The Standing Committee of the National Assembly has passed Resolution No. 1685 on the reorganization of commune-level administrative units in Ho Chi Minh City for 2025, officially confirming the names of the city’s wards, communes, and its single special district.

Ho Chi Minh City now comprises 168 commune-level administrative units, including 113 wards, 54 communes, and one special district. Following the reorganization, 112 wards, 50 communes, and the new Con Dao Special District were formed. Five existing units were not affected by the changes: Thoi Hoa Ward and the communes of Long Son, Hoa Hiep, Binh Chau, and Thanh An.

Under the new resolution, the newly created Saigon Ward consolidates the entire area and population of Ben Nghe Ward, along with portions of Da Kao and Nguyen Thai Binh Wards.

Simultaneously, the entire area and population of Con Dao District have been reorganized into the Con Dao Special District.

On June 12, a trial phase for the two-level local government model was launched across 102 wards and communes in Ho Chi Minh City. The pilot program is set to run until June 30.

The pilot involves two phases. Phase one, starting on June 12, involves implementing administrative public services for residents. Phase two, beginning after June 15, expands services to include provincial departments, agencies, and local citizens.

From June 26 to 30, the city will hold review meetings to assess the pilot and prepare for full implementation.

On June 16, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly also approved similar resolutions for the administrative reorganization of commune-level units across 34 provinces and cities following mergers.

That same morning, the National Assembly’s ninth session passed the revised Law on Organization of Local Government.

Under the new law, starting July 1, the local government structure will consist only of provincial and commune levels, eliminating the district level. As a result, 696 administrative units will be dissolved, including 85 provincial cities, 2 centrally governed cities, 52 towns, 49 urban districts, and 508 rural districts.

Among the 87 cities set to be dissolved as of July 1 are Thu Duc City (Ho Chi Minh City) and Thuy Nguyen City (Hai Phong), both directly under central governance.

The Vinh