Mộc Hóa District
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Mộc Hóa district
Huyện Mộc Hóa | |
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![]() View of the rice fields in Mộc Hóa | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Mekong Delta |
Province | Long An |
Capital | |
Area | |
• Total | 297.64 km2 (114.92 sq mi) |
Population (2003)[2] | |
• Total | 67,753 |
Time zone | UTC+07:00 (Indochina Time) |
Mộc Hóa is a rural district (huyện) of Long An province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam.
In 1963 team A-414 Special Forces set up operations at Kien Tuong. In 1965 Seabee team 0503 upgraded the outpost to a B camp for team B-41. In 1966 the camp became home to the Mobile Strike Force(Mike Force) for IV Corps. MACV-SOG ran reconnaissance missions into Cambodia from there and the RVN army took over the base in 1970.
Divisions[]
Since 2013, the district has been divided into seven communes:[1]
- Bình Phong Thạnh
- Tân Thành
- Tân Lập
- Bình Hòa Đông
- Bình Hòa Trung
- Bình Hòa Tây
- Bình Thạnh
In 2003 the district had a population of 67,753 and covered an area of 501 km².[2] The district capital was at the town also known as Mộc Hóa.[2] In 2013, the town of Mộc Hóa and the nearby communes of , , , and were separated to create the district-level town of Kiến Tường.[3] The headquarters of the new Mộc Hóa District were moved to Bình Phong Thạnh.
References[]
- ^ a b "Moc Hoa District". Province of Long An. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ a b c "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Tỉnh Long An có thêm thị xã Kiến Tường". Thanh Niên. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
Coordinates: 10°45′00″N 106°00′00″E / 10.750°N 106.000°E
- Districts of Long An province
- Mekong River Delta geography stubs