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Dầu Tiếng District
Huyện Dầu Tiếng
Dầu Tiếng Reservoir
Country  Vietnam
Region South East
Province Bình Dương
Capital Dầu Tiếng
Area
 • Total280 sq mi (720 km2)
Population
 (2003)
 • Total92,592
Time zone UTC+7 (Indochina Time)

Dầu Tiếng is a rural district of Bình Dương province in the Southeast region of Vietnam. As of 2003, the district had a population of 92,592. [1] The district covers an area of 720 km2. The district capital lies at Dầu Tiếng township. [1]

The district had a base with the same name during the war in Vietnam. Dầu Tiếng Base Camp played a prominent role in the fighting around northern III Corps. On 23 February 1969, the NVA launched a large scale attack on the base to coincide with their Tet 1969 campaign. [2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Pike, Thomas F., Operations & Intelligence, III Corps Reporting: Tet 1969, 2016, ISBN  978-1-534-79903-5, pp 195-203