Contents
Long Bình, Biên Hòa
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. 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
Vietnam War
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
The area Long Binh, Bien Hoa, originally occupied by the Long Binh post is 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.
This article is derived from Wikipedia and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. View the original article.
Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the
Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
Bliptext is not
affiliated with or endorsed by Wikipedia or the
Wikimedia Foundation.