For other uses see Hòa Thành (disambiguation).
Thị xã Hòa Thành | |
Settlement Type: | Town (Class-4) |
Native Name: | Thị xã Hòa Thành |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Vietnam##Location within Southeast Asia##Location within Asia |
Pushpin Map: | Vietnam#Southeast Asia#Asia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Southeast |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Tây Ninh |
Seat Type: | Seat |
Seat: | Long Hoa |
Leader Title: | Chairman of the People's Committee |
Leader Name: | Trương Văn Hoàn |
Leader Title1: | Chairman of the People's Council |
Leader Name1: | Nguyễn Văn Phong |
Leader Title2: | Secretary |
Leader Name2: | Trần Văn Khải |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | February 1, 2020 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 82 |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Total: | 152,339 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank1: | Kinh, Chinese, Khmer, Chams |
Timezone: | UTC + 7 |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Hòa Thành formally name is Phú Khương is a town of Tây Ninh Province in the Southeast region of Vietnam. It is located in the centre of the province. As of 2003, the district had a population of 146,400.[1] The district covers an area of 82 km². The district capital lies at Hòa Thành,[1] which is located on National Route 22B, 8 km southeast of Tây Ninh City.
The district is bordered to the north by Tây Ninh City, to the west by Châu Thành District, to the southeast by Gò Dầu and to the northeast by Dương Minh Châu District.
The district seat aside there are several communes in Hòa Thành
The Long Hoa market in the district is a centre of commerce as the district is located on a highway from Ho Chi Minh City to Tây Ninh, which extends into Cambodia and is the main trade route to Phnom Penh and beyond to Thailand. There is also an ornate Cao Đài temple; this province is the home of this 20th-century religion. The Moon Festival celebrations in the district attract 30,000 people on an annual basis and is well known in the region.