Lai Vung

For the township, see Lai Vung (township).

Lai Vung is a commune-level administrative unit in Đồng Tháp Province, located in the Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam.

Lai Vung Xã Lai Vung
Commune
Quýt hồng Lai Vung is a specialty citrus fruit harvested near Lunar New Year
Coordinates: 10.25°N 105.6°E / 10.25; 105.6
Country	Vietnam
Region	Mekong Delta
Province	Đồng Tháp Province
Seat	40 Đường Đ4, Ấp Tân Lộc
Area
• Total	71.24 km2 (27.51 sq mi)
Population  (2025)
• Total	80,649
• Density	1,232/km2 (3,190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)

Geography

Lai Vung is located in the southern part of Đồng Tháp Province.^[1] It borders:

• To the east: Hòa Long and Phong Hòa communes
• To the west: Mỹ Thới Ward An Giang Province and Thốt Nốt Ward Cần Thơ City
• To the south: Tân Lộc Ward Cần Thơ City
• To the north: Lấp Vò

Administrative divisions

As of June 2025, Lai Vung Commune consists of 20 hamlets formed from the merger of four former communes:^[2]

• Định Yên: An Lợi A, An Lợi B, An Bình, An Khương
• Định An: An Hòa, An Ninh, An Phong, An Lạc
• Tân Phước: Tân Mỹ, Tân Thuận, Tân Phú, Tân Thạnh, Tân Quí
• Tân Thành: Tân An, Tân Bình, Tân Định, Tân Lợi, Tân Lộc, Tân Khánh, Tân Hưng

History

On 16 June 2025, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly of Vietnam passed Resolution No. 1663/NQ-UBTVQH15 regarding the rearrangement of commune-level administrative units in Đồng Tháp Province. The resolution came into effect on 1 July 2025.^[3] As a result, the communes of Định An, Định Yên, Tân Phước, and Tân Thành were consolidated into the new Lai Vung Commune.

See also

• Đồng Tháp Province
• Administrative divisions of Vietnam