Phước Long (Thị Xã Phước Long)
Phước Long is a district-level town in Bình Phước Province, in the Southeast region of Vietnam on the border with Cambodia. It was the site of the Battle of Phước Long, a decisive battle during the Vietnam War.
The current administrative unit was established in 2009 from part of former Phước Long District, including Thác Mơ township and Phước Bình township. It covers 118.83 km2 and has a population of 50,019 as of 2009. Bù Gia Mập District was established from the other part of Phước Long District.
The town has seven subdivisions, including Long Thủy, Thác Mơ, Sơn Giang, Phước Bình, Long Phước, and the communes of Long Giang and Phước Tín.
It borders Bù Đăng District to the east, Bù Gia Mập District to the north and Phú Riềng District to the west and south.
The current administrative unit was established in 2009 from part of former Phước Long District, including Thác Mơ township and Phước Bình township. It covers 118.83 km2 and has a population of 50,019 as of 2009. Bù Gia Mập District was established from the other part of Phước Long District.
The town has seven subdivisions, including Long Thủy, Thác Mơ, Sơn Giang, Phước Bình, Long Phước, and the communes of Long Giang and Phước Tín.
It borders Bù Đăng District to the east, Bù Gia Mập District to the north and Phú Riềng District to the west and south.
Map - Phước Long (Thị Xã Phước Long)
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Country - Vietnam
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Vietnam was inhabited by the Paleolithic age, with states established in the first millennium BC on the Red River Delta in modern-day northern Vietnam. The Han dynasty annexed Northern and Central Vietnam under Chinese rule from 111 BC, until the first dynasty emerged in 939. Successive monarchical dynasties absorbed Chinese influences through Confucianism and Buddhism, and expanded southward to the Mekong Delta, conquering Champa. The Nguyễn—the last imperial dynasty—surrendered to France in 1883. Following the August Revolution, the nationalist Viet Minh under the leadership of communist revolutionary Ho Chi Minh proclaimed independence from France in 1945.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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VND | Vietnamese đồng | ₫ | 0 |
ISO | Language |
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KM | Central Khmer language |
ZH | Chinese language |
EN | English language |
FR | French language |
VI | Vietnamese language |