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Geography
An Giang Province is located
to the west of the Mekong
Delta between the Tien and
Hau rivers and shares a
100km border with Cambodia
in the north - west. It also
shares border with Dong Thap
Province in the east, Cantho
City in the south - east,
and Kien Giang Province in
the south - west.
An Giang has two main types
of topography: midland areas
and low mountains. The low
mountains is Bay Nui (Seven
Mountains) in Tinh Bien and
Tri Ton districts. Vinh Te
Tunnel runs along with the
province's border in the
west, which connects from
Chau Doc to Ha Tien.
Climate: An Giang is divided
into two seasons: the rain
(from May to November), and
the dry (from December to
April next year). The annual
average temperature varies
27ºC. The highest
temperature is 35ºC - 37ºC
from April to May and the
lowest ones is 20ºC - 21ºC
from December to January
next year. The annual
rainfall is 1,400 - 1,500mm.
Tourism
and Economy
An Giang is main province in
rice output. The province
also has corn and aquatic
products as basa fish,
shrimp, cuttle... An Giang
is also renowned as
traditional handicraft such
as Tan Chau silk, Chau Doc
fish sauce and other consume
products. Especially,
long-standing handicraft
weaves fabric industry of
Cham ethnic group.
An Giang is famous for
particular festivals as Ba
Chua Xu, Chol Chnam Thomay,
Dolta festival and ox
racing. Other famous sites
and attractions include Sam
Mountain in Chau Doc, Cam
Mountain in Tien Binh, Tuc
Dup Hill, grottoes network
of Thuy Dai Son, Anh Vu Son,
Co To, and many historical
vestiges.
Transportation
An Giang has a relatively
convenient land and water
transport system. National
Road 91 connects to Cam-pu-chia.
Buses run from Chau Doc to
Long Xuyen, Cantho, and
other destinations in the
Mekong Delta.
Long Xuyen City is 62km from
Cantho, 125km from My Tho,
and 190km from Ho Chi Minh
City. Chau Doc Town is 96km
from Ha Tien, 117km from
Cantho, 179km from My Tho,
and 245km from Ho Chi Minh
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