Tịnh Biên | |
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| Tịnh Biên Town Thị xã Tịnh Biên | |
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 Location inAn Giang province | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Province | An Giang |
| Seat | Tịnh Biên ward |
| Area | |
• Total | 136.91 sq mi (354.59 km2) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 143,098 |
| • Density | 1,040/sq mi (403/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (Indochina Time) |
Tịnh Biên is adistrict-level town (thị xã) ofAn Giang province in theMekong Delta region of Vietnam.
As of 2022, the town had a population of 143,098.[1] The town seat lies atTịnh Biên ward.
The Tịnh Biên frontier market is located here.
Tịnh Biên is about 125 km fromPhnom Penh along National Highway 2 (CPC). It is a common route used by tourists between Cambodia and Vietnam. TheKhmer population is relatively high, especially in the communes of An Cư, Tân Lợi, An Hảo, Giao Va and Vĩnh Trung. Tịnh Biên district is connected by Highway 91 toCần Thơ which also connects to Highway 1. and Highway 55 toHà Tiên, about 80 km.
A village in the district was depicted inRobin Moore's fiction bookThe Green Berets; chapter 1 described a real-life battle at Tịnh Biên during theVietnam War in which all of the members of aUnited States Army Special Forces detachment were injured during the fighting.[2]
Due to its proximity to the border with Cambodia, tobacco and electronic goods are smuggled in Tịnh Biên.
A border crossing with Cambodia, called theTịnh Biên International Border Gate, is located in this district just outside the town of Xuân Biên. The border crossing connects to the Vietnamese National Highway 91. Besides normal Vietnamese visas, this border crossing is listed as a Vietnamese Evia entry point for foreigners.[3]
The border checkpoint on the Cambodian side is called thePhnom Den International Border Gate, which is leads to the Cambodian National Highway 2 towards Phnom Penh.
10°34′59″N105°00′00″E / 10.583°N 105.000°E /10.583; 105.000
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