The number of provincial administrative units after the merger is 34 provinces and cities.

At the 11th Conference, the Central Executive Committee agreed on the policy of organizing local government at two levels: provincial level (provinces, centrally-run cities), communal level (communes, wards, special zones under provinces, cities); ending the operation of district-level administrative units from July 1, 2025 after the Resolution amending and supplementing a number of articles of the 2013 Constitution and the Law on Organization of Local Government 2025 (amended) comes into effect.

The number of provincial-level administrative units after the merger is unified to 34 provinces and cities. The unification of commune-level administrative units ensures that the country reduces the number of commune-level administrative units by about 60-70% compared to the present./.

(Vietnam+)

Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/so-luong-don-vi-hanh-chinh-cap-tinh-sau-sap-nhap-la-34-tinh-thanh-pho-post1027408.vnp