Đồng Xoài ( listen) is the capital town of Bình Phước province in southeastern Vietnam. It is located at around 11°32′N 106°55′E / 11.533°N 106.917°E / 11.533; 106.917. The town was the site of the 1965 Battle of Đồng Xoài during the Vietnam War. As of 2003 the district had a population of 61,540. The district covers 168 km².
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“With hym ther was a plowman, was his brother,
That hadde ylad of dong ful many a fother.”
—Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?–1400)