Bình Phước province
former province of Vietnam
Bình Phước (/ˈbɪnfʊək/) is a former province of Vietnam. It was located in the Southeast region of the country, to the north of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon). It shared a border with Cambodia.
On June 12, 2025, Bình Phước was incorporated into Đồng Nai province.
History
Bình Phước province is the result of a merger of two former provinces: Phước Long province and Bình Long province, which existed before reunification. Both Phước Long and Bình Long then became part of Sông Bé province in 1976, which also included Bình Dương province. Sông Bé province was dissolved in 1997 and Bình Phước again became a separate province. Several significant battles were fought in what is now Bình Phước province. These include the Battle of Sông Bé in May 1965, the Battle of Đồng Xoài in June 1965, the Battle of Lộc Ninh in April 1972, and the Battle of Phước Long from December 1974 to January 1975.
On 12 June 2025, as part of major nationwide reforms, Bình Phước province was dissolved and merged with Đồng Nai province.
The public source identifies “Bình Phước province” as former province of Vietnam. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Bình, Phước and province.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 28, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q36672. VIAF identifies the subject as 142082018. The Library of Congress control number is n99830139. Authority coordinates are 11.750, 106.917. 2 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2025, 1976, 1997 and 1965.
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