Hau Giang Province


Hau Giang Overview

Hau Giang (Hậu Giang) is a province located in the Mekong Delta region in the southern part of Vietnam. 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.

Hậu Giang has an industrial zone of 902 ha. There are 120 km of national roads: National Highway 61 (which leads to National Highway 1, going through Cần Thơ Municipality on the Hậu River to Ho Chi Minh City), and water connections by canal and river to the Hậu River.

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 annual average temperature is 27oC.

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.

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.

Area: 1,602.4 sq. km.

Population: 770.4 thousand habitants (2015).

Capital: Vi Thanh City.

Administrative divisions:

- Town: Nga Bay.

- Districts: Phung Hiep, Vi Thuy, Long My, Chau Thanh and Chau Thanh A.

Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Khmer, Hoa, Cham.



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