By becoming a city, Ben Cat is the 5th city of Binh Duong province after Thu Dau Mot, Thuan An, Di An and Tan Uyen.
On the morning of April 25, Mr. Hoang Thanh Tung, Chairman of the National Assembly’s Law Committee, announced the Resolution of the National Assembly Standing Committee on the establishment of Ben Cat City.
Ben Cat city is more than 234 km2 wide, with a population of nearly 364,600, including 7 wards: An Dien, An Tay, Chanh Phu Hoa, Hoa Loi, My Phuoc, Tan Dinh, Thoi Hoa and Phu An commune. The locality borders Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh City.
A corner of Ben Cat city today. Image: Thai Ha
From purely agricultural land, Ben Cat is a locality with rapid economic and industrial development. Currently, there are 8 industrial parks with a total area of 4,030 hectares, and a concentrated production area with a scale of 47.7 hectares. By 2022, there will be 692 domestic investment projects in Ben Cat with a total capital of 4,731 billion VND…
Oriented to 2030, Ben Cat will be an industrial and service urban area; By 2040, it will be an urban center with the function of industrial – service urban – traffic hub; has a strongly developed transportation system, connecting smoothly with key roads, industrial parks and urban areas in the south of the province.
Location of 5 cities in Binh Duong province. Graphics: Dang Hieu
According to the General Statistics Office, Binh Duong (2,700 km2, population 2.7 million) is the province with the highest per capita income in the country in 2021 with 7.12 million VND per person per month, 1.8 times higher. national average level. The province targets average economic growth in the 2021-2030 period of about 10% per year, with an average gross regional product (GRDP) per capita of more than 15,700 USD. In addition to the 5 cities, the province also has 4 districts: Phu Giao, Bau Bang, Bac Tan Uyen and Dau Tieng.
Currently, the locality has 4 affiliated cities: Quang Ninh, the provinces have three cities: Dong Thap, Kien Giang, Thai Nguyen.
According to Resolution 1211 of the National Assembly, provincial cities must meet the following conditions: population of more than 150,000 people, area of more than 150 km2, more than 10 administrative units of which 65% are wards, proactively balancing budget, average income per capita is 1.05 times that of the country, the proportion of industry, construction and services in the economic structure reaches 80%…
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