17-552: (Redirected from Hoà Bình ) Hòa Bình (also written as Hoà Bình , lit. "peace") may refer to: Places in Vietnam [ edit ] Hòa Bình Province , a province in the Northwest region Hòa Bình City , the capital of Hòa Bình Province Hòa Bình District , a rural district of Bạc Liêu Province Hòa Bình, Biên Hòa , a ward of Biên Hòa , Dong Nai province. Hòa Bình, Gia Lai ,
34-597: A commune of Hữu Lũng District in Lạng Sơn Province Hòa Bình, Văn Quan , a commune of Văn Quan District in Lạng Sơn Province Hòa Bình, Quảng Ninh , a commune of Hoành Bồ District Hòa Bình, Hưng Hà , a commune of Hưng Hà District in Thái Bình Province Hòa Bình, Kiến Xương , a commune of Kiến Xương District in Thái Bình Province Hòa Bình, Vũ Thư , a commune of Vũ Thư District in Thái Bình Province Hòa Bình, Thái Nguyên ,
51-422: A commune of Kon Tum Hòa Bình, An Giang , a commune of Chợ Mới District, An Giang Province Hòa Bình, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu , a commune of Xuyên Mộc District Hòa Bình, Đồng Tháp , a commune of Tam Nông District, Đồng Tháp Province Hòa Bình, Bình Gia , a commune of Bình Gia District in Lạng Sơn Province Hòa Bình, Chi Lăng , a commune of Chi Lăng District in Lạng Sơn Province Hòa Bình, Hữu Lũng ,
68-641: A commune of Đồng Hỷ District Hòa Bình, Vĩnh Long , a commune of Trà Ôn District Other uses [ edit ] Hòa Bình 1 , a commune of Tây Hòa District Hòa Bình Thạnh , a commune of Châu Thành District, An Giang Province Hòa Bình Dam , the second largest hydroelectric dam in Vietnam Hoa-Binh (film) , a 1970 French film Hoabinhian , prehistoric cultures in Southeast Asia characterized by flaked stone and cobble artifacts See also [ edit ] Heping (disambiguation) ,
85-399: A large national cemetery for fallen soldiers and military officials of the former Republic of Vietnam ( ARVN ). After the fall of Saigon , the cemetery was ransacked and subsequently abandoned. The Vietnamese American Foundation, also known as The Returning Casualty, is working to restore the cemetery and excavate a nearby mass grave of approximately 200 ARVN soldiers. At the end of 2015,
102-673: A period of severe economic decline between 1975 and the second half of the 1980s. However, after the government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam introduced Đổi Mới , a series of economic and political reforms in 1986, Biên Hòa experienced significant economic growth. The city and its surrounding areas attracted substantial foreign investment, leading to industrialization and development. By 2005, Biên Hòa had become an industrial hub of southern Vietnam. Many factories and warehouses (often funded in collaboration with Japanese, Singaporean, American, Swiss and other foreign investors) operate in
119-505: A ward of Ayun Pa Hòa Bình, Bạc Liêu , a township and capital of Hòa Bình District Hòa Bình, Nghệ An , a township and capital of Tương Dương District Hòa Bình, Hanoi , a commune of Thường Tín District Hòa Bình, Thủy Nguyên , a commune of Thủy Nguyên District in Haiphong Hòa Bình, Vĩnh Bảo , a commune of Vĩnh Bảo District in Haiphong Hòa Bình, Hòa Bình City , a commune of Hòa Bình City Hòa Bình, Kon Tum ,
136-430: Is connected to it via National Route 1 . As a class-1 provincial city , it is the sixth largest city in Vietnam by population . Biên Hòa spans 264 square kilometers of midland terrain in western Đồng Nai Province. The majority of the city is situated to the east of the Đồng Nai River . Biên Hòa shares its borders with: Biên Hòa has 30 divisions (29 wards and 1 commune), including: In 1989, Biên Hòa's population
153-457: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bi%C3%AAn H%C3%B2a Biên Hòa (Northern accent: listen , Southern accent: listen ) is the capital city of Đồng Nai Province , Vietnam , and is part of the Ho Chi Minh City metropolitan area . Situated northeast of Ho Chi Minh City (also known as Saigon ), Biên Hòa
170-509: The Prime Minister of Vietnam issued Decision No.2488/QD-TTg recognizing Biên Hòa as a class-1 provincial city. Biên Hòa is a key industrial hub in southern Vietnam. There are six industrial zones: Sanyang Motor 's Vietnam Manufacturing & Export Processing Co., Ltd. (VMEP) is located in Biên Hòa. Biên Hòa Air Base served as the main storage and handling site for Agent Orange during
187-722: The Republic of (South) Vietnam grew. Following the First Indochina War , tens of thousands of refugees from the northern and central regions of Vietnam—a large portion of whom were Roman Catholics —resettled in Biên Hòa as part of Operation Passage to Freedom . During the Vietnam War , the United States Air Force operated Biên Hòa Air Base near the city. Mortar attacks on U.S. and ARVN targets were frequently staged from residential districts in Biên Hòa. Two of
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#1732869932750204-535: The Vietnam War and remains the largest dioxin hotspot in Vietnam. U.S. and Vietnamese authorities are working to clean up the affected areas. 10°57′N 106°49′E / 10.950°N 106.817°E / 10.950; 106.817 Tr%C3%A0 %C3%94n District Trà Ôn is a rural district of Vĩnh Long province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam . It is known particularly for its pomelos , which are called bưởi Năm Roi . As of 2003
221-596: The Chinese cognate Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Hòa Bình . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hòa_Bình&oldid=1166308604 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Vietnamese-language text Short description
238-606: The Spanish on the one side and the Vietnamese (under the Nguyễn dynasty ) on the other, began as a limited punitive expedition and ended as a French war of conquest. The war concluded with the establishment of the French colony of Cochinchina, a development that inaugurated nearly a century of French colonial dominance in Vietnam. Biên Hòa grew into a major suburb of Saigon as the capital city of
255-429: The areas surrounding the city. With regard to entertainment, the city includes several amusement parks, nightclubs and restaurants lining the Đồng Nai River . Construction has increased rapidly, with many Western-style houses and villas under development. The real estate market has experienced a series of boom cycles since the mid-1990s. Biên Hòa is home to Bình An Cemetery (also known as Biên Hòa Military Cemetery),
272-413: The better-known attacks took place during Tết of 1968 as well as 1969. Because of its large population of former refugees and their descendants who fled North Vietnam 's communist government in the mid-1950s, Biên Hòa was a center of resistance against the communist government in the months immediately following the fall of the Republic of Vietnam . Like much of Vietnam, post-war Biên Hòa suffered
289-475: Was estimated at 273,879. By 1999, it had grown to 435,400 and reached 701,194 in 2009. In December 2012, the city's population surpassed one million. By 2019, it had increased to 1,055,414. As of 2021, the city's population was 1,119,190. The capture of Biên Hòa on 16 December 1861, was an important allied victory in the Cochinchina Campaign (1858–62). This campaign, fought between the French and
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