Biên Hòa
| Biên Hòa | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Country: |
 Vietnam
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| Province : | Đồng Nai | ||
| ISO 3166-2: VN : | VN-39 | ||
| Coordinates : | 10 ° 57 ' N , 106 ° 49' E | ||
| population | |||
| City residents : | 407,000 (2005) | ||
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| Area code : | +84 (0) | ||
| Time zone : | UTC +7: 00 | ||
is a city inProvinzng NaiProvinceinVietnam. It is located about 30 km east ofHo Chi Minh City. In 2015 the population was estimated at 1,104,495 (1989 census: 273,879). Biên Hòa is the seat of the administration of Đồng Nai Province.
Al Gore , the 48th Vice President of the United States of America, was a journalist there during the Vietnam War.
A military airfield has been located in Biên Hòa since 1955 .
Sons and daughters
- Emmanuel Nguyễn Hồng Sơn (* 1952), Roman Catholic bishop
Web links
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