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: 5-6G Huynh Thuc Khang St., Rach Gia City
Tel: (84-297) 3872 678
Add: 1222 Nguyen Trung Truc St., Rach Gia City
Tel: (84-297) 3913 556
Add: A11, 3/2 St., Rach Gia City
Tel: (84-297) 6255 777/ 6255 999
Add: 172/8 St. 30/4, Duong Dong Townlet, Phu Quoc Dist.
Tel: (84-297) 3992 345
Add: 6 Nguyen Trung Truc St., Rach Gia City
Tel: (84-297) 3866 078
Add: Bai Gieng Hamlet, Binh An Commune, Kien Luong Dist.
Tel: (84-297) 3854 369
Add: 2G5 Pham Hung St., Rach Gia City
Tel: (84-297) 2466 666
Add: 353 Nguyen Trung Truc St., Duong Dong Townlet, Phu Quoc Dist.
Tel: (84-297) 0989 024 135
Add: 14 Le Thi Hong Gam St., Duong Dong Townlet, Phu Quoc Dist.
Tel: (84-297) 3846 788
Add: 1254 Nguyen Trung Truc St., Rach Gia City
Tel: (84-297) 3919 089
Add: Tran Hung Dao St., Duong Dong Townlet, Phu Quoc Dist.
Tel: (84-297) 2209 999
Add: D8 39-40 Lac Hong St., Rach Gia City
Tel: (84-297) 3941 539
Add: 383 Nga Ba Zone, Kien Luong Towlet
Tel: (84-297) 3857 333/ 3765 666
Add: Block B10, 14-15 Kim Dong St., Rach Gia City
Tel: (84-297) 3943 479
Add: Ganh Gio Beach, Duong Dong Townlet, Phu Quoc Dist.
Tel: (84-297) 3718 888
Add: Ong Lang Hamlet, Cua Duong Commune, Phu Quoc Dist.
Tel: (84-297) 3981 693
Add: 1326 Nguyen Trung Truc St., Rach Gia City
Tel: (84-297) 3914 914
Add: 75-78 Lac Hong St., Rach Gia City
Tel: (84-297) 3898 338
Add: E18 Nguyen Tri Phuong St., Rach Gia City
Tel: (84-297) 3876 018
Add: Block 1, 31-31 Tran Hau Trading Center, Ha Tien Town
Tel: (84-297) 2211 999
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