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Bình Long is a town of Bình Phước Province in the Southeast region of Vietnam. As of 2018, the district had a population of 105.520 and an area of 126.28 km2. The district capital lies at An Lộc ward.[1]
Bình Long
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| Coordinates: 11°41′13″N 106°35′47″E / 11.68694°N 106.59639°E | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Region | Southeast |
| Province | Bình Phước |
| Area | |
• Total | 48.76 sq mi (126.28 km2) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 105,520 |
| • Density | 2,200/sq mi (840/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Indochina Time) |
| Website | binhlong.binhphuoc.gov.vn |
The town's former name is An Lộc. It is located approximately 90 km north of Ho Chi Minh City with a population of 8,599 (2009). An Lộc was formerly part of Bình Long Province before the merger with Phước Long Province to form Bình Phước Province. It became famous during the Vietnam War for being the location of a major battle in 1972. Today Bình Long has a mass grave memorial with 3,000 bodies.[2]
Geographical location
editBình Long borders Hớn Quản District to the east, west, and south, and Lộc Ninh District to the north.
Administrative division
editBình Long consists of four wards (phường) and two communes (xã):
- Wards: An Lộc, Hưng Chiến, Phú Thịnh, Phú Đức
- Communes: Thanh Lương, Thanh Phú
In popular culture
edit- An Lộc is mentioned in the epilogue of American Graffiti, which states that "Terry 'Toad' Fields was reported missing in action near An Lộc in December 1965." This is later expanded upon in the sequel, More American Graffiti.
- An Lộc is also mentioned in Good Morning, Vietnam, as Sgt Major Dickerson requests activity on the road to An Lộc for the trip that Adrian Cronauer (Robin Williams) and Edward Garlick (Forest Whitaker) are taking to supposedly "interview" troops in the field.
- Ba-Nee, one of the Starlight Girls in Jem, is said to have been born in An Lộc.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Nghị quyết số 35/NQ-CP". Government of Vietnam. Retrieved Feb 9, 2014.
- ^ Christina Schwenkel The American War in Contemporary Vietnam 2009- Page 72 "A monument that stands on location reads: "This grave marks the resting place of three thousand fellow countrymen [đồng bào] from An Lộc, Bình Long, who were exterminated by American bombs in summer 1972."
External links
edit- The Battle of An Loc Archived 2005-03-08 at the Wayback Machine - Battle Overview, Photos, Personal Accounts and Links.
- Battle of An Loc (Valiant Binh Long)
- Battle of An Loc - by Lieutenant Colonel James H. Willbanks
- Communist Battle Plans for An Lộc
- Vietnam War Internet Project
- Texas Tech University Vietnam Project - Major Vietnam Era Archive.
- Gerald R. Ford Library holdings Archived 2007-02-18 at the Wayback Machine - Declassified National Security Adviser files of interest
- PBS Battlefield: Vietnam
- Account of ARVN Armor general and last days combat
11°39′9.8″N 106°36′33.5″E / 11.652722°N 106.609306°E
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