Tân Châu (town)
district-level town in An Giang, Vietnam
Tân Châu was a town (thị xã) of An Giang province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2019 the town had a population of 141,211. The town covers an area of 175.68 km2 (67.83 sq mi).
It is famous for Tân Châu silk with the famous product Lãnh Mỹ A, whose black colour comes from the Diospyros mollis fruit (Vietnamese: Mặc nưa).
Tân Châu was formed in 1757. Tân Châu District was the largest province of Châu Đốc, but was divided in 1929 (with Hong Ngự District) and 1968 (separated from part of Tân Phú district). It was upgraded to town status in 2009 and had a population of 141,211. As part of the 2025 Vietnamese administrative reform, all district-level subdivisions, including Tân Châu, were abolished. The former Tân Châu town now corresponds with the wards of Long Phú, Tân Châu and the communes of Châu Phong, Tân An, Vĩnh Xương.
“Tân Châu (town)” enters the record as district-level town in An Giang, Vietnam. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Châu, town and district-level can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 21, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1320576. Authority coordinates are 10.800, 105.243. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 1 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2019, 1757, 1929 and 1968.
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