The plan is to reduce the number of administrative units in the country by 6,714 (a 66.91% decrease), ensuring compliance with the Central Government’s regulation of a 60-70% reduction. This will result in a decrease from 10,035 communal-level administrative units to 3,321.
Specifically, in Resolution No. 125/NQ-CP dated May 9, 2025, the Government approved the dossier on the proposal for rearranging provincial-level administrative units in 2025, submitted by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Simultaneously, in Resolution No. 126/NQ-CP dated May 9, 2025, the Government also approved 34 dossiers on the proposal for rearranging communal-level administrative units in 2025, presented by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
The Government assigned the Minister of Home Affairs to coordinate with relevant agencies to carry out the tasks stipulated in the Government’s Resolution No. 118/NQ-CP dated May 5, 2025.
These Resolutions took effect on May 9, 2025.
* According to the Ministry of Home Affairs’ proposal, the People’s Committees of 23 provinces and centrally-run cities (where the political and administrative centers of the new provincial-level administrative units are located) have recently coordinated with relevant localities to develop 23 dossiers on the proposal for rearranging 52 provincial-level administrative units.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has appraised these 23 dossiers and synthesized and developed them into a Government proposal on rearranging provincial-level administrative units in 2025.
The draft Government proposal identifies 52 provincial-level administrative units for rearrangement and 11 units that will remain unchanged (Hanoi, Hue, Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Son La, Lang Son, Quang Ninh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, and Cao Bang).
Regarding the rearrangement plan, there are 23 options for the 52 provincial-level administrative units to form 23 new provincial-level administrative units.
After the rearrangement, the country will have 34 provincial-level administrative units, including 6 centrally-run cities (Hanoi, Hai Phong, Hue, Danang, Can Tho, and Ho Chi Minh City) and 28 provinces (Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Son La, Lang Son, Cao Bang, Tuyen Quang, Lao Cai, Thai Nguyen, Phu Tho, Bac Ninh, Hung Yen, Ninh Binh, Quang Ninh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Tri, Quang Ngai, Gia Lai, Khanh Hoa, Lam Dong, Dak Lak, Dong Nai, Tay Ninh, Vinh Long, Dong Thap, Ca Mau, and An Giang).
According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, the process of gathering public opinions and passing the proposal through the People’s Councils at all levels showed a high level of consensus, with an average approval rate of 96.19% nationwide. Additionally, 100% of the People’s Councils at the provincial, district, and communal levels in the 52 provinces and cities agreed to the proposal for rearranging provincial-level administrative units in their respective localities.
Regarding the number of communal-level administrative units after the rearrangement, based on the localities’ proposal dossiers, it is expected that the country will reduce 6,714 units (a 66.91% decrease), ensuring compliance with the Central Government’s regulation of a 60-70% reduction. This will result in a decrease from 10,035 communal-level administrative units to 3,321.
The number of communal-level administrative units that will remain unchanged is 128 units from 36 provinces and cities, including 28 units in isolated positions belonging to 15 provinces and cities.
The Ministry of Home Affairs stated that, overall, the average reduction of 66.91% in the number of communal-level administrative units nationwide is in line with the Central Committee’s guidelines and the practical conditions of the localities. This reduction essentially meets the requirement of building communal-level governments that are close to and accessible to the people, thereby serving them better.
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