Binh Duong is about to have two more cities
On the morning of April 1, the People’s Committee of Binh Duong province held a press conference on the socio-economic situation, in which information about the construction of a project to establish Ben Cat and Tan Uyen cities, bringing the total number of administrative units to a new level. in this province to 5 cities.
Specifically, Binh Duong province is upgrading An Dien and An Tay communes in Ben Cat town to An Dien ward, An Tay ward, and Ben Cat town to Ben Cat city. The province also upgraded Tan Uyen town to Tan Uyen city.
Meanwhile, An Son commune of Thuan An city was upgraded to An Son ward and Thanh Tuyen commune, Dau Tieng district to Thanh Tuyen town of Dau Tieng district.
Tan Uyen town covers an area of more than 191.75 square kilometers with 12 commune-level administrative units (2 communes, 10 wards), the population is over 421,694 people and it is a grade 3 city, expected to reach grade 2 urban standards by 2025.
Ben Cat town currently has a natural area of more than 234.35 km .2 with 8 administrative units at commune level (5 wards, 3 communes), population over 328,777 people. Ben Cat town is currently a grade 3 urban area.
Previously, Binh Duong upgraded Thuan An and Di An towns to cities from February 2020. Thus, if there are two more cities Tan Uyen and Ben Cat, along with Thuan An, Di An, Thu Dau Mot, Binh Duong province will have a total of 5 cities under it – surpassing Quang Ninh to become a locality with many cities. highest in the country.
According to the data recently released by the General Statistics Office, the average GNI income index (calculated by the national income index) of Binh Duong in 2020 reached 20,010 USD, ranking second in the country, after Ba Ria – Vung Tau 34,580 USD.
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