Pù Luông is a commune of Thanh Hóa province, Vietnam.
The commune was established on 16 June 2025 on the basis of merging the former communes of Thành Sơn, Lũng Niêm, and Thành Lâm of the former Bá Thước district. Pù Luông officially came into operation on 1 July 2025.
Geography Pù Luông is located in the mountainous northwestern part of Thanh Hóa province. It borders: To the east and north: Cổ Lũng To the northwest: Phú Lệ and Phú Xuân To the west and south: Hồi Xuân To the southeast: Bá Thước
The commune covers an area of 81.71 km2 and had a population of 9,573 in 2024, with a population density of 117 inhabitants per km.2
History Before its establishment, the present-day territory of Pù Luông comprised the communes of Thành Sơn, Lũng Niêm, and Thành Lâm, located in the northwestern area of Bá Thước district.
On 16 June 2025, Bá Thước district was dissolved due to the nationwide administrative reorganization of 2025. Pù Luông commune was created under Resolution No. 1686/NQ-UBTVQH15 of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, based on the full natural area and population of the former communes Thành Sơn, Lũng Niêm, and Thành Lâm. The commune formally came into operation on 1 July 2025 as an administrative unit under Thanh Hóa province.
Administration Pù Luông commune consists of 20 residential self-governing units. Below is the list of these units according to the administrative boundaries of the former communes:
CodeFormer communeAdministrative unitsQuantityList14938Thành Sơn5 hamlets, 1 villageBáng, Eo Kén, Kho Mường, Nông Công, Pà Ban; Pù Luông Village14956Lũng Niêm7 hamlets, 1 streetBồng, Đòn, Đồng, Đủ, Lặn Ngoài, Lặn Trong, Niêm Thành; Đoàn Street14968Thành Lâm6 hamletsBầm, Cốc, Đanh, Đôn, Leo, Tân Thành
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