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Nhà thờ chính Văn miếu Trấn Biên
city

Biên Hòa spans 264 square kilometers (102 sq mi) of midland terrain in western Đồng Nai Province.

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Bien Hoa

Vietnam

Country
Vietnam
Population
1.1M
Coordinates
10.96, 106.84
286th most populous city in the world

Biên Hòa is a former city in Vietnam and was the capital city of Đồng Nai Province. Situated northeast of Ho Chi Minh City, Biên Hòa is connected to it via Hanoi Highway. As a class-1 provincial city, it is the sixth largest city in Vietnam by population.

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Nhà thờ chính Văn miếu Trấn Biên
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In December 2012, Biên Hòa's population surpassed 1 million.

Bien Hoa
Vietnam
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city

Bien Hoa

Vietnam

Country
Vietnam
Population
1.1M
Coordinates
10.96, 106.84
286th most populous city in the world

Biên Hòa is a former city in Vietnam and was the capital city of Đồng Nai Province. Situated northeast of Ho Chi Minh City, Biên Hòa is connected to it via Hanoi Highway. As a class-1 provincial city, it is the sixth largest city in Vietnam by population.

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Nhà thờ chính Văn miếu Trấn Biên
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The capture of Biên Hòa on 16 December 1861, was an important allied victory in the Cochinchina Campaign.

Bien Hoa
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Bien Hoa

Vietnam

Country
Vietnam
Population
1.1M
Coordinates
10.96, 106.84
286th most populous city in the world

Biên Hòa is a former city in Vietnam and was the capital city of Đồng Nai Province. Situated northeast of Ho Chi Minh City, Biên Hòa is connected to it via Hanoi Highway. As a class-1 provincial city, it is the sixth largest city in Vietnam by population.

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Nhà thờ chính Văn miếu Trấn Biên
city

Biên Hòa is home to Bình An Cemetery, a large national cemetery for fallen soldiers of the former Republic of Vietnam.

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Bien Hoa

Vietnam

Country
Vietnam
Population
1.1M
Coordinates
10.96, 106.84
286th most populous city in the world

Biên Hòa is a former city in Vietnam and was the capital city of Đồng Nai Province. Situated northeast of Ho Chi Minh City, Biên Hòa is connected to it via Hanoi Highway. As a class-1 provincial city, it is the sixth largest city in Vietnam by population.

From the “History” section

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Photo: Bùi Thụy Đào Nguyên · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Nhà thờ chính Văn miếu Trấn Biên
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Biên Hòa Air Base served as the main storage and handling site for Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.

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Bien Hoa

Vietnam

Country
Vietnam
Population
1.1M
Coordinates
10.96, 106.84
286th most populous city in the world

Biên Hòa is a former city in Vietnam and was the capital city of Đồng Nai Province. Situated northeast of Ho Chi Minh City, Biên Hòa is connected to it via Hanoi Highway. As a class-1 provincial city, it is the sixth largest city in Vietnam by population.

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Photo: Bùi Thụy Đào Nguyên · CC BY-SA 3.0

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