Trảng Bàng District
| Trảng Bàng District Huyện Trảng Bàng | |
|---|---|
| Rural district | |
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Roadside in Trảng Bàng, close to the site of the napalm attack that injured Phan Thi Kim Phuc. | |
| Country |
 Vietnam |
| Region | Southeast |
| Province | Tây Ninh |
| Capital | Trảng Bàng |
| Area | |
| • Total | 131 sq mi (338 km2) |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 150,716 |
| Time zone | UTC + 7 (UTC+7) |
Trảng Bàng is a district in Tây Ninh Province, in the Southeast region of Vietnam. It has a traditional artisan industry, and recently has opened an industrial zone for foreign investment. This town has a famous food called bánh canh Trảng Bàng, a kind of pork noodle soup and "Trảng Bàng dew-wetted rice paper" (Vietnamese: Bánh tráng phơi sương Trảng Bàng), served with boiled pork, local herbs and Vietnamese fish sauce.
Outside Vietnam it is most famous for the iconic and Pulitzer Prize-winning image of a nude Phan Thi Kim Phuc (who had torn off her burning clothes to survive the attack) and other Vietnamese children fleeing a napalm attack on the village of Trảng Bàng alongside ARVN soldiers. The image was taken by the photographer Nick Ut.
Cuisine
A pork noodle soup dish called bánh canh Trảng Bàng is served there.
As of 2003 the district had a population of 150,716.[1] The district covers an area of 338 km². The district capital lies at Trảng Bàng.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 20, 2009.
Coordinates: 11°01′59″N 106°22′01″E / 11.033°N 106.367°E
