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THE
NORTH
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CENTRAL
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THE
SOUTH |
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Ho
Chi
Minh
City
I
An
Giang
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Ba
Ria-Vung
Tau
I
Bac
Lieu
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Ben
Tre
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Binh
Duong |
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Binh
Phuoc
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Ca
Mau
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Can
Tho
City
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Dong
Nai
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Dong
Trap
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Hau
Giang |
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Kien
Giang
I
Long
An
I
Soc
Trang
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Tay
Ninh
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Tien
Giang
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Tra
Vinh
I
Vinh
Long
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Area: 5,331.7 sq. km
Population: 1,232 thousand habitants (2006)
Capital: Ca Mau City
Districts: Dam Doi, Ngoc Hien, Tran Van Thoi, Cai Nuoc, U Minh, Thoi Binh, Nam Can, Phu Tan.
Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Khmer, Hoa, Tay. |
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Geography
 Ca Mau Province is situated in the southern tip of Vietnam with 307km coastal length. It is surrounded by East Sea on three faces and Kien Giang, Bac Lieu provinces on the north and north-east.
It's interlacing rivers and canals have generated tangled flows in the province. Seven large rivers are: Ong Doc, Bay Hap, Cai Lon, Ganh Hao, Dam Doi, Trem Trem, and Bach Nguu. Some offshore islands are: Hon Da Bac, Hon Khoai and Hon Chuoi.
There are two types of forest in Ca Mau province: salt marsh and cajuput. The cajuput forest has the highest biological value among other types of natural forest, with high economic value and environmental protection.
Climate: Ca Mau, with its sub-equatorial monsoon climate has two main seasons: the rainny season from May to October, and the dry season, extending from November to April of the next year. The province is average annual temperature is 26.5ºC. It is coolest in January with 25ºC. The annual rainfall averages 2,500mm, 90% of which is distributed over 6 months of the rainy season. Average humidity is about 80% in dry season and 85 % in rainny season. Ca Mau rarely suffers storms and floods. |
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Tourism
and
Economy
Ca
Mau
has
great
potentiality
in
ecological
tourism
thanking
to
salt-marsh
ecological
systems
and
diversified
plants
and
animals.
It
has
long
seaside
so
there
are
many
shrimp
farms
here.
Then
it
is
considered
one
of
the
key
fishing
grounds
of
the
country,
with
great
reserves
of
seafood
of
different
types.Besides
that,
there
are
wild
animals,
such
as
deer,
pig,
and
monkey.
Hon
Khoai
Island
is a
historical
vestige
that
had
related
with
the
insurrection
led
by
hero
Phan
Ngoc
Hien.
Ca
Mau
is
famous
for
U
Minh
cajuput
forest
and
Nam
Can
mangrove
forest.
Rather
than
those,
Ca
Mau
is
also
well
known
for
its
bird
sanctuaries:
Cai
Nuoc,
Dam
Doi,
Ngoc
Hien...
Most
of
all,
Ngoc
Hien
bird
sanctuary
attracts
more
and
more
visitors. |
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Transportation
Road: Camau is 114km from Bac Lieu, 130km from Rach Gia, 180km from Cantho, and 380km from Ho Chi Minh City. National Highways No. 1A, 63 connect Ca Mau to Bac Lieu and Kien Giang provinces.
Waterway: The boats run from Ca Mau to Ho Chi Minh City, Rach Gia. Tourist can visit U Minh and Ngoc Hien by ferry.
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