A municipal city (Vietnamese: Thành phố thuộc thành phố trực thuộc trung ương, lit. 'City that belongs to Municipality'), commonly known as a city within a city,[1] is a type of second tier subdivision of Vietnam along with urban district, district, town and provincial city, all of which have equal status.[2][3]
A municipal city is a satellite city of a municipality in Vietnam.[4]
Referring to local organizing governance's law which was approved by the thirteenth National Assembly on June 19, 2015, the term "municipal city" was available from January 1, 2016. This entity was created to make a new "Urban Governance" project (or Urban Administration model)[5][6][7][8][9] in Ho Chi Minh City and other cities.[10][11][12]
Municipalities: red (special class), pink (class 1)
Municipal cities: green (class 1)
Provincial cities: dark blue (class 1), cyan (class 2), light blue (class 3)
Provincial towns: orange (class 3), yellow (class 4)
Fact
editHo Chi Minh City planned to merge 3 districts 2, 9, and Thủ Đức to create an innovation city or a city within city called Thủ Đức City, which is expected to be Vietnam's Silicon Valley.[13][14][15] This new city would spread over 211 km2 and more than 1 million people, to contribute around 30 percent of the municipality's economic and 4 to 5 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP).[16] The project was later also endorsed by prime minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and guided to the next step.[17]
On August 12, 2016, Party Secretary of Hanoi city Hoàng Trung Hải had a meeting with Son Tay's constituents after the fourteenth National Assembly's first session. At the meeting, Chief of Economic Division of Son Tay Phùng Huy Minh requested to re-establish Son Tay into second satellite city-within-city before 2030.[18]
On February 20, 2020, after Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyễn Xuân Phúc worked with Thừa Thiên-Huế Province to deploy Politburo's resolution numbered 54 to build and develop Thua Thien – Hue to 2030, the Government's Office concluded that there would be a new expanded Hue City alongside Huong Thuy, Huong Tra, Phong Dien and other districts as satellites.[19][20] Thua Thien-Hue Province is expected to become a municipality in 2021.[21][22]
In the meeting in July 2020, People's Council of Haiphong city announced that Thuy Nguyen would have a municipal city model before 2030.[23][24][25]
On 22 February 2022, Party Secretary of Hanoi city Đinh Tiến Dũng had a meeting with Ha Dong's constituents after the fifteenth National Assembly's first session. At the meeting, Chief of Economic Division of Ha Dong Cấn Thị Việt Hà requested to re-establish Ha Dong into new satellite city-within-city before 2025.
List of municipal cities
edit| Name | Municipality | Area (km2) | Population | Population density | Established | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thủ Đức | Ho Chi Minh City | 211.56 | 1,013,795 | 4,800 | 2020 | I |
| Thủy Nguyên | Haiphong | 269.10 | 397,570 | 1,477 | 2025 | III |
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "HCMC seeks to establish satellite city". Saigon Times Daily. February 20, 2020.
- ^ Kieu Phong, Mai Hoa – Translated by Kim Khanh (December 6, 2020). "2021-Year of building urban governance: HCMC Party Committee Secretary". Sài Gòn Giải Phóng.
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- ^ Vietnamnews (March 10, 2006). "Municipal government model to boost HCM City development".
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- ^ Huu, Cong (November 12, 2020). "HCMC set to carve out class-1 city by merging three districts".
- ^ "HCMC not to approve apartment projects in inner city districts". SGGP English Edition. November 24, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ VNA (November 27, 2020). "HCM City to build sci-tech park in eastern innovation hub".
- ^ Devanesan, Joe (June 2, 2020). "Vietnam planning its own 'Silicon Valley' in Ho Chi Minh City".
- ^ ""City within a city" can offer vast progressive advantages". Vietnam Investment Review. October 7, 2020.
- ^ Vietnamplus (October 14, 2020). "HCM City People's Council passes resolution on new 'city within city'".
- ^ Trung, Son (August 18, 2020). "Consult foreign investors on new city, HCMC told".
- ^ Võ, Hải (August 12, 2016). "Hanoi to re-establish Son Tay (in Vietnamese)".
- ^ Nhật, Linh (February 20, 2020). "Hue to have municipal city model (in Vietnamese)".
- ^ Nguyễn, Quốc (February 21, 2020). "Build Thua Thien – Hue following municipal city model".
- ^ VTV (October 21, 2020). "Thua Thien-Hue to become a municipality (in Vietnamese)".
- ^ Vietnam News Agency (October 22, 2020). "Gather all resources to build Thua Thien-Hue become a municipality (in Vietnamese)".
- ^ Giang, Chinh (December 2, 2020). "Haiphong expected to build Thuy Nguyen municipal city (in Vietnamese)".
- ^ VnExpress (December 2, 2020). "Haiphong to build Thuy Nguyen City".
- ^ Haiphong People's Committee (November 29, 2020). "Build Thuy Nguyen to become a municipal city in order to develop economy and society of Haiphong city in general and Thuy Nguyen in specific (in Vietnamese)".