Chơn Thành is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

of Bình Phước province, in the

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

of Vietnam. As of 2021 the town had a population of 121,083. The town covers an area of 390.34 km². The town seat lies at Hưng Long ward. Chơn Thành was formerly a

rural district Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the Ad ...

of Bình Phước province. It gained town status on August 11, 2022. The stream Ông Thành was the location of the Battle of Ông Thành in the Vietnam War.

References

Districts of Bình Phước province County-level towns in Vietnam {{BinhPhuoc-geo-stub