District in Mekong Delta, Vietnam
Mộc Hóa is a rural district (huyện) of Long An province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam.
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
Since 2013, the district has been divided into seven communes:[1]
- Bình Phong Thạnh
- Tân Thành
- Tân Lập
- Bình Hòa Đông
- Bình Hòa Trung
- Bình Hòa Tây
- 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
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
10°45′00″N 106°00′00″E / 10.750°N 106.000°E / 10.750; 106.000