Nghị định 45/1999/NĐ-CP

DECREE No. 45/1999/ND-CP of July 1st, 1999 on the establishment of Vi Thanh provincial town, renaming of Vi Thanh district as Vi Thuy district and establishment of wards, communes and townships of Vinh Thanh provincial town and Vi Thuy district, Can Tho province

To establish Vi Thanh provincial town on the basis of the total land area and population of Vi Thanh township, Vi Tan commune, Hoa Luu commune and Hoa Tien commune; together with a land area of 438 ha and a population of 6,326 of Vi Dong commune, Vi Thanh district. Vi Thanh provincial town shall have a land area of 11,582.15 ha and a population of 70,456.

After the adjustment of administrative boundaries, Vi Thanh district now has a land area of 20,849.65 ha and a population of 85,342 and is renamed as Vi Thuy district.

To establish wards of Vi Thanh provincial town, including: Ward I, with a land area of 102.63 ha and a population of 6,402; ward III, with a land area of 1,270.36 ha and a population of 7,109; ward IV, with a land area of 562.32 ha and a population of 11,271; and ward V, with a land area of 803.38 ha and a population of 7,497.

To separate Vi Thang commune with a land area of 2,321.49 ha and a population of 9,796 from Long My district and place it under the management of Vi Thuy district.

To establish Nang Mau township of Vi Thuy district on the basis of a land area of 420 ha and a population of 3,803 of Vi Thuy commune; together with a land area of 204 ha and a population of 1,819 of Vi Thang commune.

To establish Vi Binh commune of Vi Thuy district on the basis of a land area of 2,108.52 ha and a population of 8,252 of Vi Thanh commune.

To establish Vi Trung commune of Vi Thuy district on the basis of a land area of 2,141.73 ha and a population of 8,299 of Vi Thuy commune.- (Summary)