Khanh Hoa Province
Khanh Hoa Overview
Khanh Hoa (Khánh Hòa) is a province of Vietnam located in the South Central Coast. The provincial coastline spreads from Đại Lãnh Commune to the end of Cam Ranh Bay with a total length of coastline of 385 km featuring numerous creek mouths, lagoons, river mouths, and hundreds of islands and islets. The province also administers large territorial waters. The Spratly Islands are part of the province's Truong Sa County.
The coastline is indented by several bays, most notably the four bays Vân Phong Bay, Nha Phu Bay, Nha Trang Bay (Cù Huân) and Cam Ranh Bay, of which Cam Ranh Bay with its area of around 200 km², encompassed by a mountain range, is regarded as one of three best natural seaports in the world. Cam Ranh Bay is strategically important and has been used as a naval base by several major powers
Khanh Hoa has a population of 1,066,300 and spans an area of 5,197 km². The coast is about 385 kilometers long with a lot of lagoons, bays, island. Truong sa archipelago has important part in economy, military. Khanh Hoa has advantage in road, railway, seaway and airway.
The province enjoys a mild climate with an average annual temperature of 26.7°C. There are two distinct seasons: the rainy season lasts from April to December, with the other months being the dry season, except in Nha Trang where the rainy season lasts for just two months. The average relative humidity is 80.5%. The climate on the summit of Hòn Bà Mountain (located 30 km from Nha Trang) features a climate like that of Đà Lạt and Sa Pa.
Khanh hoa has the diversity of resource, seafood. It can be process to export, the bird’s nest can export or processes to the valuable food. It has the potential in tourism and service. It is one of top ten tourism center of Vietnam, Nha trang bay is one the the most beautiful bay in the world.
Area: 5,217.7 sq. km
Population: 1,205.3 thousand habitants (2015).
Capital: Nha Trang City.
Administrative divisions:
- City: Cam Ranh.
- Town: Ninh Hoa.
- Districts: Van Ninh, Dien Khanh, Khanh Vinh, Khanh Son, Truong Sa, Cam Lam.
Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Ra Glai, Hoa, Co Ho...