Kiến Tường (town)
old town of old Long An province, Vietnam
Kiến Tường is a former district-level town in Long An province, Vietnam. The administrative area is centered around Mộc Hóa town. Its population in 2013 was reported to be 64,589.
Geography
Kiến Tường is located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of Ho Chi Minh City, on the Vàm Cỏ Tây River in the heart of the Đồng Tháp Mười wetland. It covers an area of 204.28 square kilometres (78.87 sq mi), and borders the districts of Mộc Hóa to the east, Tân Thạnh to the south, Tân Hưng to the west and Vĩnh Hưng to the northwest. To its north is Kampong Rou District of Svay Rieng Province in Cambodia.
Climate
History
The town of Kiến Tường was originally known as Mộc Hóa, and the general area has been continuously inhabited since the 18th century. On 22 October 1956, the government of South Vietnam established the province of Kiến Tường with Mộc Hóa as its capital. After the Fall of Saigon, this province was incorporated into Long An Province in 1976. The town of Mộc Hóa and surrounding areas were split from the rest of Mộc Hóa District in 2013 to create the current district-level town of Kiến Tường.
“Kiến Tường (town)” enters the record as old town of old Long An province, Vietnam. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Kiến, Tường and town can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q10780333. Authority coordinates are 10.780, 105.940. 6 of 6 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2013, 1956 and 1976.
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