◊ 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 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)