh, Hung Hoa, Nghi An, Nghi Lien, Nghi Kim and 4 existing communes of Nghi Loc district, including the communes: Nghi Xuan, Phuc Tho, Nghi Thai, Nghi Phong, with a total area of ​​76.69 km2.².