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Bình Long
District-level town (Class-4)
Bình Long Town Thị xã Bình Long
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Coordinates:11°41′13″N106°35′47″E / 11.68694°N 106.59639°E /11.68694; 106.59639
Country	Vietnam
Region	Southeast
Province	Bình Phước
Area
• Total	48.76 sq mi (126.28 km2)
Population  (2018)
• Total	105,520
• Density	2,164.2/sq mi (835.60/km2)
Time zone	UTC+7 (Indochina Time)
Website	binhlong.binhphuoc.gov.vn

Bình Long is atown ofBình Phước Province in theSoutheast region of Vietnam. As of 2018, the district had a population of 105.520 and an area of 126.28 km². The district capital lies atAn Lộc ward.^[1]

The town's former name isAn Lộc. It is located approximately 90 km north ofHo Chi Minh City with a population of 8,599 (2009). An Lộc was formerly part ofBình Long Province before the merger withPhước Long Province to form Bình Phước Province. It became famous during theVietnam War for being the location of theBattle of An Lộc in 1972. Today Bình Long has a mass grave memorial with 3,000 bodies.^[2]

Bình Long bordersHớn Quản District to the east, west, and south, andLộc Ninh District to the north.

Bình Long consists of four wards(phường) and two communes(xã):

• Wards:An Lộc, Hưng Chiến, Phú Thịnh, Phú Đức
• Communes: Thanh Lương, Thanh Phú

• An Lộc is mentioned in the epilogue ofAmerican Graffiti, which states that "Terry 'Toad' Fields was reported missing in action near An Lộc in December 1965." This is later expanded upon in the sequel,More American Graffiti.
• An Lộc is also mentioned inGood Morning, Vietnam, as Sgt Major Dickerson requests activity on the road to An Lộc for the trip that Adrian Cronauer (Robin Williams) and Edward Garlick (Forest Whitaker) are taking to supposedly "interview" troops in the field.
• Ba-Nee, one of the Starlight Girls inJem, is said to have been born in An Lộc.

• South Vietnam

• The Battle of An LocArchived 2005-03-08 at theWayback Machine - Battle Overview, Photos, Personal Accounts and Links.
• Battle of An Loc (Valiant Binh Long)
• Battle of An Loc - by Lieutenant Colonel James H. Willbanks
• Communist Battle Plans for An Lộc
• Vietnam War Internet Project
• Texas Tech University Vietnam Project - Major Vietnam Era Archive.
• Gerald R. Ford Library holdingsArchived 2007-02-18 at theWayback Machine - Declassified National Security Adviser files of interest
• PBS Battlefield: Vietnam
• Account of ARVN Armor general and last days combat

11°39′9.8″N106°36′33.5″E / 11.652722°N 106.609306°E /11.652722; 106.609306

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