Ha Tinh

Area: 5,997.8 sq. km.
Population: 1,261.3 thousand habitants (2015).
Capital: Ha Tinh City.
Administrative divisions:

- Town: Hong Linh, Ky Anh.
- Districts (9): Huong Son, Duc Tho, Nghi Xuan, Can Loc, Huong Khe, Thach Ha, Cam Xuyen, Vu Quang, Loc Ha.
Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Thai, Muong, Chut.

GEOGRAPHY

Ha Tinh is located on the Northern Central of Viet Nam, surrounded by Nghe An Province on the north, Quang Binh Province on the south, Laos on the west, and East Sea on the east.
 

Locating at the east of Truong Son Mountain Range, Ha Tinh's terrain is both narrow and sloping, tilting towards the east. To the west is a high mountain range (with average height of 1,500m), following with a range of hills, small and narrow elongated plain and coastal sandy banks.
 

Mountainous terrain accounts for 80% of the province's natural area that is sharply differentiated and divided, forming deferent ecological areas. There are 14 rivers such as Ngan Pho, Ngan Sau, Cay. The coastline is 137km in length which is suitable for making salt, rearing shellfish such as shrimps, crabs, oysters, snails...
 

Ha Tinh belongs to the tropical monsoon area. The average annual temperature is 23.7°C. There are two clear seasons: Raining season lasts from August to November. Annually average rainfall is from 2,500mm to 2,650mm, account to 54% of whole year. Dry season is from December to July next year. The weather is dry, hot and highly vaporizing West- Southern wind (blowing from Laos).

TOURISM
The province has many special internal tourism places ecologically, historically, culturally, namely National Park of Vu Quang, Ke Go reservoir, Hong Linh Mountain, interests inhering to poet Nguyen Du, monument of comrade Tran Phu - First General Secretary of Vietnamese Communist Party, Dong Loc Road Junction - a monument sticking with glorious victory of Vietnam against the US. Then, tourists are able to relax in Xuan Thanh, Thien Cam, Thach Hai or Deo Con beaches, or in medical treatment area of Son Kim Hot Spring.

 

Ha Tinh preserves many temples, pagodas such as Cua Dieu Tower, Huong Tich, Bich Chau, Yen Lac pagodas, Tam Lang, Chieu Trung temples.

 

Nguyen Du Memorial Site (Ha Tinh Province)


Coming there, visitor do not forget make tour to some of handicrafts villages such as Van Cham, Minh Long iron, Duc Lam cooper, Cam Trang pottery, Thai Yen wood, Ha silt, Ho cloth.


Apart of that, tourists can follow National Road N°. 8 passing Cau Treo Border Gate to Laos, Thailand and other ASEAN countries...

 

ETHNIC GROUPS

Ha Tinh population is mainly Viet (Kinh) following Mau believing, Confucianism, Buddhist, tutelary gods worship. The province is home of Hai Thuong Lan Ong - a famous physician, Nguyen Du, Huy Can poets, and Nguyen Cong Tru, Tran Phu, Ha Huy Tap, Ngo Duc Ke.

 

TRANSPORTATION

Ha Tinh City is about 341km south of Ha Noi, 49km south of Vinh City (Nghe An Province) and 150km north of Dong Hoi City (Quang Binh Province). There are National Road N°. 1 crossing the province, and Keo Nua Border Gate linking to Laos, Thailand.
 

Train: Yen Trung Railway Station is a stop on the Reunification Express train route.
 

Bus: Ha Tinh Bus Station offer some buses to many provincial and inter-provincial routes.

ALBUM
WHERE TO STAY
Vinpearl Ha Tinh Hotel

Add: Ha Huy Tap-Ham Nghi, Ha Tinh City

Tel: (84-239) 363 8866

Muong Thanh Hotel

Add: Highway 1A, Ky Anh Dist.

Tel: (84-239) 3720 666

White Palace Hotel

Add: 139 Ha Huy Tap St., Ha Tinh City

Tel: (84-239) 6269 999/ 3899 966

Cong Doan Hotel

Add: Thien Cam Townlet, Cam Xuyen Dist.

Tel: (84-239) 3862 226

Happy Hotel

Add: ward Ly Long, Ky Anh Town

Tel: (84-239) 3727 777

Thai Hotel

Add: 10 block, Hong Linh Town

Tel: (84-239) 3570 789

New Star Hotel

Add: Highway 1A, Ha Tinh City

Tel: (84-239) 3686 867

Ngan Ha Hotel

Add: 158 Tran Phu St., Ha Tinh City

Tel: (84-239) 3854 913/ 3698 688

Sailing Tower Hotel

Add: 2 Xo Viet Nghe Tinh St., Ha Tinh City

Tel: (84-239) 3686 778/ 3685 555

Thien Y Hotel

Add: Thien Cam Townlet, Cam Xuyen Dist.

Tel: (84-239) 3862 345

Truong Tho Hotel

Add: Ky Anh Townlet, Ky Anh Dist.

Tel: (84-239) 3739 999

WHERE TO EAT
Ngoc Chau restaurant

Add: 6 Ha Huy Tap St., Ha Tinh City

Tel: (84-239) 3569 087

Panorama restaurant

Add: 6 Phan Dinh Phung St., Ha Tinh City

Tel: (84-239) 3899 595

Que Lien Thien Cam restaurant

Add: Thien Cam Townlet, Cam Xuyen Dist.

Tel: (84-239) 0972 8896 45

Tuan Hoa restaurant

Add: Thien Cam Townlet, Cam Xuyen Dist.

Tel: (84-239) 0912 1051 25

Ba Oanh restaurant

Add: Thien Cam Townlet, Cam Xuyen Dist.

Tel: (84-239) 0165 6148 399

Chateau restaurant

Add: 139 Ha Huy Tap St., Ha Tinh City

Tel: (84-239) 6267 777

Ba Dao restaurant

Add: 20 Vu Quang Tap St., Ha Tinh City

Tel: (84-239) 3855 313

Le De restaurant

Add: 10 type 1 Nguyen Chi Thanh St., Ha Tinh City

Tel: (84-239) 3881 126