Its name Phúc Thọ has been interpreted as a way of preserving the cultural, historical, and traditional values of the old district.[1]
XX century
Phúc Thọ Township (福壽市鎮, thị trấn Phúc Thọ) was established in 1994 by the Hà Tây Provincial People's Committee on the basis of merging two communes Phúc Hòa and Thọ Lộc. It has served as the capital of Phúc Thọ rural district for 30 years since then. However, the local authority has been frequently criticized by the press for poor management and even corruption, which has kept the living standards of the common people here the lowest in the whole Hà Tây province.[3]
XXI century
On June 16, 2025, to meet the urgent needs of the plan to arrange and merge administrative units by the Central Government, the Hanoi City People's Committee has issued a Decision to dissolve all districts in their area. In rural areas, communes have been merged to reduce waste in administrative and economic plannings. According to that policy, Phúc Thọ Commune (福壽社, xã Phúc Thọ) was established through the merger of former administrative units, as follows : Phúc Thọ Township and five communes Long Thượng, Phúc Hòa, Phụng Thượng, Tích Lộc, Trạch Mỹ Lộc.[4]
^Từ ngày 1/7/2025, thành phố Hà Nội chính thức đưa vào hoạt động 126 đơn vị hành chính cấp xã, phường mới theo Nghị quyết số 1656/NQ-UBTVQH15 của Ủy ban Thường vụ Quốc hội.
^An official code from December 31, 2023, to present.
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