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Phú Mỹ
Town in South East, Vietnam
Phú Mỹ is a district-level town (thị xã) of Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province in southeast Vietnam. As of 2018[update] the town had a population of 175,872.[1] The town covers an area of 333.84 km².
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Phú Mỹ was formerly Tân Thành District, a rural district of Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province, with its district capital lying at Phú Mỹ township. In 2018, Tân Thành District was dissolved to form the new district-level town of Phú Mỹ.
The town seat lies at Phú Mỹ ward (former Phú Mỹ township) from which it takes its name. Phú Mỹ is a highly industrialized town with several industrial parks. It is the site of CS Wind's largest Vietnam wind tower factory.[2]
Phú Mỹ is home to deep water ports replacing Saigon Port when the latter relocated here. Phú Mỹ Power Plant Complex with a total capacity of 4,000 MW contributes nearly 35% of Vietnam's electricity.