Area:
5,198.2
sq. km
Population:
1,111,300
habitants (2004)
Capital: Nha Trang City
Administrative divisions:
- Town: Cam Ranh
- Districts: Van Ninh, Ninh Hoa, Dien Khanh,
Khanh Vinh, Khanh Son, Truong Sa.
Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Ra Glai, Hoa, Co
Ho...
Geography
Khanh Hoa Province is a coastal province of
South Central Vietnam. To the north, it borders
on Phu Yen Province, to the west, on Dak Lak and
Lam Dong provinces, and to the south, on Ninh
Thuan Province. The Khanh Hoa coast is 200km
long, with more than 200 islands offshore, of
which Truong Sa District gathers over one
hundred islands around. The two largest rivers
flowing through the province are the Cai and
Danh rivers.Khanh Hoa represents one of the
deepest seas in Vietnam, adjoining open oceans
and international marine routes. With ragged
seashore spreading out around 200km long, it
contains various well-known bays, such as Cam
Ranh, Van Phong and Nha Trang.Cam Ranh Bay is
considered as one of three harbors that have the
best natural conditions over the world. Having
the area of over 60 square kilometers and the
18-20m average depth, this bay is out of the
wind as a result of being surrounded by many
mountain ranges. Van Phong Bay has a wonderful
nature, temperate climate, idyllic beach with
mostly fine sand, surrounded by hills, mountains
and tropical forests, colorful coral reefs,
several vestige of salt-watered forest, specific
and valuable sea creatures, which is endowed
with an ideal environment. These are great
potentials for the development of ecological
tourism in Van Phong.
Climate:Khanh Hoa has a tropical monsoon
climate with an average temperature of 26.5ºC.
The rain season lasts 4 months (from September
to December). But for the region around Nha
Trang City, the rainy season lasts only 2
months, thus providing very favorable conditions
to develop a long-lasted tourism season and
organize year-round tourist activities.
Particularly, on the Hon Ba Mountain (30km from
Nha Trang), the climate likes in Dalat and Sapa.
Tourism
Khanh Hoa has been deeply marked by the strong
ancient culture of the Cham. Until today, Champa
Kingdom has left an invaluable inheritance of
ruins and historical sites to visit. Khanh Hoa
is endowed with beautiful natural sites and sand
beaches. Visitors will enjoy the group of five
or six islands situated close to each other. The
largest of the islands is Hon Tre, which is
located 3km from Nha Trang. The city of Nha
Trang has long been renowned for being a sea
resort with plenty of historical vestiges and
wonderful sceneries: Cham Po Nagar Towers, Long
Son Pagoda, Ba Vu Mausoleum, Bao Dai Palace, Hon
Chong, Hon Yen, Tri Nguyen Fish Pond, Bai Tru,
Suoi Tien, Dai Lanh Beach... and many islets
offshore. Nha Trang Bay has been recognized as
one of 29 most beautiful bays in the word since
7/2003.The population mainly constitutes Kinh
people, as well as a small percentage of Ra Glai,
Tay, Nung, Muong, and Cham.
Transportation
Various forms of convenient transports are
available.
- Road: The National Highway 1A and the
railway from north to south run through Khanh
Hoa Province, linking it with the other
provinces in the North and South. The National
Highway 26 links Khanh Hoa to some provinces in
the Central Highland. Nha Trang is 105km from
Phan Rang, 190km from Buon Ma Thuot, 205km from
Dalat, 238km from Quy Nhon, 441km from Ho Chi
Minh City, and 1,278km from Hanoi.
- Airlines: Nha Trang Airport is 5km from
the center of the city. Vietnam Airlines offers
daily connections with Ho Chi Minh City and
Hanoi, and four connections a week with Danang.
Cam Ranh Airport is 35km south of Nha Trang has
flights from Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Da
Nang to there.
- Train:Regular connections between Hanoi
and Ho Chi Minh City all stop in Nha Trang,
daily train between Ho Chi Minh City and Nha
Trang.
- Bus: There are connections with Danang,
Ho Chi Minh City, Hue, Vinh, Pleiku... Minibus
for Hoi An, Hue, and Dalat...
- Water: Cam Ranh and Nha Trang ports
connect Khanh Hoa with many regions in Vietnam
as well as with abroad |
