Trang Bang
Trang Bang, a town in Tây Ninh Province in southern Vietnam, is known internationally as the site of the 1972 napalm attack captured in Nick Ut's Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph "The Terror of War," depicting children fleeing the bombing. The town also has a local food tradition built around bánh canh Trảng Bàng, a pork noodle soup, and dew-wetted rice paper served with boiled pork, fresh herbs, and fish sauce. It sits on Highway 22, the trans-Asian route connecting Ho Chi Minh City with Phnom Penh.
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- Population161,831
- Nearest water from center 0.5 km0.3 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 30 km19 mi
Nearest airports
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Trang Bang: quick answers
Where is Trang Bang?
Trang Bang is in Vietnam, about 38 km23 miles in a straight line from Ho Chi Minh City.
How do you get to Trang Bang?
The nearest airport is Ho Chi Minh City (SGN), about 1 hr 20 min away by road. The nearest train station is Sóng Thần, about 1 hr 37 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Trang Bang?
The warmest month is April, averaging 29°C84°F across day and night; the coolest is October, at 26°C79°F. The wettest month is September, with about 317 mm12.5 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Trang Bang?
OpenStreetMap lists 4 restaurants and 5 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Trang Bang?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Hoa Thanh, Tay Ninh and Biên Hòa. Trang Bang is listed among the day trips from Ho Chi Minh City.