Authority to decide on the establishment and dissolvement of district and commune levels

The Law on Organization of Local Government effective from March 1, 2025 clearly states that the authority to decide on the establishment, dissolution, merger, division of administrative units, adjustment of boundaries and renaming of administrative units.

Accordingly, the National Assembly decided to establish, dissolve, merge, divide administrative units, adjust boundaries and rename provincial-level administrative units.

The National Assembly Standing Committee decides to establish, dissolve, merge, divide administrative units, adjust boundaries and rename district and commune-level administrative units.

The order and procedures for establishing, dissolving, merging, dividing administrative units, adjusting boundaries and renaming administrative units are as follows:

The Government organizes the development of a project to establish, dissolve, merge, divide administrative units, adjust boundaries and rename provincial-level administrative units to submit to the National Assembly;

The Provincial People's Committee organizes the development of a project to establish, dissolve, merge, divide administrative units, adjust boundaries and rename district and commune-level administrative units to submit to the Government to submit to the National Assembly Standing Committee.

The project dossier for establishing, dissolving, merging, dividing administrative units, adjusting boundaries and renaming administrative units includes:

Report on the establishment, dissolution, merger, division of administrative units, adjustment of boundaries and renaming of administrative units;

Project on the establishment, disolution, merger, division of administrative units, adjustment of boundaries and renaming of administrative units;

Report on the synthesis of public opinions, opinions of People's Councils at all levels and relevant agencies and organizations;

Draft resolution of the National Assembly or draft resolution of the National Assembly Standing Committee on the establishment, dissolution, merger, division of administrative units, adjustment of boundaries and renaming of administrative units.

The project to establish, dissolve, merge, divide administrative units, adjust boundaries and rename administrative units must be consulted with the people in commune-level administrative units directly affected.

The Provincial People's Committee is responsible for organizing the collection of public opinions on the policy of establishing, dissolving, merging, dividing administrative units, adjusting boundaries and renaming administrative units in appropriate forms according to Government regulations.

After having the results of the public consultation, the project development agency is responsible for completing the project and sending it to the People's Councils at the provincial, district and commune levels in relevant administrative units for consideration and comments on the establishment, disolution, merger, division of administrative units, adjustment of boundaries and renaming of administrative units.

The project to establish, dissolve, merge, divide administrative units, adjust boundaries and rename administrative units must be appraised before being submitted to the Government and reviewed before being submitted to the National Assembly and the National Assembly Standing Committee for consideration and decision.