Chiêm Hóa district


Chiêm Hóa is a rural district of Tuyên Quang province in the Northeast region of Vietnam. As of 2020 the district had a population of 134,091. The population density is 117 people/km2. The district covers an area of 1.146,24 km2. The district capital lies at Vĩnh Lộc, where the Gâm River flows in a north-south direction, 68 km north of Tuyen Quang city.

Administrative divisions

Formerly, Chiêm Hóa district had 24 commune-level administrative units, including Vĩnh Lộc, the town and 23 communes: Bình Nhân, Bình Phú, Hà Lang, Hòa An, Hòa Phú, Hưng Mỹ, Kiên Đài, Kim Bình, Linh Phú, Ngọc Hội, Nhân Lý, Phú Bình, Phúc Thịnh, Tân An, Tân Mỹ, Tân Thịnh, Tri Phú, Trung Hà, Trung Hoà, Vinh Quang, Xuân Quang, Yên Lập, Yên Nguyên.

Reorganization of Commune-Level Administrative Units in Tuyên Quang Province

Based on Proposal No. 367/ĐA-CP dated May 9, 2025, by the Government regarding the reorganization of commune-level administrative units in the Tuyên Quang Province in 2025, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly has decided to reorganize and establish the commune-level administrative units of Tuyên Quang Province.
Pursuant to the above regulations, the 8 new communes of the former Chiêm Hóa District include:
No.Former commune-level administrative unitsNew commune-level administrative unit
1Vinh Loc town, Xuan Quang, Phuc Thinh, Ngoc Hoi, Trung Hoa communesChiem Hoa Commune
2Tan Thinh, Nhan Ly, Hoa An communesHoa An Commune
3Phu Binh, Kien Dai communesKien Dai Commune
4Linh Phu, Tri Phu communesTri Phu Commune
5Vinh Quang, Binh Nhan, Kim Binh communesKim Binh Commune
6Hoa Phu, Yen Nguyen communesYen Nguyen Commune
7Binh Phu, Yen Lap communesYen Lap Commune
8Ha Lang, Tan An communesTan An Commune

The names of new units are standardized, usually derived from one of the former communes.