Long Bình, Biên Hòa
Appearance
Long Bình | |
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Coordinates: 10°56′45″N 106°52′39″E / 10.94583°N 106.87750°E | |
Country | Vietnam |
Province | Đồng Nai |
provincial city | Biên Hòa |
Area | |
• Total | 14 sq mi (35 km2) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 133,206 |
Time zone | UTC+7 (UTC+7) |
Long Binh is a ward of Biên Hòa in the Đồng Nai Province of Vietnam. It has an area of about 35km2 and the population in 2017 was 133,206.[1]
History
[edit]Vietnam War
[edit]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
[edit]The area Long Binh, Bien Hoa, originally occupied by the Long Binh post is as of 2008[update] 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
[edit]- ^ "Thông tin chung Phường Long Bình (General information about Long Bình Ward)". UBND Thành phố Biên Hòa (Biên Hòa official website).
- ^ Duc Trung (18 February 2008). "Vietnam's first subway line ready to break ground". Thanh Nien. Archived from the original on 10 June 2008.