Hậu Nghĩa | |
Settlement Type: | Township (Class-4) |
Official Name: | Hậu Nghĩa town |
Native Name: | Thị trấn Hậu Nghĩa |
Pushpin Map: | Vietnam |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Mekong Delta |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Long An |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Đức Hòa District |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Timezone: | UTC + 7 |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Coordinates: | 10.8956°N 106.3975°W |
Hậu Nghĩa is a township (Vietnamese: thị trấn) and capital of Đức Hòa District in Long An Province, Vietnam.[1]
Hậu Nghĩa was originally the village of Bao Trai (Bàu Trai) in Đức Hòa District, Chợ Lớn Province. In 1963, Bao Trai was renamed Khiem Cuong (Khiêm Cường) and became the capital of the newly formed Hậu Nghĩa Province.[2] However, in February 1976, Hậu Nghĩa Province was dissolved and Đức Hòa District was annexed by Long An Province, Khiêm Cường lost its provincial capital status and became the present-day township of Hậu Nghĩa.