Kien Giang

Area: 6,348.5 sq. km.
Population: 1,761.0 thousand habitants (2015).
Capital: Rach Gia City.
Administrative divisions:
- Town: Ha Tien.
- Districts (12): 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 and 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 Phu Quoc National Park, Vinpearl Land Phu Quoc Amusement Park, Vinpearl Safari Phu Quoc, Cau Temple, Phu Quoc Prison Relic (Phu Quoc District); the Temple and Tomb of national hero Nguyen Trung Truc (Rach Gia City); Tam Bao Pagoda, the Bird Sanctuary, Tan Hoi Pagoda, and Mac Cuu Tomb (Ha Tien Town), etc.

 

Ha Tien International Border Gate (Kien Giang Province)

 

TRANSPORTATION

Rach Gia City is 92km from Ha Tien Town, 116km from Can Tho City, 178km from My Tho City (Tien Giang Province), and 250km from Ho Chi Minh City. Phu Quoc District is 45km west of Ha Tien, and 120km west of Rach Gia. Duong Dong, the chief town of the district, lies in the middle of western side of Phu Quoc Island.

 

Air: The province owns 2 airports: Rach Gia and Phu Quoc.

- From Rach Gia City, there are daily flights to Phu Quoc and Ho Chi Minh City.
 

- Phu Quoc International Airport offers domestic flights from Phu Quoc to Ha Noi, Hai Phong, Thanh Hoa, Dong Hoi, Da Nang, Quang Nam, Tuy Hoa, Quy Nhon, Da Lat, Pleiku, Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho and Rach Gia; international flights between Phu Quoc and Singapore; Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia); Bangkok (Thailand); Jakarta (Indonesia); Manila (Philippines); Phnom Penh, Siem Reap (Cambodia).


Bus:

- Rach Soi Bus Station (Rach Gia City) has regular connections with Mien Tay Bus Station (Ho Chi Minh City), Can Tho, Vung Tau, Ca Mau, Long An, Lam Dong, Dong Nai, Bac Lieu.
 

- Buses leave from Ha Tien Bus Station (Ha Tien Town) to An Giang, Can Tho, Vinh Long, HCM City, Rach Gia, Vung Tau, Soc Trang, Ben Tre, Binh Duong. Opening 3am - 10.30pm.
 

- Phu Quoc District is a bus route between An Thoi Port and Duong Dong Town. It takes 15 minutes to get from Phu Quoc Airport and 40 minute from An Thoi Port to the centre of the island district.


Boat:

There are high speed ships (Hydrofoil) between Rach Gia - Vong Beach (Phu Quoc District); Rach Gia - Nam Du Archipelago (Kien Hai District); Phu Quoc – Rach Gia; Ha Tien -  Phu Quoc and vice versa.

 

ALBUM
NEARBY DESTINATIONS
WHERE TO STAY
Richis Beach Resort Phu Quoc Island

Add: 90 Tran Hung Dao St., Duong Dong Town, Phu Quoc Dist.

Tel: (84-297) 3845 188

Hong Nhung Hotel

Add: Block E12, 78 Ton Duc Thang St., Rach Gia City

Tel: (84-297) 3687 999

Sea Stars Hotel

Add: 2G5 Pham Hung St., Rach Gia City

Tel: (84-297) 2466 666

Phu Quoc Ngoc Viet Hotel

Add: 14 Le Thi Hong Gam St., Duong Dong Townlet, Phu Quoc Dist.

Tel: (84-297) 3846 788

Tam Hung Hotel

Add: Block F12, 29-33 St. 3/2, Rach Gia City

Tel: (84-297) 3888 888

Phuc Hung Hotel

Add: D8 39-40 Lac Hong St., Rach Gia City

Tel: (84-297) 3941 539

Duy Nguyen Hotel

Add: 383 Nga Ba Zone, Kien Luong Towlet

Tel: (84-297) 3857 333/ 3765 666

Ho Hai Hotel

Add: 1254 Nguyen Trung Truc St., Rach Gia City

Tel: (84-297) 3919 089

Mango Bay Resort

Add: Ong Lang Hamlet, Cua Duong Commune, Phu Quoc Dist.

Tel: (84-297) 3981 693

Lam Linh Hotel

Add: 1326 Nguyen Trung Truc St., Rach Gia City

Tel: (84-297) 3914 914

Mercure Phu Quoc Resort & Villa

Add: Duong To Hamlet, Duong To Commune, Duong Dong Townlet, Phu Quoc Dist.

Tel: (84-297) 3972 999

Ha Tien Hotel

Add: 36 Tran Hau St., Ha Tien Town

Tel: (84-297)  3952 092 / 3952 903

Yen Kieu Hotel

Add: Block 1, 31-31 Tran Hau Trading Center, Ha Tien Town

Tel: (84-297) 2211 999

Kim Hoa Hotel

Add: 88/2 Tran Hung Dao St., Duong Dong Townlet, Phu Quoc Dist.

Tel: (84-297) 3847 039/ 3848 969

Quoc Toan Hotel

Add: 21-22 D5, 3/2 St., Rach Gia City

Tel: (84-297) 6250 174

Phu Quoc Eco Beach Resort

Add: Group 3, Ong Lang Hamlet, Cua Duong Commune, Phu Quoc Dist.

Tel: (84-297) 3986 986

Palace Hotel

Add: 20L12, 3/2 St., Rach Gia City

Tel: (84-297) 3866 146/ 3863 049

Huong Toan 2 Hotel

Add: 205 Nguyen Trung Truc St., Duong Dong Townlet, Phu Quoc Dist.

Tel: (84-297) 3999 988/ 3848 735

Du Hung 2 Hotel

Add: Du Hung 2 Hotel

Tel: (84-297) 3950 555

Trang An Beach Resort & Spa

Add: 60 Tran Hung Dao St., Duong Dong Townlet, Phu Quoc Dist.

Tel: (84-297) 3636 363

WHERE TO EAT
Viet Xua Restaurant

Add: 10A Hung Vuong St., Phu Quoc Dist.

Tel: (84-297) 3994 848/ 0904 060 495

Phuoc Loc Tho Restaurant

Add: 29 Phan Dinh Phung St., Rach Gia City

Tel: (84-297) 3860 860/ 0918 863 488

Hai Au Restaurant

Add: Khu Lan bien, Vinh Lac ward, Rach Gia City

Tel: (84-297) 3863 740

Vinh Hong I Restaurant

Add: 31 Tran Hung Dao St., Rach Gia City

Tel: (84-297) 3866 183

Hai Van Restaurant

Add: 55 Lam Son, Ha Tien Town

Tel: (84-297) 3850 345

Huong Bien Restaurant

Add: 169 Mac Thien Tich St., Ha Tien Town

Tel: (84-297) 3852 072/ 0919 969 515

Sai Gon Restaurant

Add: 62 Tran Hung Dao St., Phu Quoc Dist.

Tel: (84-297) 3846 999

Hoa Binh Zen Restaurant

Add: 82, 30-4 St., Phu Quoc Dist.

Tel: (84-297) 399 4555/ 0915 827 722

Huong Bien Restaurant

Add: 1 Vo Thi Sau St., Phu Quoc Dist.

Tel: (84-297) 3846 113

Le Giang Restaurant

Add: 7 Tran Hung Dao St., Phu Quoc Dist.

Tel: (84-297) 3846 444

Paradise Restaurant

Add: 143 Tran Hung Dao St., Phu Quoc Dist.

Tel: (84-297) 3991 333

Gio Bien Restaurant

Add: 271 Nguyen An Ninh St., Rach Gia City

Tel: (84-297) 3877 865 / 0987 212 865

Gio Bien Restaurant

Add: 165 Rd 28, Ha Tien Town

Tel: (84-297) 3951 667

6 Minh Restaurant

Add: 3A (B, C, D, E), Cach Mang Thang 8 St., Rach Gia City

Tel: (84-297) 3864 362

Anh Vu Restaurant

Add: 77 Nguyen Trung Truc St., Phu Quoc Dist.

Tel: (84-297) 3846 363/ 0939 297 097