Area: 1,602.4 sq. km. Population: 770.4 thousand habitants (2015). Capital: Vi Thanh City. Administrative divisions: - Town: Nga Bay. - Districts (5): Phung Hiep, Vi Thuy, Long My, Chau Thanh and Chau Thanh A. Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Khmer, Hoa, Cham.
◊ GEOGRAPHY
Hau Giang belongs to Mekong River Delta. It borders with Can Tho City, Vinh Long Province on the north, Bac Lieu Province on the south, Soc Trang Province on the east, and Kien Giang Province on the west.
Hau Giang is located on complicated network of rivers, springs, and canals such as: Hau, Cai Tu rivers, Quan Lo, Phung Hiep, Xa No, Xang Nang Mau canals.
Climate: The climate is harmonized with few of storms. It is hot, humid all year. Rainy season lasts from May to November, and dry season lasts from December to April. The average annual temperature is 27oC.
◊ TOURISM AND ECONOMY Hau Giang has advantage of growing rice and fruit tree as well as rearing aquaculture. The province is famous for Phung Hiep Floating Market. From seven branches of Mekong River, hundreds boats join in floating market to sell various fruits and other things like other market. The name 'Phung Hiep snake market' is well-known to foreign tourists. Visitors from over the world come to that market to taste snake liquor and to see the dangerous snake dance.
Phung Hiep Floating Market (Hau Giang Province)
Hau Giang is also proud of the Historical Site of the Provincial Party Committee's Base and Long My Historical Site. Long My preserve many interesting things about the glorious history in resistance war. There are also facilities for entertainment and recreation. In Long My, tourists enjoy seeing numerous of storks of various types and 30 typical species of birds in stork sanctuary.
◊ TRANSPORTATION
Vi Thanh City is 60km from Can Tho City and 230km from Ho Chi Minh City.
Bus: Vi Thanh Bus Station (Area 3, Tran Hung Dao St., Vi Thanh City; Tel: (84-293) 3583 583) are regular buses to Ho Chi Minh City, Tien Giang, Kien Giang, Binh Thuan, Ninh Thuan and Khanh Hoa Provinces.
Hau Giang
Add: 995 Hung Vuong St., Zone III, Nga Bay
Tel: (84-293) 3866 020
Add: 25, 3/2 St., Zone 3, Vi Thanh City
Tel: (84-293) 3876 776
Add: 58 Nguyen Cong Tru St., Vi Thanh City
Tel: (84-293) 3580 2120
Add: 18 Hai Thuong Lan Ong St., Vi Thanh City
Tel: (84-293) 3581 806
Add: 85-87 Doan Thi Diem St., Vi Thanh City
Tel: (84-293) 3580 282
Add: 45 Hai Thuong Lan Ong St., Vi Thanh City
Tel: (84-293) 3876 361
Add: 98 Nguyen Cong Tru St., Vi Thanh City
Tel: (84-293) 3877 149
Add: 5 Nguyen Cong Tru St., Vi Thanh City
Tel: (84-293) 3870 463/ 0908 062 424
Add: 33 - 35, 3/2 St., Vi Thanh City
Tel: (84-293) 3500 113/ 3876 360
Add: Ngo Quoc Tri St., ward 5, Vi Thanh City
Tel: (84-293) 3870 685
Add: Luu Huu Phuoc St., Zone 2, Ward 1, Vi Thanh City
Tel: (84-293) 3876 716
Add: 25 Nguyen Cong Tru St., Vi Thanh City
Tel: (84-293) 3878 148