1. Which province or city has a small area and has never been merged or renamed?

  • Vinh Phuc
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  • Ninh Binh
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  • Danang
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  • Peace
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    Since its establishment in 1890, after 135 years, Thai Binh province has not undergone any separation, merger or name change. This is a province located in the Red River Delta, with an area of ​​nearly 1,600 km2, in the group of 10 provinces with the smallest area in the country. Thai Binh is also a province without mountains, including flat fields, interspersed with residential areas, and a dense network of rivers.

    2. Which of the following three provinces were once merged into one?

    • Binh Dinh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue
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    • Quang Nam, Quang Binh, Quang Tri
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    • Thua Thien Hue, Quang Tri, Quang Binh
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    • Quang Tri, Quang Binh, Binh Dinh
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      Binh Tri Thien is a former province in the North Central region. The province was established in 1975, on the basis of merging 3 provinces of Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue with an area of ​​about 18,000km2. By 1989, these 3 provinces were separated as they are today. However, there was a period when the boundary between Quang Tri and Thua Thien Hue was difficult to clearly divide.

      3. In what year did our country merge to have only 38 provinces and cities?

      • 1975
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      • 1976
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      • 1978
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      • 1979
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        According to the Complete National Assembly Documents, after reunification in 1975, Vietnam had 72 provincial-level administrative units. In December 1975, the National Assembly passed a resolution to abolish the regional level, dissolve autonomous regions, merge administrative units, and merge a series of northern and north-central provinces.

        In early 1976, the merger continued to be carried out on a large scale from the North Central region to the provinces of the Southwest and Central Highlands. The whole country had only 38 provincial-level administrative units in 1976.

        4. When did Vietnam have 63 provinces and cities?

        • 1991
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        • 1996
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        • 2004
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        • 2008
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          After many mergers and separations, by 2004, the whole country had 64 provinces and cities. In mid-2008, the National Assembly voted to pass a resolution to merge Ha Tay province, 4 communes of Luong Son district (Hoa Binh province), and Me Linh district (Vinh Phuc province) into Hanoi city. From 2008 to present, Vietnam has kept the same number of administrative units including 63 provinces and cities.

          5. Up to now, how many centrally-governed cities does Vietnam have?

          • 5
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          • 6
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          • 7
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          • 8
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            Currently, Vietnam has 57 provinces and 6 centrally-governed cities, including: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Can Tho, Hai Phong, Hue City. Of which, Hue City officially became a centrally-governed city from the beginning of 2025, with an area of ​​nearly 5,000km2 and a population of more than 1.2 million people.

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