Hòa Thành
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).
Administrative divisions
The town currently divided into 8 commune-level divisions, included:
4 wards:
- Hiệp Tân
- Long Hoa
- Long Thành Bắc
- Long Thành Trung
4 communes:
- Long Thành Nam
- Trường Đông
- Trường Hòa
- Trường Tây
The most developed area of the town is in wards of Long Hoa and Long Thành Bắc, which have Long Hoa market, a centre commercial centre of the town, is located on a highway from Ho Chi Minh City to Tây Ninh, which extends into Cambodia and is the main trade route to Phnom Penh and beyond to Thailand. There is also an ornate Cao Đài temple; this province is the home of this 20th-century religion. The Moon Festival celebrations in the district attract 30,000 people on an annual basis and is well known in the region.
References
- ^ "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 20, 2009.