Ninh Thuan province is lying in the middle of Central
Viet Nam, has a small plain created by the Dinh River originating from
Lam Vien Plateau. The province is famous for white-sand beaches, vast
gardens of table grapes, onions and hot peppers. The province is also
inhabited by a great number of the Cham ethnic minority people.
Area: 3,363.1 sq. km.
Population: 564,2 thousand habitants (April 2009)
Capital: Phan Rang - Thap Cham City
Districts: Ninh Hai, Ninh Phuoc, Ninh Son, Bac Ai, Thuan Bac, Thuan Nam
Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Cham, Ra Glai, Co Ho, Hoa.
Population: 564,2 thousand habitants (April 2009)
Capital: Phan Rang - Thap Cham City
Districts: Ninh Hai, Ninh Phuoc, Ninh Son, Bac Ai, Thuan Bac, Thuan Nam
Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Cham, Ra Glai, Co Ho, Hoa.
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Geography
Located in South-Central Coast, Ninh
Thuan shares border with Khanh Hoa Province on the north, Lam Dong
Province on the west, Binh Thuan Province on the south and East Sea on
the east.
The terrain is a mixture of mountain,
plain and seaside. Main rivers name Sat, Cai, Ong, Gia, Can, La, Quao.
Mountains surround three faces of Ninh Thuan including Tha Nhonh, Chuan,
Suong Mu, and Hon Dien mountains. Long seaside makes Da Vach, Thi, Ca
Na capes and sea ports.
Climate: The climate is a combination of
the tropical monsoon and dry and windy weather. It is hot, dry, windy
all of year. There is two seasons: the rain season lasts from May to
November, the dry season lasts from December to April. Annual average
temperature is 27oC.
Tourism
Ninh Thuan belongs to tourism triangles:
Dalat- Nha Trang- Phan Rang. Coming to there, tourists are able to
relax in Ca Na Tourist Site, swim in Ninh Chu Beach, Vinh Hy Bay, climb
to Da Trang Mountain, and observe natural animals in Phan Rang
Reservation, or visit Pi Nang Tac Stone Trap.
Being home of Cham minority group, Ninh
Thuan has characters culture of Cham ethnic, which stamp in local
custom, Cham dance, sculpture, pottery, and brocade and agriculture of
Cham towers. Famous towers name Po Klong Garai and Porome.
Nowadays, Cham people still preserve
matriarchy, a valuable inheritance of Vietnam, and special festivals
such as Kate, Cha Bun ceremonies, Royal Idiladha and Ra Glai Tribe
festivals and other ceremonies like dig a ditch, dam up, new rice...
Transportation
Phan Rang- Thap Cham City is 105km from
Nha Trang, 110km from Dalat, 350km from Ho Chi Minh City and 1.382km
from Hanoi. Phan Rang Town is on North- South Express Train, National
Highway No.1A and National Highway No.27.
Soource: Vietnamtourism.com
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