RESOLUTION

On the arrangement of administrative units at district and commune levels of Son La province in the period 2023 - 2025

STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

Pursuant to the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;

Pursuant to the Law on Organization of Local Government No. 77/2015/QH13, amended and supplemented by a number of articles under Law No. 21/2017/QH14, Law No. 47/2019/QH14, Law No. 31/2024/QH15, Law No. 34/2024/QH15 and Law No. 43/2024/QH15;

Pursuant to Law on Organization of People's Courts No. 62/2014/QH13;

Pursuant to Law on Organization of People's Procuracy No. 63/2014/QH13;

Pursuant to Resolution No. 1211/2016/UBTVQH13 dated May 25, 2016 of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on standards of administrative units and classification of administrative units, which has been amended and supplemented with a number of articles under Resolution No. 27/2022/UBTVQH15 dated September 21, 2022 of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly;

Pursuant to Resolution No. 35/2023/UBTVQH15 dated July 12, 2023 of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on the arrangement of district and commune-level administrative units for the 2023 - 2030 period;

Pursuant to Resolution No. 50/2024/UBTVQH15 dated August 22, 2024 of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly stipulating a number of contents related to ensuring requirements for urban classification and standards of administrative units to implement the arrangement of district-level and commune-level administrative units in the period 2023 - 2025;

Considering the proposal of the Government in Submission No. 719/TTr-CP dated October 25, 2024 and Report No. 781/BC-CP dated November 13, 2024, the Supreme People's Court in Submission No. 1014/TTr-TANDTC dated October 30, 2024, the Supreme People's Procuracy in Submission No. 30/TTr-VKSTC dated October 30, 2024, the Judicial Committee's participation report No. 4454/BC-UBTP15 dated November 4, 2024 and the Law Committee's review report No. 3461/BC-UBPL15 dated November 12, 2024,

RESOLUTION:

Article 1. Establishment of Moc Chau town, Son La province and establishment and arrangement of commune-level administrative units in Moc Chau town

1. Establish Moc Chau town on the basis of the entire natural area of ​​1,072.09 km2 and population of 148,259 people of Moc Chau district.

Moc Chau town borders Bac Yen, Phu Yen, Van Ho, Yen Chau districts and the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

2. Establish and arrange commune-level administrative units in Moc Chau town as follows:

a) Establish Moc Ly ward on the basis of a natural area of ​​7.03 km2 and a population of 8,546 people of Moc Chau town.

Moc Ly ward borders Moc Son ward, Muong Sang ward and Chieng Hac commune;

b) Establish Moc Son ward on the basis of the entire natural area of ​​7.22 km2 and population of 10,337 people of Moc Chau town after adjustment according to the provisions at Point a of this Clause.

Moc Son Ward borders Binh Minh, Dong Sang, Moc Ly, Muong Sang, Thao Nguyen wards and Chieng Hac commune;

c) Establish Binh Minh ward on the basis of a part of the natural area of ​​16.85 km2 and a population of 8,667 people of Moc Chau Farm town.

Binh Minh Ward borders Dong Sang, Moc Son, Thao Nguyen, Van Son wards and Van Ho district;

d) Establish Thao Nguyen ward on the basis of a part of the natural area of ​​17.02 km2 and a population of 14,803 people of Moc Chau Farm town.

Thao Nguyen Ward borders Binh Minh, Co Do, Moc Son, Van Son wards, Chieng Chung commune and Chieng Hac commune;

d) Establish Co Do ward on the basis of a part of the natural area of ​​36.07 km2 and a population of 10,030 people of Moc Chau Farm town.

Co Do Ward borders Thao Nguyen Ward and the communes of Chieng Chung, Chieng Hac, and Tan Yen;

e) Establish Van Son ward on the basis of merging a part of the natural area of ​​6.19 km2, the total population of 5,556 people of Moc Chau Farm town after adjustment according to the provisions in points c, d and dd of this clause and a part of the natural area of ​​16.57 km2, the total population of 4,798 people of Phieng Luong commune. After establishment, Van Son ward has a natural area of ​​22.76 km2 and a population of 10,354 people.

Van Son ward borders Binh Minh ward, Thao Nguyen ward, Chieng Chung commune and Van Ho district;

g) Establish Dong Sang ward on the basis of a part of the natural area of ​​30.66 km2 and the entire population of 9,288 people of Dong Sang commune.

Dong Sang Ward borders Binh Minh, Moc Son, Muong Sang wards, Chieng Son commune and Van Ho district;

h) Establish Muong Sang ward on the basis of a part of the natural area of ​​20.66 km2 and a population of 11,495 people of Muong Sang commune.

Muong Sang Ward borders Dong Sang, Moc Ly, Moc Son wards and Chieng Hac, Chieng Khua, Chieng Son communes;

i) Establish Chieng Chung commune on the basis of merging the entire natural area of ​​61.67 km2, population of 5,209 people of Hua Pang commune, the entire natural area of ​​13.58 km2 of Phieng Luong commune after adjustment at Point e of this Clause and a part of the natural area of ​​22.40 km2 of Moc Chau Farm town. After establishment, Chieng Chung commune has a natural area of ​​97.65 km2 and a population of 5,209 people.

Chieng Chung commune borders Co Do, Thao Nguyen, Van Son wards, Doan Ket commune, Tan Yen commune and Van Ho district;

k) Establish Tan Yen commune on the basis of merging the entire natural area of ​​93.79 km2, population of 11,947 people of Tan Lap commune and the entire natural area of ​​99.00 km2, population of 6,463 people of Tan Hop commune. After establishment, Tan Yen commune has a natural area of ​​192.79 km2 and a population of 18,410 people.

Tan Yen commune borders Chieng Chung, Chieng Hac, Doan Ket communes, Co Do ward and Bac Yen, Phu Yen, Yen Chau districts;

l) Establish Doan Ket commune on the basis of merging the entire natural area of ​​73.22 km2, population of 4,275 people of Quy Huong commune, the entire natural area of ​​42.30 km2, population of 4,748 people of Na Muong commune and the entire natural area of ​​27.49 km2, population of 3,879 people of Ta Lai commune. After establishment, Doan Ket commune has a natural area of ​​143.01 km2 and a population of 12,902 people.

Doan Ket commune borders Chieng Chung commune, Tan Yen commune; Phu Yen district and Van Ho district;

m) Merge the entire natural area of ​​9.87 km2 of Moc Chau Farm town after adjustment according to the provisions at points c, d, dd, e and i of this clause and adjust a part of the natural area of ​​27.25 km2 of Muong Sang commune into Chieng Hac commune. After the arrangement, Chieng Hac commune has a natural area of ​​139.93 km2 and a population of 8,213 people.

Chieng Hac commune borders Chieng Khua commune, Tan Yen commune, Co Do, Moc Ly, Moc Son, Muong Sang, Thao Nguyen wards and Yen Chau district;

n) Adjust a part of the natural area of ​​17.91 km2 of Muong Sang commune to merge into Chieng Khua commune. After adjustment, Chieng Khua commune has a natural area of ​​101.89 km2 and a population of 3,970 people.

Chieng Khua commune borders Chieng Hac, Chieng Son, Long Sap communes, Muong Sang ward; Yen Chau district and the Lao People's Democratic Republic;

o) Merge the entire natural area of ​​12.06 km2 of Dong Sang commune after adjustment according to the provisions at Point g of this Clause and the entire natural area of ​​25.19 km2, population size of 501 people of Muong Sang commune after adjustment according to the provisions at Points h, m and n of this Clause into Chieng Son commune. After merging, Chieng Son commune has a natural area of ​​129.14 km2 and a population size of 10,371 people.

Chieng Son commune borders Chieng Khua commune, Long Sap commune, Dong Sang ward, Muong Sang ward; Van Ho district and the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

3. After its establishment, Moc Chau town has 15 commune-level administrative units, including 08 wards: Binh Minh, Co Do, Dong Sang, Moc Ly, Moc Son, Muong Sang, Thao Nguyen, Van Son and 07 communes: Chieng Chung, Chieng Hac, Chieng Khua, Chieng Son, Doan Ket, Long Sap, Tan Yen.

Article 2. Arrangement of commune-level administrative units in Son La province

1. Arrange the commune-level administrative units of Thuan Chau district as follows:

a) Adjust a part of the natural area of ​​13.09 km2, population of 5,834 people of Chieng Ly commune and a part of the natural area of ​​4.19 km2, population of 2,363 people of Phong Lang commune to merge into Thuan Chau town. After adjustment, Thuan Chau town has a natural area of ​​18.20 km2 and a population of 13,280 people.

Thuan Chau town borders the communes of Chieng Bom, Pung Tra, Phong Ly, Thom Mon and Tong Lanh;

b) Establish Phong Ly commune on the basis of merging a part of the natural area of ​​25.38 km2, population of 1,939 people of Chieng Bom commune, the total natural area of ​​18.47 km2, population of 3,313 people of Chieng Ly commune and the total natural area of ​​11.94 km2, population of 3,626 people of Phong Lang commune after adjustment according to the provisions in Point a of this Clause. After establishment, Phong Ly commune has a natural area of ​​55.79 km2 and a population of 8,878 people.

Phong Ly commune borders the communes of Chieng Bom, Chieng La, Chieng Pha, Long He, Nong Lay, Phong Lap, Tong Lanh and Thuan Chau town;

c) After adjustment according to the provisions at Point b of this Clause, Chieng Bom commune has a natural area of ​​66.51 km2 and a population of 5,080 people.

Chieng Bom commune borders Co Ma, Nam Lau, Phong Ly, Pung Tra communes and Thuan Chau town;

d) After the arrangement, Thuan Chau district has 28 commune-level administrative units, including 27 communes and 01 town.

2. Arrange the commune-level administrative units of Phu Yen district as follows:

a) Establish Quang Huy town on the basis of merging the entire natural area of ​​1.05 km2, population of 11,252 people of Phu Yen town, a part of the natural area of ​​4.11 km2, population of 3,571 people of Huy Bac commune, a part of the natural area of ​​9.05 km2, population of 8,235 people of Quang Huy commune and a part of the natural area of ​​0.63 km2, population of 99 people of Huy Ha commune. After establishment, Quang Huy town has a natural area of ​​14.84 km2 and a population of 23,157 people.

Quang Huy town borders Huy Ha, Huy Tan, Huy Thuong and Suoi To communes;

b) Merge the entire natural area of ​​21.73 km2 and population of 2,840 people of Huy Bac commune after adjustment according to the provisions at Point a of this Clause into Huy Ha commune. After merging, Huy Ha commune has a natural area of ​​44.73 km2 and a population of 9,832 people.

Huy Ha commune borders Gia Phu, Huy Tan, Huy Tuong, Suoi To, Tan Lang, Tuong Phu communes and Quang Huy town;

c) Merge the entire natural area of ​​36.56 km2 and population of 1,521 people of Quang Huy commune after adjustment according to the provisions at Point a of this Clause into Suoi To commune. After merging, Suoi To commune has a natural area of ​​177.49 km2 and a population of 6,138 people.

Suoi To commune borders Gia Phu, Huy Ha, Huy Thuong, Muong Thai, Suoi Bau communes, Quang Huy town; Bac Yen district and Yen Bai province;

d) After the arrangement, Phu Yen district has 25 commune-level administrative units, including 24 communes and 01 town.

3. Arrange the commune-level administrative units of Yen Chau district as follows:

a) Adjust a part of the natural area of ​​8.14 km2, the total population of 2,633 people of Vieng Lan commune, a part of the natural area of ​​6.44 km2, the population of 2,268 people of Sap Vat commune to merge into Yen Chau town. After adjustment, Yen Chau town has a natural area of ​​15.75 km2 and a population of 9,112 people.

Yen Chau town borders the communes of Chieng Khoi, Chieng Pan and Sap Vat;

b) Adjust a part of the natural area of ​​3.82 km2 of Vieng Lan commune to merge into Sap Vat commune. After adjustment, Sap Vat commune has a natural area of ​​51.71 km2 and a population of 2,405 people.

Sap Vat commune borders Chieng Dong, Chieng Hac, Chieng Khoi, Chieng Pan communes, Yen Chau town and Bac Yen district;

c) Merge the entire natural area of ​​13.97 km2 of Vieng Lan commune after adjustment according to the provisions at Point a and Point b of this Clause into Chieng Pan commune. After merging, Chieng Pan commune has a natural area of ​​53.57 km2 and a population of 4,476 people.

Chieng Pan commune borders the communes of Chieng Dong, Chieng Khoi, Chieng Sang, Phieng Khoai, Sap Vat, Yen Son and Yen Chau town;

d) After the arrangement, Yen Chau district has 14 commune-level administrative units, including 13 communes and 01 town.

4. Arrange the commune-level administrative units of Song Ma district as follows:

a) Adjust a part of the natural area of ​​10.73 km2 and the population of 5,193 people of Na Nghiu commune to merge into Song Ma town. After adjustment, Song Ma town has a natural area of ​​15.04 km2 and a population of 12,516 people.

Song Ma town borders the communes of Chieng Khoong, Huoi Mot and Na Nghiu;

b) After adjustment according to the provisions at Point a of this Clause, Na Nghiu commune has a natural area of ​​90.95 km2 and a population of 13,345 people.

Na Nghiu commune borders Chieng Khoong, Chieng So, Huoi Mot, Nam Man, Nam Ty communes, Song Ma town and Mai Son district;

c) After the arrangement, Song Ma district has 19 commune-level administrative units, including 18 communes and 01 town.

5. Establish a town in Quynh Nhai district as follows:

a) Establish Muong Giang town on the basis of the entire natural area of ​​67.97 km2 and population of 11,832 people of Muong Giang commune.

Muong Giang town borders the communes of Chieng Bang, Chieng On, Pa Ma Pha Khinh; Thuan Chau district and Dien Bien province;

b) After the establishment of the town, Quynh Nhai district has 11 commune-level administrative units, including 10 communes and 01 town.

Article 3. Establishment of People's Court and People's Procuracy of Moc Chau town, Son La province

1. Establish Moc Chau Town People's Court on the basis of inheriting Moc Chau District People's Court, Son La province.

2. Establish Moc Chau Town People's Procuracy on the basis of inheriting Moc Chau District People's Procuracy, Son La province.

Article 4. Entry into force

1. This Resolution comes into force from February 1, 2025.

2. From the effective date of this Resolution, Son La province has 12 district-level administrative units, including 10 districts, 01 town and 01 city; 200 commune-level administrative units, including 177 communes, 15 wards and 08 towns.

Article 5. Implementation

1. The Government, the People's Council, the People's Committee of Son La province and relevant agencies and organizations are responsible for organizing the implementation of this Resolution; arranging and perfecting the apparatus of local agencies and organizations; stabilizing the lives of local people, ensuring the requirements of socio-economic development, national defense and security in the area.

2. The Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court and the Chief Prosecutor of the Supreme People's Procuracy, within the scope of their duties and powers, are responsible for guiding the implementation of the contents of the Resolution under their management responsibilities; arranging the organizational structure, deciding on the staffing, number of judges, prosecutors, other civil servants, and employees of the People's Court and the People's Procuracy of Moc Chau town and other contents under their authority as prescribed by law.

3. The Nationalities Council, the Committees of the National Assembly and the National Assembly Delegation of Son La province, within the scope of their tasks and powers, shall supervise the implementation of this Resolution.

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This Resolution was passed by the Standing Committee of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, XVth tenure, 39th session on November 14, 2024.