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.
Kien Giang
Add: Ganh Dau Commune, Phu Quoc Dist.
Tel: (84-297) 3619 999
Add: 844 Nguyen Trung Truc St., Rach Gia City
Tel: (84-297) 3812 229
Add: Alley 118, Tran Hung Dao St., Duong Dong Townlet, Phu Quoc Dist.
Tel: (84-297) 3992 048
Add: Lote 7, 36-37-38 Truong Sa St., Tran Hau Trade Center, Ha Tien Town
Tel: (84-297) 3959 190/3959 189
Add: Nui Den St., Zone 3, Phao Dai Ward, Ha Tien Town
Tel: (84-297) 3965 666/ 3965 777
Add: 62 Tran Hung Dao St., Duong Dong Townlet, Phu Quoc Dist.
Tel: (84-297) 3846 999/ 3846 510
Add: 5 Tran Cong An St., Town Ha Tien
Tel: (84-297) 3852 740
Add: 98/2 Tran Hung Dao St., Duong Dong Townlet, Phu Quoc Dist.
Tel: (84-297) 3982 161
Add: C3 20-21 Nguyen An Ninh St., Rach Gia City
Tel: (84-297) 392 4151
Add: 68 Tran Hung Dao St., Dong Duong Townlet, Phu Quoc Dist.
Tel: (84-297) 3983 044 / 3980 475
Add: Ong Lang Hamlet, Cua Duong Commune, Phu Quoc Dist.
Tel: (84-297) 7309 899
Add: Cua Lap Hamlet, Duong To Commune, Phu Quoc Dist.
Tel: (84-297) 3985 598
Add: 259 Mac Cuu St., Rach Gia City
Tel: (84-297) 3879 095
Add: Tran Hung Dao St., Cua Lap Hamlet, Duong To Commune, Duong Dong Townlet, Phu Quoc Dist.
Tel: (84-297) 3994 833 / 3994 823
Add: B10 , 28-29 Nguyen An Ninh St., Rach Gia City
Tel: (84-297) 3919 991/ 3919 992
Add: Bai Xep- Ong Lang Hamlet, Cua Duong Commune, Phu Quoc Dist.
Tel: (84-297) 3995 895
Add: 04 Trần Hầu St., Ha Tien Town
Tel: (84-297) 3852 148/ 3852 141
Add: Slot A9 3-7 Co Bac St., Rach Gia City
Tel: (84-297) 3553 355
Add: 47 Chi Lang St., Ha Tien Town
Tel: (84-297) 3852 383
Add: 222 Bai Gieng Hamlet, Binh An Commune, Kien Luong Townlet, Kien Luong Dist.
Tel: (84-297) 3759 226
Add: 10A Hung Vuong St., Phu Quoc Dist.
Tel: (84-297) 3994 848/ 0904 060 495
Add: 29 Phan Dinh Phung St., Rach Gia City
Tel: (84-297) 3860 860/ 0918 863 488
Add: Khu Lan bien, Vinh Lac ward, Rach Gia City
Tel: (84-297) 3863 740
Add: 31 Tran Hung Dao St., Rach Gia City
Tel: (84-297) 3866 183
Add: 55 Lam Son, Ha Tien Town
Tel: (84-297) 3850 345
Add: 169 Mac Thien Tich St., Ha Tien Town
Tel: (84-297) 3852 072/ 0919 969 515
Add: 62 Tran Hung Dao St., Phu Quoc Dist.
Tel: (84-297) 3846 999
Add: 82, 30-4 St., Phu Quoc Dist.
Tel: (84-297) 399 4555/ 0915 827 722
Add: 1 Vo Thi Sau St., Phu Quoc Dist.
Tel: (84-297) 3846 113
Add: 7 Tran Hung Dao St., Phu Quoc Dist.
Tel: (84-297) 3846 444
Add: 143 Tran Hung Dao St., Phu Quoc Dist.
Tel: (84-297) 3991 333
Add: 271 Nguyen An Ninh St., Rach Gia City
Tel: (84-297) 3877 865 / 0987 212 865
Add: 165 Rd 28, Ha Tien Town
Tel: (84-297) 3951 667
Add: 3A (B, C, D, E), Cach Mang Thang 8 St., Rach Gia City
Tel: (84-297) 3864 362
Add: 77 Nguyen Trung Truc St., Phu Quoc Dist.
Tel: (84-297) 3846 363/ 0939 297 097