Tân Châu, An Giang

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Tân Châu Thị xã Tân Châu
Town (Class-4)
Tân Châu town
Location in An Giang province
Country	Vietnam
Province	An Giang
Capital	Tân Châu
Area
• Total	67.83 sq mi (175.68 km2)
Population  (2009)
• Total	184,129
Time zone	UTC+07:00 (Indochina Time)
Website	Tan Chau town

Tân Châu is a town (thị xã) of An Giang province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2009 the town had a population of 184,129.^[1] The town covers an area of 175.68 km².

It is famous for with the famous product , whose black colour comes from the Diospyros mollis's fruit (Vietnamese: Mặc nưa).

Tân Châu was formed in 1757. Tân Châu District was the largest province of Châu Đốc, but was divided in 1929 (with Hong Ngự District) and 1968 (separated from part of Tân Phú district). Tân Châu district is now a separate district part of An Giang Province. It was upgraded to town status in 2009 and has a population of 184,129.^[2]

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Coordinates: 10°46′26″N 105°14′13″E / 10.77389°N 105.23694°E / 10.77389; 105.23694

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