Regulations on the content of administrative boundary maps at all levels in Vietnam

Regulations on the content of administrative boundary maps at all levels in Vietnam (Internet image)

Circular 48/2014/TT-BTNMT stipulates the content of administrative boundary maps at all levels in Vietnam. To be specific:

- Content elements of the base map;

- Administrative boundary elements: administrative boundary lines, boundary markers and characteristic points on the administrative boundary line. In cases where the administrative boundary line is in dispute, the map must show the administrative boundary line as it is currently managed according to the perspective of each adjacent administrative unit and indicate the undefined boundary line;

- Geographic elements related to the administrative boundary line that are used as orientation aids to determine the position and describe the boundary line;

- Place names of administrative units within the map section; names of residential areas, hydrology, topography within the administrative unit and within 2cm of the boundary line at the time of map creation. All place names on the administrative boundary map within the administrative unit must be listed on a statistical form for residential names, topographic names, hydrological names according to the template provided in Appendix 10 issued with this Circular;

- Islands, rocks, shoals, and reefs must be annotated with the managing administrative unit in parentheses beneath or beside the island's name. In cases where islands, rocks, shoals, and reefs are far from the mainland (outside the map sheet's mainland area), an explanatory diagram must be provided;

- For administrative units that have national borders, the administrative boundary lines must be represented up to the national border.

Detailed information is available at Circular 48/2014/TT-BTNMT, which comes into effect in Vietnam from November 3, 2014.

Ty Na

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