VietNamNet Bridge – Cemeteries of villages, single tombs and family tomb complexes will be moved to concentrated cemeteries. Hanoi will expand and build 20 large-scale cemeteries from now to 2030.




According to the Hanoi People's Committee, because of administrative boundary expansion, the city’s population has increased and the number of deaths within the boundaries has also risen.

In addition, relocation of graves in the area of clearance has also made the rise of demand for cemetery land. Meanwhile, cemeteries are being narrowed by the encroachment of local people.

Hanoi currently has six big cemeteries, with a total area of 104 hectares, including Yen Ky, Vinh Hang, Thanh Tuoc, Mai Dich, Van Dien and Sai Dong. All of them are already overloaded.

The Van Dien Cemetery in Thanh Tri District stopped receiving first burial from July 2010. Yen Ky Cemetery in Ba Vi District is only used for final burial and its remaining land is only sufficient until 2013. The Vinh Hang Cemetery has just put into use but its area is only 8.3 hectares.

The city plans to build and expand 20 big cemeteries. In the northern region, there will be Dong Anh district cemetery with an area of 20 hectares and 100 hectare Minh Phu cemetery in Soc Son district.

The city will also build Trung Mau cemetery on 53 hectares for Long Bien and Gia Lam districts; Chuyen My cemetery for Phu Xuyen district, with an area of 21 hectares; Tran Phu cemetery in Chuong My district, with an area of 22 hectares; and Mai Dich 2 cemetery in Thach That district, with an area of 100 ha.

Along with the new cemeteries, the city will close the existing cemeteries such as Mai Dich 1, Xuan Dinh, Van Phuc, Van Dien, Yen Ky 1 and Sai Dong.

According to the plan, each district will have a centralized burial area. Therefore, the city will build nine new cemeteries in the districts of Soc Son, Quoc Oai, Phuc Tho, Thuong Tin, Thanh Oai, Ung Hoa, Dan Phuong, Hoai Duc, and My Duc.

Each commune will also have from 1 to 2 cemeteries depending on the population.

Small cemeteries, which are not in the cemetery planning, will be closed. Single tombs or family tomb complexes will be moved to concentrated cemeteries of communes from now to 2020.

The estimated investment for building cemeteries by 2050 is VND29.7 trillion, including more than VND12.5 trillion from 2012 to 2020. The capital will be raised from ODA, the budget, commercial capital from the Development Assistance Fund and the investment forms of BOO (build own operate), BOT (build operate transfer), and PPP (public private partnership).

Translated by Ngoc Minh