Lai Vung is a commune of Đồng Tháp province, Vietnam. It is one of the 102 new wards, communes and special zones of the province following the reorganization in 2025.
Geography
Lai Vung is located in the southern part of Đồng Tháp province. 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 ward.
Administrative divisions As of June 2025, Lai Vung commune consists of 20 hamlets formed from the merger of four former communes:
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 June 16, 2025, the National Assembly Standing Committee issued Resolution No. 1663/NQ-UBTVQH15 on the arrangement of commune-level administrative units of Đồng Tháp province in 2025 (effective from June 16, 2025). Accordingly, the entire land area and population of Tân Thành, Tân Phước communes of the former Lai Vung district and Định An, Định Yên communes of the former Lấp Vò district will be integrated into a new commune named Lai Vung (Clause 32, Article 1).
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