Trảng Bàng is a town 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.
Trảng Bàng Thị xã Trảng Bàng | |
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| Country |  Vietnam |
| Region | Southeast |
| Province | Tây Ninh |
| Capital | Trang Bang Ward |
| Area | |
| • Total | 131 sq mi (338 km2) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 183,385 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (UTC + 7) |
| Website | trangbang.tayninh.gov.vn |
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 an accidental napalm bombing by Republic of Vietnam airplanes on the village of Trảng Bàng alongside ARVN soldiers.[1][2] 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.[3] The district covers an area of 338 km². The district capital lies at Trảng Bàng.[3]
References
11°01′59″N 106°22′01″E / 11.033°N 106.367°E