Vinh city will have 4 communes become wards
(Baonghean.vn) - The establishment of 4 new wards is based on the current natural area and population of 4 communes: Hung Dong, Hung Loc, Nghi Phu and Nghi Duc. This is a policy in line with the development orientation and planning of Vinh province and city.

Vinh City currently has 25 commune-level administrative units, including 16 wards (Ben Thuy, Cua Nam, Dong Vinh, Doi Cung, Ha Huy Tap, Hong Son, Hung Binh, Hung Dung, Hung Phuc, Le Loi, Le Mao, Quan Bau, Quang Trung, Truong Thi, Trung Do, Vinh Tan) and 9 communes (Nghi Phu, Hung Loc, Nghi Kim, Hung Dong, Hung Hoa, Nghi Lien, Nghi An, Nghi Duc, Hung Chinh).
Of the 9 communes, 4 communes: Hung Dong, Hung Loc, Nghi Duc, Nghi Phu, have recently had rapid socio-economic development; especially the economic structure has shifted strongly towards the development of industry, construction, trade, and services mainly and the urbanization speed is fast; the material and spiritual life of the people has been improved. These are important conditions to upgrade these communes to wards, meeting the requirements of expanding the city's urban development space, ensuring the city's state administrative management in a centralized, unified, effective and efficient manner.

The project to expand the administrative boundaries and urban space of Vinh city has been approved by the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee; including merging the entire natural area and population of Cua Lo town with a total of 7 wards and merging 4 communes of Nghi Loc district (Nghi Xuan, Nghi Thai, Nghi Phong, Phuc Tho) into Vinh city; establishing 4 wards of Vinh city.
Establishment of 4 wards in Vinh city
Establish Hung Dong ward on the basis of the original natural area of 6.42 km2and the population of nearly 18,000 people of Hung Dong commune.
Establish Hung Loc ward on the basis of the original natural area of 6.72 km2and the population of more than 26 thousand people of Hung Loc commune.
Establish Nghi Phu ward on the basis of the original natural area of 6.47 km2and the population of more than 25,000 people of Nghi Phu commune.
Establish Nghi Duc ward on the basis of the original natural area of 5.69 km2and the population of nearly 10,000 people of Nghi Duc commune.

The policy of establishing the above 4 new wards has been implemented by Vinh city according to the process and currently the 4 communes have completed collecting voters' opinions on the plan to establish wards and the People's Councils of the 4 communes have also convened a meeting to approve the policy of establishing wards.
The results of the voter survey in Hung Dong commune showed that the percentage of voters agreeing to establish a ward was 97.97%; in Hung Loc commune, the percentage of voters agreeing was 92.88%; in Nghi Phu commune, the percentage of voters agreeing was 93.47%; and in Nghi Duc commune, the percentage of voters agreeing was 99.09%.

After completing the voter consultation, the communes held a meeting of the People's Council to vote on the Resolution approving the policy of establishing wards with the approval rate reaching from 96.15% to 100%. Specifically, there were 3 communes with 100% approval rate of People's Council delegates: Hung Dong, Nghi Phu, Nghi Duc; Hung Loc commune reached 96.15%.
According to the process, the policy of establishing 4 wards will be considered and voted for by Vinh City People's Council (at the 12th session taking place this afternoon, May 24, 2024) before being submitted to the Provincial People's Committee and People's Council for approval and submission to the National Assembly for implementation.