Long Châu
Long Châu | |
|---|---|
 Vĩnh Long Provincial Administrative Center | |
 Interactive map of Long Châu | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Province | Vĩnh Long |
| Establish | June 16, 2025 |
| People's Committee | 08, Võ Văn Kiệt street, Long Châu ward |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.63 km2 (4.88 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 49,480 people |
| • Density | 3,918/km2 (10,150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 |
Long Châu is a ward in Vĩnh Long province, Vietnam. It houses the headquarters of the Vĩnh Long Provincial People's Committee and is one of the 124 wards and communes in the province following the 2025 reorganization.
Geography
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Long Châu is a ward in Vĩnh Long province, serving as the administrative center of Vĩnh Long province. The ward has the following geographical location:
History
[edit]Prior to 2025, the current Long Châu ward was formerly ward 1, ward 9, and Trường An ward of Vĩnh Long city, Vĩnh Long province.
On June 12, 2025, the National Assembly of Vietnam issued Resolution No. 202/2025/QH15 on the reorganization of provincial-level administrative units.[1] Accordingly:
- Vĩnh Long province was established by merging the entire area and population of Bến Tre province, Vĩnh Long province, Trà Vinh province.
- After the reorganization, the new Vĩnh Long province has an area of 6,296.20 km2 and a population of 4,386,100 people, with a population density of 696 people/km2.
On June 16, 2025, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly of Vietnam issued Resolution No. 1687/NQ-UBTVQH15 on the reorganization of commune-level administrative units in Vĩnh Long province. Accordingly:
Administrative divisions
[edit]Long Châu ward is divided into 21 neighborhoods: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Hùng Vương, Hưng Đạo Vương, Lê Văn Tám, Nguyễn Du, Nguyễn Thái Học, Tân Quới Đông, Tân Quới Tây, Tân Quới Hưng, Tân Vĩnh.
References
[edit]- ↑ Quốc hội khóa XV (2025-06-12). "Nghị quyết số 202/2025/QH15 ngày 12 tháng 6 năm 2025 của Quốc hội khóa XV về việc sắp xếp đơn vị hành chính cấp tỉnh" (PDF). Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ↑ xaydungchinhsach.chinhphu.vn (2025-06-18). "Nghị quyết số 1687/NQ-UBTVQH15 sắp xếp các ĐVHC cấp xã của tỉnh Vĩnh Long năm 2025". xaydungchinhsach.chinhphu.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-06-16.
