Kien Giang

Area: 6,348.5 sq. km.
Population: 1,726.2 thousand habitants (2012).
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.
Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Khmer, Hoa, Cham...

Ha Tien International Border Gate (Kien Giang Province)

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 27^oC. It is highest in April (29^oC) and lowest in January (25.6^oC). 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 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. FromHo 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.