Dầu Tiếng district

For other uses, see Dầu Tiếng (disambiguation).

Dầu Tiếng District Huyện Dầu Tiếng
District
Dầu Tiếng Reservoir
Country	Vietnam
Region	South East
Province	Bình Dương
Capital	Dầu Tiếng
Area
• Total	280 sq mi (720 km^2)
Population  (2003)
• Total	92,592
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 km^2. 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. "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