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Mộc Hóa district

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Mộc Hóa is a rural district (huyện) of Long An province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam.

Mộc Hóa district
Huyện Mộc Hóa
View of the rice fields in Mộc Hóa
View of the rice fields in Mộc Hóa
Country Vietnam
RegionMekong Delta
ProvinceLong An
CapitalBình Phong Thạnh
Area
 • Total
297.64 km2 (114.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2003)[2]
 • Total
67,753
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (Indochina Time)

In 1963 team A-414 Special Forces set up operations at Kien Tuong. In 1965 Seabee team 0503 upgraded the outpost to a B camp for team B-41. In 1966 the camp became home to the Mobile Strike Force(Mike Force) for IV Corps. MACV-SOG ran reconnaissance missions into Cambodia from there and the RVN army took over the base in 1970.

Divisions

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Since 2013, the district has been divided into seven communes:[1]

  1. Bình Phong Thạnh
  2. Tân Thành
  3. Tân Lập
  4. Bình Hòa Đông
  5. Bình Hòa Trung
  6. Bình Hòa Tây
  7. Bình Thạnh

In 2003 the district had a population of 67,753 and covered an area of 501 km².[2] The district capital was at the town also known as Mộc Hóa.[2] In 2013, the town of Mộc Hóa and the nearby communes of Bình Hiệp, Bình Tân, Thạnh Hưng [vi], Thạnh Trị and Tuyên Thạnh were separated to create the district-level town of Kiến Tường.[3] The headquarters of the new Mộc Hóa District were moved to Bình Phong Thạnh.

Climate

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Climate data for Mộc Hóa
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 34.8
(94.6)
35.8
(96.4)
37.2
(99.0)
38.2
(100.8)
38.6
(101.5)
37.0
(98.6)
35.6
(96.1)
35.6
(96.1)
35.8
(96.4)
34.8
(94.6)
34.0
(93.2)
34.3
(93.7)
38.6
(101.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.1
(88.0)
32.2
(90.0)
33.8
(92.8)
34.8
(94.6)
33.9
(93.0)
32.6
(90.7)
32.2
(90.0)
31.9
(89.4)
31.4
(88.5)
31.1
(88.0)
31.1
(88.0)
30.7
(87.3)
32.2
(90.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.0
(78.8)
26.3
(79.3)
27.6
(81.7)
28.9
(84.0)
28.6
(83.5)
27.8
(82.0)
27.4
(81.3)
27.6
(81.7)
27.9
(82.2)
27.8
(82.0)
27.4
(81.3)
26.3
(79.3)
27.5
(81.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.4
(72.3)
22.6
(72.7)
23.8
(74.8)
25.2
(77.4)
25.6
(78.1)
25.1
(77.2)
24.7
(76.5)
25.1
(77.2)
25.5
(77.9)
25.4
(77.7)
24.8
(76.6)
23.0
(73.4)
24.4
(75.9)
Record low °C (°F) 16.4
(61.5)
17.4
(63.3)
16.2
(61.2)
22.3
(72.1)
21.7
(71.1)
21.9
(71.4)
21.3
(70.3)
21.6
(70.9)
22.1
(71.8)
21.3
(70.3)
18.7
(65.7)
15.7
(60.3)
15.7
(60.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 13.5
(0.53)
6.9
(0.27)
17.2
(0.68)
66.6
(2.62)
168.1
(6.62)
165.0
(6.50)
188.0
(7.40)
177.5
(6.99)
260.2
(10.24)
336.7
(13.26)
177.4
(6.98)
50.5
(1.99)
1,627.6
(64.08)
Average rainy days 2.5 1.1 2.4 6.8 15.4 17.2 19.7 18.6 20.1 21.1 13.1 6.0 144.2
Average relative humidity (%) 77.6 77.8 76.8 77.1 81.9 84.5 84.8 84.2 83.6 82.4 79.8 77.3 80.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours 253.4 247.2 272.6 246.0 227.5 190.8 194.0 191.3 186.8 201.2 221.6 232.5 2,659.3
Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Moc Hoa District". Province of Long An. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
  3. ^ "Tỉnh Long An có thêm thị xã Kiến Tường". Thanh Niên. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology" (PDF). Retrieved 16 August 2023.

10°45′00″N 106°00′00″E / 10.750°N 106.000°E / 10.750; 106.000