Hậu Nghĩa

This article is about a township and capital of Đức Hòa District. For the former province, see Hậu Nghĩa Province.

Hậu Nghĩa Thị trấn Hậu Nghĩa
Township (Class-4)
Hậu Nghĩa town
Hậu Nghĩa
Coordinates: 10°53′44″N 106°23′51″E
Country	Vietnam
Region	Mekong Delta
Province	Long An
District	Đức Hòa District
Time zone	UTC+7 (UTC + 7)

Hậu Nghĩa is a township (thị trấn) and capital of Đức Hòa District in Long An Province, Vietnam.^[1]

Hậu Nghĩa was originally the village of Bao Trai (Bàu Trai) in Đức Hòa District, Chợ Lớn Province. In 1963, Bao Trai was renamed Khiem Cuong (Khiêm Cường) and became the capital of the newly formed Hậu Nghĩa Province.^[2] However, in February 1976, Hậu Nghĩa Province was dissolved and Đức Hòa District was annexed by Long An Province, Khiêm Cường lost its provincial capital status and became the present-day township of Hậu Nghĩa.

References

1. "Administrative subdivisions". General Statistics Office of Vietnam. To find information at reference, go to row 80, then row 802, and it is listed on row 27931.
2. Bergerud, Eric M. The Dynamics Of Defeat: The Vietnam War In Hau Nghia Province.