Kien Giang Province

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Kiên Giang
Location of Kiên Giang Province
Provinces of Vietnam
Administration
People's Council Chair Trương Quốc Tuấn
People's Committee Chair Bùi Ngọc Sương
Geography
Capital Rạch Giá
Region Mekong Delta
Area 6,299 km²
Demographics
Population
 • Density
1,634,043(2004)
259.4/km²
Ethnicities Vietnamese, Khmer, Hoa
Calling code 773
ISO 3166-2 VN-47
Website www.kiengiang.gov.vn

Kiên Giang pronunciation  (Hán tự: ) is a southern province of Vietnam known for fishing and rice farming. The provincial capital city is Rach Gia.

Kien Giang's dimension is about 6.299 km² and its population is about 1,634,043, of which 22 percent live in the urban area. Kien Giang is bordered with An Giang Province in the northeast, Can Tho and Hau Giang in the east, Bac Lieu in the southeast and Ca Mau in the south, and Kampot Province (Cambodia) in the west.

[edit] Administrative divisions

Kien Giang is divided into one city (Rạch Giá), one town (Hà Tiên), and twelve districts (huyện) :

  1. An Biên
  2. An Minh
  3. Châu Thành
  4. Giồng Riềng
  5. Gò Quao
  6. Hòn Đất
  7. Kiên Hải
  8. Kiên Lương
  9. Phú Quốc
  10. Tân Hiệp
  11. Vĩnh Thuận
  12. U Minh Thượng

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