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Bình Long is a town of Bình Phước Province in the Southeast region of Vietnam. As of 2018, the district had a population of 105.520 and an area of 126.28 km 2. The district capital lies at An Lộc ward. [1] The town's former name is An Lộc. It is located approximately 90 km north of Ho Chi Minh City with a population of 8,599 (2009).
An Lộc is the capital of Bình Long Province located northwest of Military Region III.During North Vietnam's Easter Offensive (known in Vietnam as the Nguyen Hue Offensive) of 1972, An Lộc was at the centre of the PAVN strategy, its location on Route QL-13 near Base Area 708 in Cambodia allowed safeguarding supplies based out of a "neutral" location in order to reduce exposure to U.S. bombing.
An Lộc is a ward (phường) of Bình Long town, Bình Phước Province in the Southeast region of Vietnam. [1] It was the site of the Battle of An Lộc, where the Republic of Vietnam Military Forces defeated communists.
The base was established in 1967 on the site of a former French rubber plantation and was located approximately 6 km east of An Lộc in Bình Long Province. [1] The 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division comprising: 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment [2] 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment [2]: 146 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment [2]: 146
An Lộc may refer to several places in Vietnam, including: An Lộc, Bình Phước, a ward of Bình Long; An Lộc, Đồng Tháp, a ward of Hồng Ngự town; An Lộc, Hà Tĩnh, a commune of Lộc Hà District
Bình Long is a former province in South Vietnam, which now corresponds to the western part of Bình Phước. It was formed on October 22nd, 1956. It was formed on October 22nd, 1956. Following Vietnam's reunification, Bình Long, Phước Long , and Bình Dương were combined to form Sông Bé .
The attacks on Lac Long and other outposts in Tây Ninh were a diversion designed to cover the main thrust into Bình Long Province. To initiate the campaign in Bình Long, the VC 5th Division (numbering about 9,230 soldiers) was ordered to take Lộc Ninh, Bình Long's northernmost town.
Bình Long town Chơn Thành town Phước Long town Bù Đăng district Bù Đốp district Bù Gia Mập district Đồng Phú district Hớn Quản district Lộc Ninh district Phú Riềng district Area (km 2) 167.3 126.2 390.34 118.8 1,503 377.5 1,062 935.4 663.8 854 675 Population 162,700 105,520 121,083 81,200 135,090 52,620 150,480 ...