Bình Long is a
town
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of
Bình Phước Province in the
Southeast
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region of Vietnam. As of 2018, the district had a population of 105.520 and an area of 126.28 km
2. The district capital lies at
An Lộc ward.
The town's former name is An Lộc. It is located approximately 90 km north of
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025.
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with a population of 8,599 (2009). An Lộc was formerly part of
Bình Long Province before the merger with
Phước Long Province to form Bình Phước Province. It became famous during the
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War (1 November 1955 – 30 April 1975) was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam) and their allies. North Vietnam w ...
for being the location of the
Battle of An Lộc
The Battle of An Lộc was a major battle of the Vietnam War that lasted for 66 days and culminated in a victory for South Vietnam. The struggle for An Lộc, Bình Phước, An Lộc in 1972 was an important battle of the war, as South Vietname ...
in 1972. Today Bình Long has a mass grave memorial with 3,000 bodies.
[Christina Schwenkel ''The American War in Contemporary Vietnam'' 2009- Page 72 "A monument that stands on location reads: "This grave marks the resting place of three thousand fellow countrymen �ồng bàofrom An Lộc, Bình Long, who were exterminated by American bombs in summer 1972."]
Geographical location
Bình Long borders
Hớn Quản District to the east, west, and south, and
Lộc Ninh District to the north.
Administrative division
Bình Long consists of four wards ''(phường)'' and two communes ''(xã)'':
* Wards:
An Lộc, Hưng Chiến, Phú Thịnh, Phú Đức
* Communes: Thanh Lương, Thanh Phú
In popular culture
*An Lộc is mentioned in the epilogue of ''
American Graffiti'', which states that "Terry 'Toad' Fields was reported missing in action near An Lộc in December 1965." This is later expanded upon in the sequel, ''
More American Graffiti''.
*An Lộc is also mentioned in ''
Good Morning, Vietnam'', as Sgt Major Dickerson requests activity on the road to An Lộc for the trip that Adrian Cronauer (Robin Williams) and Edward Garlick (
Forest Whitaker) are taking to supposedly "interview" troops in the field.
*Ba-Nee, one of the Starlight Girls in ''
Jem'', is said to have been born in An Lộc.
See also
*
South Vietnam
South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam (RVN; , VNCH), was a country in Southeast Asia that existed from 1955 to 1975. It first garnered Diplomatic recognition, international recognition in 1949 as the State of Vietnam within the ...
References
External links
The Battle of An Loc - Battle Overview, Photos, Personal Accounts and Links.
*
Battle of An Loc- by Lieutenant Colonel James H. Willbanks
Communist Battle Plans for An LộcVietnam War Internet ProjectTexas Tech University Vietnam Project- Major Vietnam Era Archive.
- Declassified National Security Adviser files of interest
PBS Battlefield: VietnamAccount of ARVN Armor general and last days combat
Districts of Bình Phước province
County-level towns in Vietnam
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