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Phú Mỹ was formerly Tân Thành District, a rural district of the province, with its district capital lying at Phú Mỹ township. In 2018, Tân Thành District was dissolved to form the new district-level town then city of Phú Mỹ.
The city 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 of Cái Mép–Thị Vải 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.
History
Etymology
The town takes its name from the Phú Mỹ township, the capital of former Tân Thành District. The township was formally a commune and a village established in 1934 from the merger of Phú Thạnh and Mỹ Xuân, two villages founded in the area in the 19th century.
Before Vietnamese settlement
Archaeological evidence shows that modern humans had lived in Phú Mỹ in prehistory. In 2004, scientists conducted excavations in Gò Cây Me, an earthen hill in Tân Hòa Commune, and found relics of stony work tools, pottery and bones. The found relics were said to date back to the early metallic age circa 3500-3000 years before present.[3]
Between the 1st and 7th century, this area was controlled by the ancient Funan Kingdom. Later it was annexed by Chenla and administered as part of Chenla until the 17th century.
Vietnamese settlement
Due to conflicts and disturbance caused by the Trịnh-Nguyễn War, climate extremes, failing crops and factionism, Vietnamese people from the Central region migrated south, settled on Southeast and Southern region today.[4][5] Many arrived in Mô Xoài (present-day Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu) and established the earliest villages in the area.
