Dĩ An is a
city
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of
Bình Dương Province in the
Southeast region of
Vietnam
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, about 20 km north of
Ho Chi Minh City
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(formerly Saigon). It is 1,706 km by rail from
Hanoi
Hanoi or Ha Noi ( or ; vi, Hà Nội ) is the capital and second-largest city of Vietnam. It covers an area of . It consists of 12 urban districts, one district-leveled town and 17 rural districts. Located within the Red River Delta, Hanoi is ...
. At the 2009 census the city had a population of 73,859.
The town covers 60 km².
Dĩ An consists of seven districts:
Dĩ An,
An Bình,
Bình An,
Bình Thắng,
Đông Hòa,
Tân Bình and
Tân Đông Hiệp.
Transport
The city is the proposed junction for the Trans-Asian Railway that would connect half a dozen railways in southeast Asia, starting with
Cambodia
Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...
.
This line would cross the
Cambodia
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n border near
Lộc Ninh.
Dĩ An is an important destination of the national railway with two railway stations: Dĩ An and Sóng Thần. The area's tram factory is the largest in South Vietnam.
Dĩ An was also the headquarters for the American 1st Infantry Division (nicknamed "The Big Red One") during the Vietnam War. Later in 1969 and 1970 the 1st Infantry Division was withdrawn to the US, and The 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment was there until 1972. It also houses the largest bus station in Vietnam,
New Eastern Bus Station.
See also
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Transport in Vietnam
Transportation in Vietnam is improving rapidly in terms of both quantity and quality. Especially road traffic is growing rapidly but the major roads are dangerous and slow to travel on due to outdated design and an inappropriate traffic mix. In re ...
References
Populated places in Bình Dương province
Cities in Vietnam
Districts of Bình Dương province
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