Provincial city in Kiên Giang, Vietnam
About Rạch Giá (city)
Rạch Giá is a provincial city and the former capital of Kiên Giang province, Vietnam. It is located on the Eastern coast of the Gulf of Thailand, 250 kilometres (160 mi) southwest of Ho Chi Minh City. East of city, it borders Tân Hiệp and Châu Thành town, the Gulf of Thailand is to the West and surrounds some parts of the city, south of the city is Châu Thành and An Biên town, and to the North it borders Hòn Đất and Tân Hiệp.
Historic
National historical sites: Nguyễn Trung Trực Temple Tam Bảo Temple Vĩnh Hoà temple Huỳnh Mẫn Đạt grave Phật Lớn pagoda Láng Cát pagoda Kiên Giang museum Quan Đế pagoda Other historical sites: Sắc Tứ Tam Bảo Temple Tam quan gate. This is the historical main gate and the symbol of Rạch Giá City. Nguyễn Hiền Điều temple Suông council Bắc Đế temple Thiên Hậu temple Thiên Hậu Palace
Climate
Rạch Giá has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw), not quite wet enough to be classified as a tropical monsoon climate (Am) though wetter than most climates of its type. There is a very pronounced dry season from December to March, but rainfall is consistently heavy for the remaining eight months of the year.
Cultures and tourism
The ceremony of Nguyễn Trung Trực is held annually in lunar August.
Transportation
Rạch Giá has 2 main stations: Rạch Sỏi station (main routes to neighbor towns or provinces on highway 61 and 63) and Rạch Giá station (main routes to Ho Chi Minh City and Hà Tiên). Those are the main stations to transport passengers to other towns in the province, or to other provinces in Vietnam. The bus transportation system was developed pretty early. Passengers can take the bus from Rạch Giá to 4 other towns: Châu Thành (route Rạch Giá – Tắc Cậu), Giồng Riềng (route Rạch Giá – Giồng Riềng), Tân Hiệp (route Rạch Giá – Kinh B), Hòn Đất (route Rạch Giá – Tám Ngàn). Currently, Rạch Giá Airport is the biggest airport in Rạch Giá. Rạch Giá airport has flight routes to Ho Chi Minh City with Vietnam Airlines. …
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