At a meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Tuesday, Minister of Internal Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra said that being a heritage and tourism city, Hue City’s area is now quite small, resulting in population density of 7,222 people per square kilometre. Meanwhile, the infrastructure in its inner-city areas faces congestion and over use.
Under the government’s proposal sent to the National Assembly Standing Committee, all the area and population in nine wards and communes of Huong Thuy Town and the districts of Huong Tra and Phu Vang will be merged into Hue City.
Hue City to be expanded
Following the merger, the city’s total area will be raised to 265.99 square kilometres, up 3.76-fold from the current area; and the population will reach 652,572 people, up 1.8 times.
After being expanded, nine among 27 wards of Hue City will be re-arranged with the merger of some wards.
The city’s expansion, which is part of a scheme to build and develop the Hue urban area by 2030 with a vision to 2050, will take effect from July 1 this year.
Hue City is currently 70.67 square kilometres in area with a population of 354,124 people.
