Area:
3,406.2 sq. km.
Population: 2,170,100 habitants (2004)
Capital:
Long Xuyen City.
Administrative divisions:
- Town: Chau Doc.
- Districts: An Phu, Tan Chau, Phu Tan, Chau
Phu, Tinh Bien, Tri Ton, Cho Moi, Chau Thanh,
Thoai Son.
Ethnic groups:
Viet (Kinh), Khmer, Cham, Hoa
Geography
An
Giang Province is located to the west of the
Mekong Delta between the Tien and Hau rivers and
shares a 100km border with Cambodia in the north
– west. It also shares border with Dong Thap
Province in the east, Cantho City in the south –
east, and Kien Giang Province in the south –
west.
An Giang has two main types of topography:
midland areas and low mountains. The low
mountains is Bay Nui (Seven Mountains) in Tinh
Bien and Tri Ton districts. Vinh Te Tunnel runs
along with the province’s border in the west,
which connects from Chau Doc to Ha Tien.
Climate: An Giang is divided into two
seasons: the rain (from May to November), and
the dry (from December to April next year). The
annual average temperature varies 27ºC. The
highest temperature is 35ºC – 37ºC from April to
May and the lowest ones is 20ºC – 21ºC from
December to January next year. The annual
rainfall is 1,400 – 1,500mm.
Tourism and Economy
An Giang is main province in rice output. The
province also has corn and aquatic products as
basa fish, shrimp, cuttle... An Giang is also
renowned as traditional handicraft such as Tan
Chau silk, Chau Doc fish sauce and other consume
products. Especially, long-standing handicraft
weaves fabric industry of Cham ethnic group.
An Giang is famous for particular festivals as
Ba Chua Xu, Chol Chnam Thomay, Dolta festival
and ox racing. Other famous sites and
attractions include Sam Mountain in Chau Doc,
Cam Mountain in Tien Binh, Tuc Dup Hill,
grottoes network of Thuy Dai Son, Anh Vu Son, Co
To, and many historical vestiges.
Transportation
An Giang has a relatively convenient land and
water transport system. National Road 91
connects to Cam-pu-chia. Buses run from Chau Doc
to Long Xuyen, Cantho, and other destinations in
the Mekong Delta.
Long Xuyen City is 62km from Cantho, 125km from
My Tho, and 190km from Ho Chi Minh City |
