Tay Ninh has 8 wards and 20 communes.

Agree on option 1 (8 wards, 20 communes)

On March 28, 2025, the Office of the Tay Ninh Provincial Party Committee issued a notice of the conclusion of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee on the plan to reorganize commune-level administrative units (AUs) in the province.

Accordingly, the Provincial Party Standing Committee basically agreed on option 1 (including 8 wards and 20 communes) to reorganize commune-level administrative units in the province according to the proposal of the Provincial Party Committee and People's Committee in Document No. 48-TTr/DU dated March 26, 2025, in order to streamline the apparatus, rearrange administrative units and build a 2-level local government model according to the direction of the Central Government.

According to the agreed plan 1, Tay Ninh will have 8 wards and 20 communes. Photo: Tam Giang

According to the proposal of the Provincial Party Committee, in option 1, the number of communal administrative units will be reduced from 94 to 28 units (8 wards and 20 communes, including 8 border communes). This option has the advantage of ensuring the criteria on natural area and population size according to the Central's orientation; increasing the number of wards, creating favorable conditions for urban development and attracting investment.

Along with agreeing on plan 1, the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee assigned the Provincial Party Committee to receive the opinions of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee and complete the content of the plan, in which it is necessary to pay attention to the name and location of the administrative center agreed by the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee; policies related to disadvantaged communes are still maintained and implemented; policies to attract investment in projects located in the area are still continued to be implemented according to regulations; complete the plan to report to the Ministry of Home Affairs according to regulations; at the same time, promptly inform Long An province about naming commune-level administrative units after the arrangement to avoid duplication.

Plan for reorganizing the commune-level administrative apparatus

According to the proposal of the Provincial Party Committee in Document No. 48-TTr/DU dated March 26, 2025, choosing option 1 has the advantage of ensuring the criteria on natural area and population size according to the Central's orientation; increasing the number of wards, creating favorable conditions for urban development, attracting investment and improving the quality of public services.

After rearranging, reorganizing, and merging 3 communes of Duong Minh Chau district, Tay Ninh city will become 3 wards, reducing 10 commune-level administrative units. Photo: Tam Giang

Specifically, Tay Ninh City reorganized 7 wards and 3 communes, merged 3 communes of Duong Minh Chau (Ninh Thanh Ward (Tay Ninh City) merged Phan, Bau Nang, Cha La communes - Duong Minh Chau district) into 3 wards; reduced 10 commune-level administrative units.

Hoa Thanh reorganized 4 wards and 4 communes, reducing 8 commune-level administrative units. Merged Long Hoa ward, Long Thanh Bac ward, Truong Hoa commune, Truong Tay commune, Truong Dong commune and merged Cam Giang commune of Go Dau district. Hiep Tan ward, Long Thanh Trung commune, Long Thanh Nam commune merged with Thanh Dien commune of Chau Thanh district into 2 wards.

Hoa Thanh town reduced 8 commune-level administrative units, merged Cam Giang commune (Go Dau district) and Thanh Dien commune (Chau Thanh district) into 2 wards. Photo: Tam Giang

Trang Bang reorganized 5 wards and 4 communes, reducing them to 4 new commune-level administrative units; merged Phuoc Binh, Phuoc Chi, and An Thanh communes (Ben Cau district) into 2 wards and 2 communes.

Go Dau district reorganized 7 communes and 1 town; merged Gia Binh ward (Trang Bang) into Go Dau town, Thanh Phuoc commune (Go Dau district) into 1 ward and 2 communes; expanded the administrative boundary of Phuoc Trach commune towards Hiep Thanh commune to connect with Phuoc Thanh commune.

Ben Cau district reorganized 7 communes, 1 town and 2 new administrative units, on the basis of merging Long Khanh, Long Giang, Long Chu, Long Phuoc and Long Vinh communes (Chau Thanh district).

Chau Thanh district has 4 new commune-level administrative units (10 administrative units reduced) after merging Bien Gioi, Phuoc Vinh, and Hoa Hiep communes (Tan Bien district); Long Vinh commune merged with Ben Cau, Thanh Dien merged with Hoa Thanh.

Tan Bien town expanded its administrative boundaries towards Thanh Tay commune to connect with Tan Phong commune. This locality has 3 new commune-level administrative units after the merger. Photo: Tam Giang

Tan Bien district reduced 7 administrative units, leaving 3 new commune-level administrative units; merged Thanh Dong commune (Tan Chau district) and Thanh Binh and Thanh Bac communes; expanded the administrative boundaries of Tan Bien town towards Thanh Tay commune to connect with Tan Phong commune.

Tan Chau district reduced 6 administrative units after reorganizing 10 communes (Thanh Dong commune merged with Tan Bien), 1 town, and 5 new administrative units at commune level. This unit expanded the administrative boundaries of Tan Chau town towards Thanh Dong commune to connect with Tan Phu commune. According to the proposal of the Provincial Party Committee, the reduction rate of Tan Chau district is small (54.54%) because the area of this locality is large, of which the forest area accounts for 30%.

Duong Minh Chau district reduced 6 administrative units, leaving 2 new administrative units at commune level after reorganizing 7 communes and 1 town.

The Provincial Party Committee also proposed to adjust administrative boundaries to be suitable after merging commune-level administrative units.

Factors to consider when naming new administrative units

According to the People's Committee of Tay Ninh province, the naming of commune-level administrative units after the rearrangement must be carefully researched, thoroughly considered, and traditional, historical, and cultural factors carefully considered.

The names of newly formed communes and wards after the rearrangement must be easy to identify, short, easy to read, easy to remember, and ensure systematic and scientific nature; it is encouraged to name communes and wards according to serial numbers or the names of superior administrative units with serial numbers attached to facilitate the digitization and updating of information data.

Encourage the use of one of the existing names of administrative units before the merger or the name of the administrative unit that has historical, traditional, cultural value and has been agreed upon by the local people.

The name of the new commune or ward after the arrangement must not be the same as the name of the existing administrative unit of the same level within the province or centrally-run city or within the province or city planned to be established according to the arrangement orientation of provincial-level administrative units approved by competent authorities.

In addition, the administrative-political center of the new administrative unit must have a favorable geographical location, synchronous economic-social infrastructure, especially a developed transportation system; easily connected with areas within the province, ensuring harmony and rationality.

Tay Ninh has a total natural area of about 4,041 ^km2 , a population of about 1,334 people (as of the third quarter of 2024). The whole province currently has 9 district-level administrative units (1 city, 2 towns, 6 districts) and 94 commune-level administrative units (17 wards, 6 towns and 51 communes, 20 border communes adjacent to the Kingdom of Cambodia).

As of February 2025, the total number of district-level officials and civil servants is 1,240 people, and the commune-level is 1,917 people. In addition, the number of non-professional workers at the commune level is 1,418 people.

Tam Giang

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