Long Châu is a ward in Vĩnh Long province, Vietnam. It houses the headquarters of the Vĩnh Long Provincial People's Committee and is one of the 124 wards and communes in the province following the 2025 reorganization.
Geography Long Châu is a ward in Vĩnh Long province, serving as the administrative center of Vĩnh Long province. The ward has the following geographical location:
To the north, it borders An Bình commune (separated by the Cổ Chiên river). To the south, it borders Phước Hậu ward and Tân Hạnh ward. To the west, it borders Tân Ngãi ward. To the east, it borders Thanh Đức ward.
History Prior to 2025, the current Long Châu ward was formerly ward 1, ward 9, and Trường An ward of Vĩnh Long city, Vĩnh Long province.
On June 12, 2025, the National Assembly of Vietnam issued Resolution No. 202/2025/QH15 on the reorganization of provincial-level administrative units. Accordingly:
Vĩnh Long province was established by merging the entire area and population of Bến Tre province, Vĩnh Long province, Trà Vinh province. After the reorganization, the new Vĩnh Long province has an area of 6,296.20 km2 and a population of 4,386,100 people, with a population density of 696 people/km2.
On June 16, 2025, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly of Vietnam issued Resolution No. 1687/NQ-UBTVQH15 on the reorganization of commune-level administrative units in Vĩnh Long province. Accordingly:
Long Châu ward was established by merging the entire area and population of the ward 1, 9 and Trường An ward (part of the former Vĩnh Long city).
Administrative divisions Long Châu ward is divided into 21 neighborhoods: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Hùng Vương, Hưng Đạo Vương, Lê Văn Tám, Nguyễn Du, Nguyễn Thái Học, Tân Quới Đông, Tân Quới Tây, Tân Quới Hưng, Tân Vĩnh.
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