Area:3,363.1 sq. km.Population:567,9 thousand habitants (2006)Capital: Phan Rang - ThapChamCity Districts: Ninh Hai, Ninh Phuoc, Ninh Son, Bac Ai, Thuan Bac Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Cham, Ra Glai, Co Ho, Hoa. Geography Located in South-CentralCoast, Ninh Thuan shares border with KhanhHoaProvince on the north, LamDongProvince on the west, BinhThuanProvince on the south and EastSea 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 NinhChuBeach, 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 PhanRang-ThapChamCity is 105km from Nha Trang, 110km from Dalat, 350km from Ho Chi Minh City and 1.382km from Hanoi. PhanRangTown is on North - South Express Train, National Highway No.1A and National Highway No.27. |