Mộc Hóa district explained

Mộc Hóa district
Settlement Type:District
Native Name:Huyện Mộc Hóa
Pushpin Map:Vietnam
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Mekong Delta
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Long An
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Bình Phong Thạnh
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:297.64
Population As Of:2003
Population Total:67753
Timezone:Indochina Time
Utc Offset:+07:00

Mộc Hóa is a rural district (huyện) of Long An province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam.

In 1963 team A-414 Special Forces set up operations at Kien Tuong. In 1965 Seabee team 0503 upgraded the outpost to a B camp for team B-41. In 1966 the camp became home to the Mobile Strike Force(Mike Force) for IV Corps. MACV-SOG ran reconnaissance missions into Cambodia from there and the RVN army took over the base in 1970.

Divisions

Since 2013, the district has been divided into seven communes:[1]

  1. Bình Phong Thạnh
  2. Tân Thành
  3. Tân Lập
  4. Bình Hòa Đông
  5. Bình Hòa Trung
  6. Bình Hòa Tây
  7. Bình Thạnh

In 2003 the district had a population of 67,753 and covered an area of 501 km².[2] The district capital was at the town also known as Mộc Hóa.[2] In 2013, the town of Mộc Hóa and the nearby communes of Bình Hiệp, Bình Tân,, Thạnh Trị and Tuyên Thạnh were separated to create the district-level town of Kiến Tường.[3] The headquarters of the new Mộc Hóa District were moved to Bình Phong Thạnh.

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Moc Hoa District . Province of Long An . 17 March 2015 . 23 February 2017.
  2. Web site: Districts of Vietnam. Statoids. March 13, 2009.
  3. News: Tỉnh Long An có thêm thị xã Kiến Tường . . 18 March 2013 . 22 February 2017.