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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. |
