Hòa Thành
Hòa Thành
Phú Khương | |
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| Hòa Thành Town Thị xã Hòa Thành | |
The Great Divine Temple of the Caodaism | |
Interactive map of Hòa Thành | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Region | Southeast |
| Province | Tây Ninh |
| Founded | February 1, 2020 |
| Seat | Long Hoa |
| Government | |
| • Chairman of the People's Committee | Trương Văn Hoàn |
| • Chairman of the People's Council | Nguyễn Văn Phong |
| • Secretary | Trần Văn Khải |
| Area | |
• Total | 32 sq mi (82 km2) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 152,339 |
| • Ethnicities | Kinh Chinese Khmer Chams |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (UTC + 7) |
| National post code | 8427xx, 8428xx |
| Website | hoathanh |
Hòa Thành, formerly named Phú Khương, is a district-level town of Tây Ninh Province in the Southeast region of Vietnam. It is located in the centre of the province. As of 2003, it had a population of 146,400. Hòa Thành town covers an area of 82 km2 (32 sq mi), the town capital lies at ward of Long Hoa, which is located on National Route 22B vi, a branch road of National Route 22 entirely run in the province that connect to Xa Mát International Border Gate, 8 km southeast of Downtown Tây Ninh City and 82km northwest of Ho Chi Minh City.
The town is bordered to the north by Tây Ninh City, to the west by Châu Thành District, to the southeast by Gò Dầu and to the northeast by Dương Minh Châu District.
The current name of the town is the combination of the last word of two communes: Trường Hòa and Long Thành, the latter commune was later dissolved into Long Thành Nam commune and most of current wards of the town (except Hiệp Tân ward).