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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
26.5�C.
It
is
coolest
in
January
with
25�C.
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.
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.
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. |
