Đồng Xoài () is the capital city of Bình Phước Province in the Southeast region of

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. The city was the site of the 1965

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during the

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. As of 2009, the district had a population of 88,380, and a total area of 168 km². The district capital lies at Đồng Xoài.

Administrative division

Bình Long consists of 6 wards ''(phường)'' and 2 communes ''(xã)'': * Wards: Tân Bình, Tân Đồng, Tân Phú, Tân Thiện, Tân Xuân, Tiến Thành * Communes: Tân Thành, Tiến Hưng.

References

Provincial capitals in Vietnam Populated places in Bình Phước province Districts of Bình Phước province Cities in Vietnam {{BinhPhuoc-geo-stub