Bắc Bình
commune in Lam Dong Province
Bắc Bình is a commune (xã) of Lâm Đồng Province, Vietnam. It is one of the 124 new wards, communes and special zones of the province following the reorganization in 2025.The commune was formed after the merger of commune-level town of Chợ Lầu with communes of Phan Hòa, Phan Hiệp and Phan Rí Thành of the former Bắc Bình district, Bình Thuận province.
Division
Bắc Bình commune is divided into 16 villages of: Bình Đức, Bình Hiếu, Bình Hòa, Bình Lễ, Bình Long, Bình Liêm, Bình Minh, Bình Thắng, Bình Thủy, Bình Tiến, Hiệp Phước, Hòa Thuận, Xuân An 1, Xuân An 2, Xuân Hội, Xuân Quang.
History
On February 24, 1976, the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam issued a decree on the dissolution of districts and the consolidation of provinces in South Vietnam. Accordingly, Thuận Hải province was established based on the natural area and population size of the provinces of Ninh Thuận, Bình Thuận và Bình Tuy.
At that time, the area of Bắc Bình commune consisted of the communes of Chợ Lầu, Phan Hòa, Phan Hiệp and Phan Rí Thành of Bắc Bình district of Thuận Hải province.
On December 30, 1982, the Council of Ministers issued Decision 204-HĐBT on the demarcation of boundaries of some districts and towns in Thuận Hải province. Accordingly:
Establish Bắc Bình district of Thuận Hải province based on the natural area and population size of the:
14 communes of Bắc Bình district are: Phan Rí Thành, Chợ Lầu, Lương Sơn, Bình Tân, Sông Luỹ, Phan Sơn, Phan Thanh, Hồng Thái, Phạn Hiệp, Phan Hoà ,Phan Lâm, Phan Điền, Hải Ninh and Hoà Thắng
Commune of Hồng Phong of Hàm Thuận district.
After its establishment, Bắc Bình district comprised the following communes: Bình Tân, Chợ Lầu, Hải Ninh, Hòa Thắng, Hồng Phong, Hồng Thái, Lương Sơn, Phan Điền, Phan Hiệp, Phan Hòa, Phan Lâm, Phan Rí Thành, Phan Sơn, Phan Thanh and Sông Lũy.
From that, the communes of Chợ Lầu, Phan Hòa, Phan Hiệp and Phan Rí Thành is under Bắc Bình district of Thuận Hải province.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 17, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q136724074. Authority coordinates are 11.221, 108.509. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2025, 1976 and 1982.
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