Suối Nghệ is a commune (xã) and village in

Châu Đức District Châu Đức is a rural district of Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province in the Southeast region of Vietnam. As of 2019 the district had a population of 143,859. The district covers an area of 421 km². The district capital lies at Ngãi Giao. Ther ...

Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu (abbreviated BRVT) was formerly a province of Vietnam. It was located on the coast of the country's Southeast region. It bordered Đồng Nai to the north, Bình Thuận to the northeast and Ho Chi Minh City metropolit ...

, in

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

. The village was built by engineers from the

1st Australian Civil Affairs Unit The 1st Australian Civil Affairs Unit (1 ACAU) was raised in 1967 to coordinate the Australian Army's contribution to the US and allied Pacification Program during the Vietnam War, operating in Phuoc Tuy Province. Although other Australian units ...

in September 1967, 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 ...

, as a resettlement village. A total of 1132 persons, comprising 246 families from three villages which were under

Viet Cong The Viet Cong (VC) was an epithet and umbrella term to refer to the communist-driven armed movement and united front organization in South Vietnam. It was formally organized as and led by the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam, and ...

influence were resettled here.

References

Populated places in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu province Communes of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu province {{BaRiaVungTau-geo-stub