Rach Gia
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Rạch Giá is the capital city of Kien Giang province
Kien Giang Province
Kiên Giang is a province of Vietnam, located in the Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam. It is known for fishing and rice farming. The provincial capital is Rạch Giá, 250 km from the Ho Chi Minh City...

, Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...

. It is located around on the coast of Gulf of Thailand
Gulf of Thailand
The Gulf of Thailand , also known in to Malays as Teluk Siam literally meant Gulf of Siam, is a shallow arm of the South China Sea.-Geography:...

, 250 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam...

. East of city borders Tân Hiệp and Châu Thành town, Gulf of Thailand
Gulf of Thailand
The Gulf of Thailand , also known in to Malays as Teluk Siam literally meant Gulf of Siam, is a shallow arm of the South China Sea.-Geography:...

 surrounds west city, south of city borders to Châu Thành and An Biên town, north of city borders to Hòn Đất and Tân Hiệp.

Name

Formally a territoy of Cambodia, the name Rach Gia is believed to derive from the Khmer language
Khmer language
Khmer , or Cambodian, is the language of the Khmer people and the official language of Cambodia. It is the second most widely spoken Austroasiatic language , with speakers in the tens of millions. Khmer has been considerably influenced by Sanskrit and Pali, especially in the royal and religious...

. The Khmer name for this province is Kramuon Sor.

Administrative units

Rạch Giá city was upgraded from Rạch Giá town by government decrees number 97/2005/NĐ-CP on July 26, 2005. The city has 12 administrative units:
  • Vinh Thanh Van ward
  • Vinh Thanh
    Vinh Thanh
    Vinh Thanh is a district of Can Tho city in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. The district borders An Giang Province to the west, Kien Giang Province to the south, Thốt Nốt District to the north....

     ward
  • Vinh Lac ward
  • Vinh Loi ward
  • Vinh Quang ward
  • An Hoa ward
  • An Binh ward
  • Rach Soi ward
  • Vinh Thong ward
  • Vinh Hiep ward
  • Phi Thong ward


Rạch Giá city is the first city which Vietnam government applies "lan bien" project (build a new city out to the ocean to expand territory). "Lan bien" project expand the city to become one of the biggest new cities in the southwest of Vietnam. This project adds 2 more new wards in Rạch Giá. Beside that, several future construction projects such as industrial center Rach Vuot and urban city Vinh Hiep which will be started after finishing Lac Hong bridge project will expand Rạch Giá to the east.

Historic

National historical sites:
  • Nguyen Trung Truc temple
  • Tam Bao pagoda
  • Vinh Hoa temple
  • Huynh Man Dat grave
  • Phat Lon pagoda
  • Lang Cat pagoda
  • Kien Giang museum
  • Quan De pagoda


Other historical site:
  • Tam Quan gate. This historical is the main gate and the symbol of Rạch Giá city.
  • Nguyen Hien Dieu temple
  • Suong council
  • Bac De temple
  • Thien Hau temple
    Thien Hau Temple
    Thien Hau Temple, also known as Chùa Bà Thiên Hậu in Vietnamese and as Tiān Hòu Gōng in Chinese, is a Taoist temple in Los Angeles Chinatown. It is one of the more popular areas for worship and tourism in the Los Angeles area...

  • Thien Hau Palace

Transportation

Rạch Giá has 2 main stations: Rach Soi station (main routes to neighbor towns or provinces on highway 61 and 63) and Rach Gia station (main routes to Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam...

 and Hà Tiên
Hà Tiên
Hà Tiên or Ha Tien is a town in Kien Giang Province, Tay Nam Bo of Vietnam. Area: 8,851.5 ha, population : 39,957. The town borders Cambodia to the west....

). Those are main stations to transport passengers to other towns in provinces or other provinces in nation.

Bus transportation system is developed pretty early, passengers can use bus from Rạch Giá to 4 other towns: Châu Thành (route Rạch Giá – Tac Cau), Giồng Riềng (route Rạch Giá – Giồng Riềng), Tân Hiệp (route Rạch Giá – Kinh B), Hòn Đất (route Rạch Giá – Tam Ngan).

Currently, Rach Gia Airport
Rach Gia Airport
Rach Gia Airport is an airport located in Rach Gia, Vietnam.-Airlines and destinations:...

 is the biggest airport in Rạch Giá. Rạch Giá airport has flight routes to Phú Quốc and Ho Chi Minh City with Vietnam Airlines
Vietnam Airlines
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.

Rạch Giá has 2 big ship stations: Rạch Giá ship station or Phú Quốc ship station (routes to Phú Quốc island and other big islands such as Phú Quốc, Hon Tre, Hon Son, Tho Chu…) and Rach Meo station (route to rural towns of Cà Mau Peninsula
Ca Mau Peninsula
peninsula makes up the southern tip of Vietnam. It is in Ca Mau province, and lies between the Gulf of Thailand to the west and the South China Sea to the east....

). High speed ship is economic choice for passengers to Phú Quốc island or Kiên Hải islands.
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