Provisional list of new names for 34 provinces, cities in Vietnam upon mergers

Vietnam's Party Central Committee on Sunday agreed to cut the number of provinces and centrally-governed cities in Vietnam down to 34 from 63.

The following is the provisional list of proposed names for provinces, cities, and political-administrative centers (provincial capitals) of the 34 localities, including 28 provinces and six centrally-run cities, as attached to the committee's Resolution No. 60-NQ/TW dated April 12, 2025.

1. Provinces and centrally-governed cities not undergoing mergers

- The capital cty of Hanoi

- Hue city

- Lai Chau province

- Dien Bien province

- Son La province

- Lang Son province

- Quang Ninh province

- Thanh Hoa province

- Nghe An province

- Ha Tinh province

- Cao Bang province

2. Newly formed provinces and centrally-run cities after mergers

- Merger of Tuyen Quang and Ha Giang provinces. New name : Tuyen Quang province. The political-administrative center will be located in present-day Tuyên Quang.

- Merger of Lao Cai and Yen Bai provinces. New name: Lao Cai province. The political-administrative center will be located in present-day Yen Bai.

- Merger of Bac Kan and Thai Nguyen provinces. New name: Thai Nguyen province. The political-administrative center will be located in present-day Thai Nguyen.

- Merger of Vinh Phuc, Phu Tho, and Hoa Binh provinces. New name: Phu Tho province. The political-administrative center will be located in present-day Phu Tho.

- Merger of Bac Ninh and Bac Giang provinces. New name: Bac Ninh province. The political-administrative center will be located in present-day Bac Giang.

- Merger of Hung Yen and Thai Binh provinces. New name: Hung Yen province. The political-administrative center will be located in present-day Hung Yen.

- Merger of Hai Duong province and Hai Phong city. New name: Hai Phong city. The political-administrative center will be located in present-day Hai Phong.

- Merger of Ha Nam, Ninh Binh, and Nam Dinh provinces. New name: Ninh Binh province. The political-administrative center will be located in present-day Ninh Binh.

- Merger of Quang Binh and Quang Tri provinces. New name: Quang Tri province. The political-administrative center will be located in present-day Quang Binh.

- Merger of Quang Nam province and Danang city. New name: Danang city. The political-administrative center will be located in present-day Danang.

- Merger of Kon Tum and Quang Ngai provinces. New name: Quang Ngai province. The political-administrative center will be located in present-day Quang Ngai.

- Merger of Gia Lai and Binh Dinh provinces. New name: Gia Lai province. The political-administrative center will be located in present-day Binh Dinh.

- Merger of Ninh Thuan and Khanh Haa provinces. New name: Khanh Hoa province. The political-administrative center will be located in present-day Khanh Hoa.

- Merger of Lam Dong, Dak Nong, and Binh Thuan provinces. New name: Lam Dong province. The political-administrative center will be located in present-day Lam Dong.

- Merger of Dak Lak and Phu Yen provinces. New name: Dak Lak province. The political-administrative center will be located in present-day Dak Lak.

- Merger of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Binh Duong and Ho Chi Minh City. New name: Ho Chi Minh City. The political-administrative center will be located in present-day Ho Chi Minh City.

- Merger of Dong Nai and Binh Phuoc provinces. New name: Dong Nai province. The political-administrative center will be located in present-day Dong Nai.

- Merger of Tay Ninh and Long An provinces. New name: Tay Ninh province. The political-administrative center will be located in present-day Long An.

- Merger of Can Tho city, Soc Trang province and Hau Giang province. New name: Can Tho city. The political-administrative center will be located in present-day Can Tho.

- Merger of Ben Tre, Vinh Long, and Tra Vinh provinces. New name: Vinh Long province. The political-administrative center will be located in present-day Vinh Long.

- Merger of Tien Giang and Dong Thap provinces. New name: Dong Thap province. The political-administrative center will be located in present-day Tien Giang.

- Merger of Bac Lieu and Ca Mau provinces. New name: Ca Mau province. The political-administrative center will be located in present-day Ca Mau.

- Merger of An Giang and Kien Giang provinces. New name: An Giang province. The political-administrative center will be located in present-day Kien Giang.