Long Bình, Biên Hòa

For other places with the same name, see Long Bình.

Long Binh is a ward of Biên Hòa City in Đồng Nai Province of Vietnam. It has an area of about 35km² and the population in 2017 was 133,206.^[1] Currently, it is the largest ward, also one of the most populous ward of the city.

Long Bình
Ward
Street in Market of Gate 10, Long Bình Ward
Long Bình Location in Vietnam
Coordinates: 10°56′45″N 106°52′39″E
Country	Vietnam
Province	Đồng Nai
provincial city	Biên Hòa
Area
• Total	14 sq mi (35 km2)
Population  (2017)
• Total	133,206
Time zone	UTC+7 (UTC+7)

Established in 1994, from the separation of two wards Tam Hòa and Phước Tân (the latter ward previously belonged to Long Thành district then). The ward is 7km away to the east from the city center.

History

Vietnam War

For the military use of this facility before 1975, see Long Binh Post.

During the Vietnam War, Long Binh Post was a major U.S. Army base, logistics center, and major command headquarters for United States Army Vietnam (USARV).

2000s and 2010s

The area Long Binh, Bien Hoa, originally occupied by the Long Binh post is as of 2008^[update] largely given over to industrial use, known as Long Binh Techno Park, and a shopping complex that includes a large western-style Cora supermarket. When it opens, Line 1 of the HCMC Metro will have its terminus at Long Binh, District 9, Ho Chi Minh City; work commenced in February 2008 on the Long Binh depot.^[2]