Dầu Tiếng District

Dầu Tiếng District
Huyện Dầu Tiếng
Rural district
Country  Vietnam
Region South East
Province Bình Dương
Capital Dầu Tiếng
Area
 • Total 280 sq mi (720 km2)
Population (2003)
 • Total 92,592
Time zone UTC+7 (UTC + 7)

Dầu Tiếng is a rural district of Bình Dương Province in the Southeast region of Vietnam. As of 2003, the district had a population of 92,592.[1] The district covers an area of 720 km². The district capital lies at Dầu Tiếng.[1]

The district had a base with the same name during the war in Vietnam. Dầu Tiếng Base Camp played a prominent role in the fighting around northern III Corps. On 23 February 1969, the NVA launched a large scale attack on the base to coincide with their Tet 1969 campaign.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ Pike, Thomas F., Operations & Intelligence, III Corps Reporting: Tet 1969, 2016, ISBN 978-1-534-79903-5, pp 195-203


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.