Dong Nai becomes Viet Nam’s 7th centrally-run city
VGP - The National Assembly on Friday passed a Resolution on the establishment of Dong Nai city as a centrally-governed city, becoming the seventh of this kind in Viet Nam.
The newly-established city covers an area of 12,737.18 sq.km, with a population of over 4.49 million and 95 commune-level administrative units.
Dong Nai has effectively leveraged its strategic location, historical traditions, and strengths in national defense, security, culture, and society to emerge as one of the country's leading economic hubs.
With increasingly synchronised and modern infrastructure, particularly in transport, industry, services, and logistics, along with the fast-tracked construction of Long Thanh International Airport, Dong Nai possesses all the prerequisites of a dynamic, multi-centred and multi-functional urban area with strong spillover effects across the southern region and the nation.
The establishment of Dong Nai city is expected to create a new growth driver not only for the locality itself but also for the southern region and the country at large. It represents a fundamental shift in development and governance models, aiming to transform Dong Nai into a major urban center capable of sharing functions, strengthening linkages, and fostering coordinated development with Ho Chi Minh City.
Dong Nai is envisioned as a key national growth pole, a regional economic connectivity hub, and an international gateway, while serving as a model of modern, dynamic, and civilised urban development in line with the Politburo's orientation for the southeastern region.
