Tân Châu (Vietnamese: Xã Tân Châu) is a commune of Tây Ninh province, Vietnam. It is one of the 96 new wards, communes and special zones of the province following the reorganization in 2025.[4][5]

Tân Châu
Xã Tân Châu
Prek Klok
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Interactive map of Tân Châu
Coordinates: 11°33′13″N 106°09′42″E / 11.55361°N 106.16167°E / 11.55361; 106.16167
Country Vietnam
ProvinceTây Ninh province
EstablishedJune 16, 2025[1]
Area
  Total
21.15 sq mi (54.77 km2)
Population
 (2024)[2]
  Total
24,072
  Density1,138/sq mi (439.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (Indochina Time)
Administrative code25516[3]

During the Vietnam War, Tân Châu was known as Prek Klok and was the site of the Battles of Prek Klok I and Prek Klok II during Operation Junction City in 1967.

History

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On June 16, 2025, the National Assembly Standing Committee issued Resolution No. 1682/NQ-UBTVQH15 on the arrangement of commune-level administrative units of Tây Ninh province in 2025 (effective from June 16, 2025). Accordingly, the entire land area and population of Tân Châu township, Thạnh Đông commune and part of Tân Phú, Suối Dây communes of the former Tân Châu district will be integrated into a new commune named Tân Châu (Clause 66, Article 1).[6]

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