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For other uses, see Dầu Tiếng (disambiguation).
District in South East, Vietnam
Dầu Tiếng District
Huyện Dầu Tiếng
Dầu Tiếng Reservoir
Country Vietnam
RegionSouth East
ProvinceBình Dương
CapitalDầu Tiếng
Area
 • Total280 sq mi (720 km)
Population
 • Total92,592
Time zoneUTC+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. The district covers an area of 720 km. The district capital lies at Dầu Tiếng township.

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.

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


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