Kien Giang Province

Infobox province of Vietnam
Name = Kiên Giang
Meaning =


Council Chair = Trương Quốc Tuấn
Committee Chair = Bùi Ngọc Sương
Capital = Rạch Giá
Region = Mekong Delta
Area = 6,299
Population = 1,634,043
Population year = 2004
Population density = 259.4
Ethnicities = Vietnamese, Khmer, Hoa
Calling code = 773
ISO code = VN-47
Website = www.kiengiang.gov.vn

Kiên Giang audio|Kien Giang.ogg|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.

Administrative divisions

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

#An Biên
#An Minh
#Châu Thành
#Giồng Riềng
#Gò Quao
#Hòn Đất
#Kiên Hải
#Kiên Lương
#Phú Quốc
#Tân Hiệp
#Vĩnh Thuận
#U Minh Thượng

External links

* [http://www.phuquoconline.net Phu Quoc-Pearl Island]
* [http://www.khmerkrom.org/en/index.php Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation (KKF)]
* [http://www.khmerkrom.com Khmerkrom.com]