Ba Ria - Vung Tau officially has a new city from March 1, 2025

Ba Ria - Vung Tau officially has a new city from March 1, 2025 (Image from the internet)

On January 15, 2025, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly of Vietnam issued Resolution 1365/NQ-UBTVQH15 on the establishment of wards under the district-level town of Phu My and the establishment of Phu My City, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province.

Ba Ria - Vung Tau officially has a new city from March 1, 2025

Resolution 1365/NQ-UBTVQH15 of 2025 establishes wards under the district-level town of Phu My and Phu My City from March 01, 2025.

* Establishing wards under the district-level town of Phu My

- Establishing Tan Hoa Ward based on the entire natural area of 29.46 km2 and a population size of 16,457 from Tan Hoa Commune.

Tan Hoa Ward borders Phuoc Hoa Ward, Tan Hai Ward, Chau Pha Commune, Toc Tien Commune, and Vung Tau City;

- Establishing Tan Hai Ward based on the entire natural area of 22.11 km2 and a population size of 19,301 from Tan Hai Commune.

Tan Hai Ward borders Tan Hoa Ward, Chau Pha Commune; Ba Ria City and Vung Tau City.

* Establishing Phu My City

Based on the entire natural area of 333.02 km2 and a population size of 287,055 from the district-level town of Phu My.

Phu My City borders Ba Ria City, Vung Tau City, Chau Duc District; Ho Chi Minh City, and Dong Nai Province.

After establishment, Phu My City will have 10 commune-level administrative units, including:

- 07 wards: Hac Dich, My Xuan, Phu My, Phuoc Hoa, Tan Hai, Tan Hoa, Tan Phuoc.

- 03 communes: Chau Pha, Song Xoai, Toc Tien.

From March 01, 2025, Ba Ria – Vung Tau province will have 07 district-level administrative units, including 04 districts and 03 cities; 77 commune-level administrative units, including 40 communes, 30 wards, and 07 commune-level towns.

Thus, Ba Ria – Vung Tau province will have a new city under provincial authority from March 01, 2025, raising the total number of cities under this province to 03 cities, including: Ba Ria City, Vung Tau City, and Phu My City.

Regulations on criteria for a city under provincial authority in Vietnam

Under Article 5 of Resolution 1211/2016/UBTVQH13, a city under provincial authority must meet the following criteria:

- A population size of 150,000 or more.

- A natural area of 150 km2 or more.

- Undergoing administrative units:

+ Number of commune-level administrative units of 10 or more;

+ The proportion of wards over total commune-level administrative units from 65% or more.

- Recognized as a grade I, II, or III urban area; or the area proposed to establish a provincial city, a city under central authority has been classified meeting the criteria of grade I, II, or III urban area.

- The structure and level of socio-economic development meet the regulations in Appendix 1 issued together with Resolution 1211/2016/UBTVQH13. To be specific:

+ Balanced budget revenues and expenditures: Surplus

+ Per capita income compared to the national average: 1.05 times

+ Average economic growth rate in the last 3 years (%): Meets the average of the province, city under central authority

+ Average poverty rate in the last 3 years (%): Meets the average of the province, city under central authority

+ Proportion of industry, construction, and services in the economic structure: 80%

+ Proportion of non-agricultural labor in urban inner city, districts, and wards: 80%

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