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Kien Giang
Area:
6,348.3
sq. km
Population:
1,684.6 thousand
habitants (2006)
Capital:
Rach Gia City
Administrative divisions:
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Town:-
Town: Ha Tien.
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Districts:
Kien
Luong, Hon Dat, Tan Hiep, Chau Thanh, Giong Rieng, Go Quao, An Bien,
An Minh, Vinh Thuan, Phu Quoc, Kien Hai, U Minh Thuong.
Ethnic groups:
Viet (Kinh), Khmer, Hoa, Cham...
Geography
Kien Giang is on
the Mekong Delta. It is bounded by An Giang, Hau Giang provinces, Can
Tho City in the east and the south - east, Ca Mau Province in the
south, and
Cambodia in
the north.
Kien Giang has
200km of coastline with large fishing grounds, consisting of 105 big
and small islands, of which 43 islands have residents. This creates
favorable conditions and good environment for raising many sorts of
aquaculture.
Climate: Kien
Giang locates on humid monsoon tropical area. The weather is always
warm with few natural calamities and abundant of sunshine. The average
temperature is 27ºC. It is highest in April (29ºC) and lowest in
January (25.6ºC). There are two separated seasons: the rainy season is
from April to November, the dry season is from December to April.
Tourism and Economy
Kien Giang has
plains, fertile rice fields, forests of cajuput and mangrove. Kien
Giang coastal area has been determined as a key fishing ground. The
sea here is rich of good fishes such as mackerel, shark, blue fish,
carp, shrimp. Phu Quoc's high quality fish sauce is well-known in
Vietnam and abroad.
This fish sauce smells particularly good since it is made from a small
fish, ca com, with a high level of protein.
Kien Giang is
proud of historic sites in U Minh Forest, Hon Dat, Ha Tien, Phu Quoc.
The province is favored by nature with landscapes like Ha Tien, and
Phu Quoc, in which Ha Tien is plentiful attractive sites of caves,
pagodas, tombs, islets along the coast and offshore.
Other famous
sites include the
Temple and Tomb of national hero
Nguyen Trung Truc in Rach Gia, Tam Bao Pagoda, the Bird Sanctuary, Tan
Hoi Pagoda, and Mac Cuu Tomb.
Transportation
Road: Rach Gia is 92 km from Ha Tien, 116km from Can Tho, 182km from
My Tho and 250km from
Ho Chi Minh city.
Air: The province owns 3 airports: Rach Gia, Phu Quoc and Ha Tien.
From
Ho Chi Minh city, there are daily
flights connecting to Rach Gia, and 28 flights a week linking to Phu
Quoc.
Hydrofoil boats daily connects Rach Gia and Phu Quoc and vice versa. |
