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Long Bình, Biên Hòa

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Long Bình
Street in Market of Gate 10, Long Bình Ward
Street in Market of Gate 10, Long Bình Ward
Long Bình is located in Vietnam
Long Bình
Long Bình
Location in Vietnam
Coordinates: 10°56′45″N 106°52′39″E / 10.94583°N 106.87750°E / 10.94583; 106.87750
Country Vietnam
ProvinceĐồng Nai
provincial cityBiên Hòa
Area
 • Total14 sq mi (35 km2)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total133,206
Time zoneUTC+7 (UTC+7)

Long Binh is a ward of Biên Hòa City in Đồng Nai Province of Vietnam. It has an area of about 35km² and the population in 2017 was 133,206.[1] Currently, it is the largest ward, also one of the most populous ward of the city.

Established in 1994, from the separation of two wards Tam Hòa and Phước Tân (the latter ward previously belonged to Long Thành district then). The ward is 7km away to the east from the city center.

History

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Vietnam War

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During the Vietnam War, Long Binh Post was a major U.S. Army base, logistics center, and major command headquarters for United States Army Vietnam (USARV).

2000s and 2010s

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The area Long Binh, Bien Hoa, originally occupied by the Long Binh post is as of 2008 largely given over to industrial use, known as Long Binh Techno Park, and a shopping complex that includes a large western-style Cora supermarket. When it opens, Line 1 of the HCMC Metro will have its terminus at Long Binh, District 9, Ho Chi Minh City; work commenced in February 2008 on the Long Binh depot.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Thông tin chung Phường Long Bình (General information about Long Bình Ward)". UBND Thành phố Biên Hòa (Biên Hòa official website).
  2. ^ Duc Trung (18 February 2008). "Vietnam's first subway line ready to break ground". Thanh Nien. Archived from the original on 10 June 2008.