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Overview of Tien Giang province










Tien Giang is a province in the Mekong Delta region of south Viet Nam

Area: 2484.2 km ²Population: 1717.4 thousand people (2006)Capital: My Tho CityThese districts:- Town: Go Cong- District: Cai Be, Cai Lay, Chau Thanh, Cho Gao, Go Cong Tay, Go Cong Dong and Tan Phuoc, Tan Phu Dong.Ethnicity: Vietnamese (Kinh), Hoa, Khmer, Tay

The natural conditions


Tien Giang is located in the Mekong Delta, on the north by Long An, Dong Thap west to the east adjacent to the door and Soai Rap Sea, south of Ben Tre.Climate: The climate of Tien Giang is divided into two distinct seasons: rainy and dry seasons. The annual average temperature 27 º C.Potential economic development and tourism
As Delta provinces, Tien Giang terrain divided into three distinct areas: the fruit along Tien river, the Plain of Reeds and coastal Cong. Tien Giang has 32km coastline, the annual catch lots of fish and seafood; fertile land, is one of the major rice bowl of the Mekong River Delta. Tien Giang is a convergence of all kinds of produce and fruit plum peach known as Trung Luong, Vinh Kim star fruit, mango, oranges, guavas amnesty Cai li ...Giang hotels systematically, fully equipped restaurant, many special dishes of the famous gardens Mekong River area.


Communications


The province's transportation network is very convenient to two major categories: roads and waterways.70km to My Tho, Vinh Long, the Ho Chi Minh City 70km, Can Tho, 103km, 179km Chau Doc, Rach Gia and Ha Tien 182km 272km.Roads: Roads of National Highway 1A in Tien Giang, running through the Mekong delta province of My Tho Long.Tram bus Ap Bac, located on the city center about 3 - 4 km. From Dist. Ho Chi Minh City, in western coach station with bus routes to the provinces of Tien Giang, Vinh Long, Chau Doc, Ca Mau, Tay Ninh, Can Tho, and some other places.Waterway: From Tien Giang can go in Ho Chi Minh City to Phnom Penh or by river.- Speedboat: Speedboat from Ho Chi Minh City daily departures to My Tho and Can Tho.- Cruise ships around My Tho: Cruises Mekong River takes visitors to the most famous tourist destinations of My Tho such as : Cu Lao Tan Phong, Con Thoi Son.