Tân Biên is a

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of Tây Ninh province in the

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region of

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 ...

. As of 2003 the district had a population of 82,641. The district covers an area of 853 km². The district capital lies at Tân Biên. Aside from the Vietnamese majority, there are sizable minorities of ethnic Khmer and

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. The name of the district literally means New Border; the area was part of the

Khmer Empire The Khmer Empire was an empire in Southeast Asia, centered on Hydraulic empire, hydraulic cities in what is now northern Cambodia. Known as Kambuja (; ) by its inhabitants, it grew out of the former civilization of Chenla and lasted from 802 t ...

until the 17th and 18th century when the southwards expansion of Vietnam under the

Nguyễn lords The Nguyễn lords (, 主阮; 1558–1777, 1780–1802), also known as the Nguyễn clan (; ), were Nguyễn dynasty's forerunner and a feudal noble clan ruling southern Đại Việt in the Revival Lê dynasty. The Nguyễn lords were membe ...

brought it under the control of the Vietnamese people. The district is bordered to the east by Tân Châu, to the west and north by

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, to the north by Châu Thành and

Tây Ninh Tây Ninh () is a provincial city in Southeastern Vietnam. It is the capital of Tây Ninh Province, which encompasses the town and much of the surrounding farmland. Tây Ninh is one of nine provinces and cities in the ''Southern Key Economic R ...

city. Production of rubber and sugarcane are the main economic activities in the district. Forestry is also a growing industry in the district, as it is in the entire province. The area is impoverished and the GDP per capita is under 500USD. Currently there is a concerted drive to encourage economic development in the district seat, in the hope that it will become an economic hub. Tourist sites include the war history site

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, the

Lò Gò-Xa Mát National Park Lò Gò-Xa Mát National Park () is a national park in the Southeast region of Vietnam, approximately from the city of Tây Ninh. It was established by upgrading the status of the former Lò Gò-Xa Mát Nature Reserve. After receiving national p ...

. The Ministry of Culture and Information has declared parts of the district and neighbouring Tan Chau as historic sites of interest, claiming that the

COSVN Central Office for South Vietnam (abbreviated COSVN ; ), officially known as the Central Executive Committee of the People's Revolutionary Party from 1962 until its dissolution in 1976, was the American term for the North Vietnamese political an ...

was located there during the

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. The district consists of the township of Tân Biên and the following communes *Tân Bình *Tân Lập *Thạnh Tây *Hòa Hiệp *Mỏ Công *Tân Phong *Trà Vong *Thạnh Bình *Thạnh Bắc

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tan Bien District Districts of Tây Ninh province