Key areas in the new planning phase for Quảng Ninh
Key areas in Quang Ninh's planning are attracting great interest thanks to the orientation of modern coastal urban development, synchronized infrastructure, and strong growth in the tourism-logistics economy. Each area is planned with its own role, creating momentum to boost the province's economy and real estate.
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1. Overview of Quang Ninh's Development Planning by 2030
In the long-term development strategy, Quang Ninh is oriented to become a marine economic center, tourism hub, and modern urban center of the Northern region. The locality is accelerating investment in transport infrastructure, expanding urban space, and developing a green economy to enhance competitiveness and promote future urbanization.
1.1. Orientation to become a centrally-governed city
One of Quang Ninh's important goals by 2030 is to become a central-affiliated city. This is considered a major development step to help the locality enhance its role as an economic, tourism, and international trade hub for the Northern region.
To achieve this goal, Quang Ninh is focusing on synchronously developing transportation infrastructure, the urban system, and key economic centers. At the same time, the locality is also emphasizing improving the quality of life and developing urban areas in a modern, sustainable direction.
Quang Ninh is oriented to become a centrally-governed city. (Source: Collected)
1.2. Modern multi-polar urban model and regional linkage
Quang Ninh is oriented to develop according to a multi-polar urban model instead of focusing on a single center. Areas such as Ha Long, Van Don, Mong Cai, Quang Yen, Cam Pha, and Uong Bi will jointly play the role of growth drivers in the development strategy of the entire province.
This model helps increase regional connectivity, population distribution, and more equitable economic development among areas. This is also an important foundation for forming key areas in Quang Ninh's planning in the coming period.
1.3. The role of infrastructure, tourism, and marine economy in planning
Transportation infrastructure, tourism, and the marine economy are considered the three main development drivers in Quang Ninh's planning until 2030. The province possesses many outstanding advantages such as a highway system, Van Don International Airport, seaports, along with potential for marine tourism and international trade.
Strong investment in these fields not only promotes economic growth but also contributes to changing the urban landscape of the entire province. This is also a factor that helps Quang Ninh continue to attract investment and expand the real estate market in the future.
2. Key areas in Quang Ninh's planning
2.1. Ha Long inter-district region
In key areas in the planning of Quang Ninh, the inter-district region of Ha Long is considered the largest development driving center of the entire province. This area includes Ha Long City, Cam Pha City, Uong Bi City, Dong Trieu Town, and Quang Yen Town, with an area scale of approximately 3,028 km2 and an estimated population of approximately 1.9 million people in the coming period. The linkage of many large urban areas helps form a broader development space, while increasing the connectivity between industry, tourism, and services in the entire region.
According to the planning orientation, Ha Long City plays the role of the region's center, while Quang Yen Town, associated with the Quang Yen coastal economic zone, is identified as the new growth driver of the province. This area will focus on developing key economic sectors such as tourism, services, manufacturing industry, high technology, seaports, clean energy, and mining industry. This is also the area prioritized for strong investment in transport and urban infrastructure to promote urbanization and attract investment in the future.
The Ha Long Inter-district Region plays the role of the largest development driver center of the province. (Source: Compiled)
2.2. Van Don Inter-district Region
In key areas within the planning of Quang Ninh, the Van Don inter-district region is oriented to become an important center for marine economic development, tourism, and logistics of the Northern region. This area includes Van Don district, Co To district, Tien Yen district, and Ba Che district with an area of approximately 4,145 km2 and an estimated future population of about 323.5 thousand people. Among these, the urban center area of Van Don district plays the role of the center for the entire region and is the main development driver.
According to the planning orientation, the Van Don inter-district area will focus on developing sectors such as tourism, clean industry, high technology, logistics, and agriculture, forestry, and fisheries. Notably, Van Don is identified as a coastal economic zone and a strategic breakthrough point of Quang Ninh, with the role of connecting the northeastern mountainous region with the southern island and sea areas. This is also considered a new gateway to the sea for the Northeast region, contributing to promoting trade, attracting investment, and expanding the space for marine economic development in the coming time.
Inter-district Van Don area is oriented to become a center for marine economic development, tourism, and logistics. (Source: Collected)
2.3. Inter-district Mong Cai area
In the key areas of Quang Ninh's planning, the Mong Cai inter-district region plays an important role in the province's border gate economic development and international trade strategy. This area includes Mong Cai City, Hai Ha District, Dam Ha District, and Binh Lieu District, with an area of approximately 2,671 km2 and an estimated population of approximately 418,900 people. In particular, Mong Cai City, associated with the Mong Cai Border Gate Economic Zone, is identified as the center of the entire region and one of the breakthroughs for Quang Ninh's economic development.
According to planning orientation, the inter-district area of Mong Cai will focus on developing the border gate economy, border tourism, logistics, and international trade. With the advantage of being a gateway connecting ASEAN with Northeast Asian countries, this area is being heavily invested in infrastructure systems such as expressways, Hai Ha seaport, Van Ninh port, and inter-regional transport routes. This is considered an important foundation helping Mong Cai increase its role as an international trade center and attract investment in the coming time.
The Mong Cai inter-district region focuses on developing the border gate economy, border tourism, logistics, and international trade. (Source: Collected)
3. Impact of Quang Ninh's planning on the real estate market
The process of infrastructure expansion, multi-polar urban development, and the promotion of the maritime economy are creating many clear changes for the Quang Ninh real estate market. As tourism, industrial, and international trade centers are continuously invested in, the demand for housing, resorts, and commercial real estate is also increasing sharply in many areas within the province.
3.1. Increasing real estate value in areas benefiting from infrastructure
Transportation infrastructure is considered an important factor driving real estate value in Quang Ninh in recent years. Expressway routes connecting Hanoi, Hai Phong, Mong Cai, along with Van Don International Airport and a modern seaport system, are contributing to enhancing trade capacity and regional connectivity.
Areas directly benefiting from infrastructure such as Ha Long, Quang Yen, Van Don, or Mong Cai are recording significant attraction for investors. This is also one of the drivers helping the Quang Ninh real estate market continue to increase in value in the long term.
Real estate projects directly benefit from the urban planning process of Quang Ninh. (Source: Collected)
3.2. Development trend of resort urban areas and coastal real estate
With advantages in sea tourism and natural landscapes, Quang Ninh is becoming a prominent destination for resort urban projects and coastal real estate. Areas like Ha Long and Van Don are concentrating many large-scale projects with diverse types, from resort apartments, beachfront villas to tourist shophouses.
The trend of resort urban development not only serves tourism accommodation needs but also aims at the second home model and high-quality living spaces. This is considered a segment with high growth potential as Quang Ninh's tourism and infrastructure continue to develop strongly in the future.
3.3. The emergence of large-scale integrated urban areas
One of the highlights in Quang Ninh's development planning is the emergence of large-scale integrated urban areas with an all-in-one model. Current projects focus not only on housing but also integrate commercial, entertainment, resort, and green spaces to meet modern living needs.
The development of synchronous urban areas helps change the urban landscape and increase the quality of life for residents. This is also a trend chosen by many large enterprises when investing in the Quang Ninh real estate market today.
3.4. Investment opportunities in key real estate projects
The strong development of infrastructure, tourism, and urban areas is creating conditions for many large-scale real estate projects in Quang Ninh to increase their attractiveness in the market. Projects located in the tourism center area or directly benefiting from urban planning are often highly valued for their commercial exploitation potential as well as their long-term price appreciation potential.
One of the prominent projects currently is Sun Elite City, oriented towards developing a modern resort urban area right in the center of Ha Long. The project benefits from its location near famous tourist areas, beaches, and the city's large utility system, while also directly benefiting from the orientation of developing Ha Long into an international tourism and coastal urban center of Quang Ninh. This is considered a factor that helps increase the potential for accommodation and commercial exploitation, and future real estate value.
Additionally, Sun Centro Town is also a project that has received much attention thanks to its model of developing commercial services combined with accommodation in a vibrant tourist area. With the advantage of benefiting from a large number of tourists and increasingly synchronized transportation infrastructure, the project has good business exploitation potential, especially in shophouse types and tourism-related real estate.
Sun Centro Town is located in a vibrant tourist area with great development potential. (Source: Collected)
Evidently, key areas in Quang Ninh's planning are playing an important role in the locality's economic, urban, and infrastructure development strategy until 2030. With a development orientation following a multi-polar urban model, combining tourism, industry, logistics, and the marine economy, areas such as Ha Long, Van Don, Mong Cai, or Quang Yen are expected to continue to be growth drivers for the entire province. This also serves as an important foundation to help Quang Ninh increase its investment attractiveness, expand urban space, and strongly promote the real estate market in the future.