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Hòa Thành

Coordinates: 11°16′59″N 106°7′47″E / 11.28306°N 106.12972°E / 11.28306; 106.12972
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Hòa Thành Town
Thị xã Hòa Thành
Phú Khương
The Great Divine Temple of the Caodaism
Map
Interactive map outlining Hòa Thành
Country Vietnam
RegionSoutheast
ProvinceTây Ninh
FoundedFebruary 1, 2020
SeatLong Hoa
Government
 • Chairman of the People's CommitteeTrương Văn Hoàn
 • Chairman of the People's CouncilNguyễn Văn Phong
 • SecretaryTrần Văn Khải
Area
 • Total
32 sq mi (82 km2)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total
152,339
 • Ethnicities
Kinh Chinese Khmer Chams
Time zoneUTC+7 (UTC + 7)
National post code
8427xx, 8428xx
Websitehoathanh.tayninh.gov.vn

Hòa Thành, formerly named Phú Khương, is a district-level town of Tây Ninh Province in the Southeast region of Vietnam. It is located in the centre of the province. As of 2003, the town had a population of 146,400.[1] The town covers an area of 82 km². The town capital lies at ward of Long Hoa,[1] which is located on National Route 22B (part of AH1), 8 km southeast of Downtown Tây Ninh City and 82km northwest of Ho Chi Minh City.

The town is bordered to the north by Tây Ninh City, to the west by Châu Thành District, to the southeast by Gò Dầu and to the northeast by Dương Minh Châu District.

The current name of the town is the combination of the last word of two communes: Trường Hòa and Long Thành, the latter commune was later dissolved into Long Thành Nam commune and most of current wards of the town (except Hiệp Tân ward).

Administrative divisions

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The town currently divided into 8 commune-level divisions, included:

4 wards:

  • Hiệp Tân
  • Long Hoa
  • Long Thành Bắc
  • Long Thành Trung

4 communes:

  • Long Thành Nam
  • Trường Đông
  • Trường Hòa
  • Trường Tây
Hòa_Thành,_Tây_Ninh
Downtown Hòa Thành with Long Hoa Market in the center

The most developed area of the town is in wards of Long Hoa and Long Thành Bắc, which have Long Hoa market, a centre commercial centre of the town, is located on a highway from Ho Chi Minh City to Tây Ninh, which extends into Cambodia and is the main trade route to Phnom Penh and beyond to Thailand. There is also an ornate Cao Đài temple; this province is the home of this 20th-century religion. The Moon Festival celebrations in the district attract 30,000 people on an annual basis and is well known in the region.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 20, 2009.

11°16′59″N 106°7′47″E / 11.28306°N 106.12972°E / 11.28306; 106.12972