Tân Uyên, Bình Dương

Tân Uyên is a district-level town of Bình Dương Province in the Southeast region of Vietnam, about 20 miles northwest of Ho Chi Minh City. The town was formed from a portion of Tân Uyên District in 2014, while the rest of the district was renamed Bắc Tân Uyên District.

For the district in Lai Châu Province, see Tân Uyên District, Lai Châu.

Tân Uyên

Thị xã Tân Uyên
Town (Class-4)
Tân Uyên Town
Country Vietnam
RegionSoutheast
ProvinceBình Dương
CapitalUyên Hưng
Area
 • Total74.3 sq mi (192.5 km2)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total204,488
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indochina Time)

As of 2014, the town had a population of 190,564, covering an area of 192.5 km². The capital lies at Uyên Hưng.[1]

The area has been an important local centre since the Nguyễn dynasty and French periods.[2][3] It is a center of pottery production.[4]

Administrative divisions

Tân Uyên town is divided into 6 wards (Uyên Hưng, Tân Phước Khánh, Thái Hòa, Thạnh Phước, Tân Hiệp and Khánh Bình) and 6 communes (Hội Nghĩa, Vĩnh Tân, Phú Chánh, Tân Vĩnh Hiệp, Thạnh Hội and Bạch Đằng).[1]

References
  1. "CHÍNH PHỦ 36/NQ-CP".
  2. "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
  3. Bulletins de la Société d'anthropologie de Paris - Page 109 1889 "Je repartais à quatre heures par la voiture de Tân-uyên, centre important sur le Don-naï, situé à 14 kilomètres de Hiên-hoà par voie de terre. Au treizième kilomètre, nous descendons de voiture et nous coupons à travers champs, pour nous ..."
  4. "Binh Duong pottery village gears up for Lunar New Year rush". VnExpress International. Retrieved 2021-01-26.

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