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KIEN GIANG PROVINCE, SOUTH VIETNAM |
Geography |
Tourism
| Festivals |
Tourist attractions |
Ethnic Groups |
Transportation
Area: 6,348.3 sq. km
Population: 1,684.6 thousand habitants (2006)
Capital: Rach Gia City
Administrative divisions:
- Town: Ha Tien.
- 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.
Kien Giang province official website
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Map of Kien Giang
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
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.
Hotels in Kien Giang:
Hotels in Phu Quoc |
Phu Quoc Hotels |
Phu Quoc Resorts |
Hotels in Phu Quoc
Festivals
Tourist attractions
Ha Tien's Beauty
Phu Quoc Island
Ethnic groups
Viet (Kinh), Khmer,
Hoa, Cham...
Transportation
Road: Rach Gia is 92km from Ha
Tien, 116km from Cantho, 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.
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Source: Vietnam Nation Administration of Tourism
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