Tân Uyên is a provincial city of Bình Dương Province in the Southeast region of

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

, about 20 miles northwest of Ho Chi Minh City. As of 2021, the city had a population of 466,053, covering an area of 192.5 km². The capital lies at Uyên Hưng. The area has been an important local centre since the

Nguyễn dynasty The Nguyễn dynasty (chữ Nôm: 茹阮, vi, Nhà Nguyễn; chữ Hán: 阮朝, vi, Nguyễn triều) was the last Vietnamese dynasty, which ruled the unified Vietnamese state largely independently from 1802 to 1883. During its existence, ...

and French periods. It is a center of

pottery Pottery is the process and the products of forming vessels and other objects with clay and other ceramic materials, which are fired at high temperatures to give them a hard and durable form. Major types include earthenware, stoneware and por ...

production.

Administrative divisions

Tân Uyên City is divided into 10

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(Hội Nghĩa, Khánh Bình, Phú Chánh, Tân Hiệp, Tân Phước Khánh, Tân Vĩnh Hiệp, Thái Hòa, Thạnh Phước, Uyên Hưng, Vĩnh Tân) and 2 communes (Bạch Đằng, Thạnh Hội).

References

Districts of Bình Dương province County-level towns in Vietnam {{BinhDuong-geo-stub