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Thanh Hoa’s urban master planning scheme approved

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 31 approved the general planning for Thanh Hoa city and Thanh Hoa province’s urban master planning up to 2040.
Thanh Hoa’s urban master planning scheme approved ảnh 1A corner of Thanh Hoa city (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Prime MinisterNguyen Xuan Phuc on January 31 approved the generalplanning for Thanh Hoa city and Thanh Hoa province’s urban master planning upto 2040.

Per the plans, Thanh Hoa urban area whichcontains Thanh Hoa city as its centre will become a grade-one urban area in Thanh Hoa province.

Urban areas in Vietnam are categorised accordingto their development, with grade-one only behind the largest cities of Hanoi andHo Chi Minh City.

The master scheme aims to raise the position andstatus of the Thanh Hoa urban area to become a connectivity area among theNorth-Central region, the Red River Delta, the Northwest region, and theNortheast region of Laos. 

Thanh Hoa city is expected to become a modernurban area, with green growth and adaptation to climate change.

The urban area is hoped to include developedindustries, services, trade, culture, tourism, history, ecology, land forhousing development and a real estate. 

Under the planning, the area will have a totalarea of 232.64sq.km and a population of 435,300 people. Total population is setto reach about 635,000 by 2030 and 720,000 by 2040. 

The main content of the master plan is to reviewthe development direction for urban areas and review the land fund for urbanarea development. Urban design, strategic environmental assessment, climatechange adaptation capacity and green urban area criteria will be added to themaster plan.-VNS/VNA
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