Mộc Hóa is a rural district (huyện) of Long An province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam.
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Mộc Hóa district
Huyện Mộc Hóa | |
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District | |
![]() View of the rice fields in Mộc Hóa | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Mekong Delta |
Province | Long An |
Capital | Bình Phong Thạnh |
Area | |
• Total | 297.64 km2 (114.92 sq mi) |
Population (2003)[2] | |
• Total | 67,753 |
Time zone | UTC+07:00 (Indochina Time) |
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.
Since 2013, the district has been divided into seven communes:[1]
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 Hưng [vi], 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.
Districts of the Mekong Delta | ||
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Cần Thơ city |
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An Giang Province |
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Bạc Liêu Province | ||
Bến Tre Province |
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Cà Mau Province |
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Đồng Tháp Province | ||
Hậu Giang Province |
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Kiên Giang Province |
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Long An Province |
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Sóc Trăng Province | ||
Tiền Giang Province | ||
Trà Vinh Province | ||
Vĩnh Long Province |
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