Kiến Tường is a

district-level town A district-level town () is a type of second tier subdivision of Vietnam. District-level towns along with urban districts, districts, municipal cities, and provincial cites have equal status. Also by virtue of Decree No. 42/2009/ND-CP, towns a ...

in Long An Province,

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. The administrative area is centered around a town called Mộc Hóa. Its population in 2013 was reported to be 64,589.

Geography

Kiến Tường is located about west of

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, on the in the heart of the

Đồng Tháp Mười Plain of Reeds (in ) is an inland wetland in Vietnam's Mekong Delta. Most of the wetlands are within Long An Province and Đồng Tháp Province. Physical characteristics Đồng Tháp Mười is a "back swamp" forming a large inundated depress ...

wetland. It covers an area of , and borders the

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of Mộc Hóa to the east, Tân Thạnh to the south, Tân Hưng to the west and Vĩnh Hưng to the northwest. To its north is Kampong Rou District of Svay Rieng Province in

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Climate

History

The town of Kiến Tường was originally known as Mộc Hóa, and the general area has been continuously inhabited since the 18th century. On 22 October 1956, the government of

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established the province of Kiến Tường with Mộc Hóa as its capital. After the

Fall of Saigon The fall of Saigon, known in Vietnam as Reunification Day (), was the capture of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, by North Vietnam on 30 April 1975. As part of the 1975 spring offensive, this decisive event led to the collapse of the So ...

, this province was incorporated into Long An Province in 1976. The town of Mộc Hóa and surrounding areas were split from the rest of Mộc Hóa District in 2013 to create the current district-level town of Kiến Tường.

Administration

Kiến Tường is divided into three wards numbered 1 through 3, and five rural communes: Bình Hiệp, Bình Tân, Thạnh Hưng, Thạnh Trị and Tuyên Thạnh. The People's Council Chair of the town is Đỗ Văn Thiệt and the People's Committee Chair is Nguyễn Văn Vũ.

Economy

Kiến Tường is planned to become the economic centre of the Đồng Tháp Mười region. Agriculture is currently the main economic activity, accounting for 70% of employment in the administrative district. Fishing and traditional handicrafts also form part of the local economy.

Infrastructure

enters the district from the southeast, connecting

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with the town of Kiến Tường. From there it turns north and ends at the Bình Hiệp border crossing to Cambodia.

Education

Vocational Long An college - Kien Tuong Campus - is the only college operating in the town. It provides career training programs for local students and nearby towns in Dong Thap Muoi region. Brief history of development of Long An Vocational College: The predecessor of Long An Vocational College was Long An Vocational College. On January 9, 2007, Long An Provincial People's Committee signed Decision No. 76/QD- People's Committee on upgrading Long An Thanh Vocational School to Long An Vocational College. On October 16, 2009, the Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs signed Decision No. 1308/QD- LDTBXH to establish Long An Vocational College on the basis of upgrading from Long An Vocational School. Long An Vocational College is the only public school in Long An Province. Currently, the school has 3 campuses: + Facility 01: Located at No. 60 National Highway 1, Ward 05, Tan An City, Long An Province (500m from Tan An Bridge towards Ho Chi Minh City) with an area of 4.7 ha. + Facility 02: Located in Huong Tho Phu commune, Tan An city, Long An province with an area of 2.4 hectares. + Facility 03: Located in Kien Tuong Town, Long An province with an area of 2.4 hectares.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kien Tuong District Districts of Long An province Populated places in Long An province 2013 establishments in Vietnam County-level towns in Vietnam