Rạch Giá
Rạch Giá  pronunciation is the capital city of Kien Giang Province, Vietnam. It is located around , on the coast of Gulf of Thailand, 250 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City. East of city borders Tan Hiep and Chau Thanh town, Gulf of Thailand surrounds West city, South of city borders to Chau Thanh and An Bien town, North of city borders to Hon Dat and Tan Hiep.
Administrative units
Rach Gia city was upgraded from Rach Gia town by government decrees number 97/2005/NĐ-CP on July 26, 2005. The city has 12 administrative units: Vinh Thanh Van ward
Vinh Thanh ward
Vinh Lac ward
Vinh Loi ward
Vinh Quang ward
An Hoa ward
An Binh ward
Rach Soi ward
Vinh Thong ward
Vinh Hiep ward
Phi Thong ward
Rach Gia city is the first city which Vietnam government applies “lan bien” project (build a new city out to the ocean to expand territory). “Lan bien” project expand the city to become one of the biggest new cities in the South West of Vietnam. This project adds 2 more new wards in Rach Gia. Beside that, several future construction projects such as industrial center Rach Vuot and urban city Vinh Hiep which will be started after finishing Lac Hong bridge project will expand Rach Gia to the East.
Cultures and tourism
Ceremony of Nguyen Trung Truc is celebrated in Lunar August every year.
Historic
National historical sites: Nguyen Trung Truc temple
Tam Bao pagoda
Vinh Hoa temple
Huynh Man Dat grave
Phat Lon pagoda
Lang Cat pagoda
Kien Giang museum
Quan De pagoda
Other historical site: Tam Quan gate. This historical is the main gate and the symbol of Rach Gia city.
Nguyen Hien Dieu temple
Suong council
Bac De temple
Thien Hau temple
Thien Hau Palace
Transportation
Rach Gia has 2 main stations: Rach Soi station (main routes to neighbor towns or provinces on highway 61 and 63) and Rach Gia station (main routes to Ho Chi Minh city and Ha Tien). Those are main stations to transport passengers to other towns in provinces or other provinces in nation.
Bus transportation system is developed pretty early, passengers can use bus from Rach Gia to 4 other towns: Chau Thanh (route Rach Gia – Tac Cau), Giong Rieng (route Rach Gia – Giong Rieng), Tan Hiep (route Rach Gia – Kinh B), Hon Dat (route Rach Gia – Tam Ngan).
Currently, Rạch Giá Airport (it was Rach Soi airport) is the biggest airport in Rach Gia. Rach Gia airport has flight routes Rach Gia to Phu Quoc and Ho Chi Minh city of Vietnam Airline.
Rach Gia has 2 big ship stations: Rach Gia ship station or Phu Quoc ship station (routes to Phú Quốc Island and other big islands such as Phu Quoc, Hon Tre, Hon Son, Tho Chu…) and Rach Meo station (route to rural towns of Ca Mau peninsula). High speed ship is economic choice for passengers to Phú Quốc Island or Kien Hai islands.
Translation
The phrase "Rạch Giá" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Dutch, Polish.
Translation(s) in other languages: German: Rach Gia, Hakka: Li̍t-ka-sṳ, Japanese: ラックザー, Norwegian (Bokmål): Rach Gia, Low Saxon: Rach Gia, Swedish: Rach Gia, Vietnamese: Rạch Giá (thành phố), Waray-Waray: Rach Gia, Chinese: 迪石市.
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