Phước Long 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
Bình Phước Province, in the
Southeast
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region of Vietnam. It was the site of the
Battle of Phước Long
The Battle of Phước Long was a decisive battle of the Vietnam War which began on 12 December 1974, and concluded on 6 January 1975. The battle involved the deployment of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 4th Army Corps for the first time, ...
, a decisive battle during the
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War (1 November 1955 – 30 April 1975) was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam) and their allies. North Vietnam w ...
.
The current administrative unit was established in 2009 from part of former Phước Long District, including Thác Mơ township and Phước Bình township. It covers 119.38 km
2 and has a population of 81.200 as of 2022.
Vietnam Government Web Portal
' was established from the other part of Phước Long District.
The town has seven subdivisions, including Long Thủy, Thác Mơ, Sơn Giang, Phước Bình, Long Phước, and the communes of Long Giang and Phước Tín.
It borders
Bù Đăng District to the east,
Bù Gia Mập District to the north and
Phú Riềng District to the west and south.
Climate
References
Districts of Bình Phước province
County-level towns in Vietnam
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