Thanh Chuong town is recognized as a type V urban area.
(Baonghean.vn) - The People's Committee of Nghe An province has issued a Decision to recognize Thanh Chuong town, Thanh Chuong district as a type V urban area, effective from the date of signing.
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A corner of Thanh Chuong town. Photo IT |
Thanh Chuong town currently has an area of 655.48 hectares. The town's economic structure is developing in the direction of gradually increasing the proportion of industry - construction, services - trade, and gradually decreasing agriculture. Specifically, currently industry - construction accounts for 62%, services - trade accounts for 33%. Agriculture only accounts for 5% of the economic structure.
The town's population is 2,692 households with nearly 10,500 people distributed in 15 blocks. It is estimated that by the end of 2018, the average income per capita of the town's residents is 55.8 million VND. The poverty rate is now only 4.3%.
Chairman of Thanh Chuong Town People's Committee Nguyen Van Vinh said: After being recognized as a type V urban area, the town will continue to have a roadmap and plan to invest in building a more complete infrastructure, focusing on developing trade - services, industry - construction, worthy of being the center of Thanh Chuong district.