Tra Vinh

Area: 2,341.2 sq. km.
Population:1,034.6 thousand habitants (2015).
Capital: Tra Vinh City.
Administrative divisions:
- Towns: Duyen Hai
- Districts: Cang Long, Cau Ke, Tieu Can, Chau Thanh, Tra Cu, Cau Ngang, Duyen Hai.
Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Khmer, Tay, Hoa...

 

GEOGRAPHY

Located on Mekong River Delta, Tra Vinh Province borders Ben Tre, Vinh Long provinces on the north, Soc Trang Province on the west, and East Sea on the east with 65km seaside.

Topography includes coastal plain, alluvial deposits, hundreds of mounds and sand caves, a complex network of rivers and canals.

Tra Vinh is on tropical monsoon region. The weather is hot around the year. The dry season lasts from December to April. The rainy season is between May and November. Annual average temperature is 26°C.

 

TOURISM AND ECONOMY

Surrounded by Tien and Hau rives and long coast, Tra Vinh's economy base on agriculture, aquaculture, fish and shrimp breeding. The province is covered by verdant plants in garden village along bank of river.

Ba Om Pond is an attraction of Tra Vinh. It is surrounded by hillocks and many old sao and dau trees with odd shape of roots. In the afternoon, flocks of birds perch on the trees and make this area exciting and noisy.

There are 140 pagodas of Khmer, 50 pagodas of Viet (Kinh) and 5 pagodas of Hoa. The famous ones include Ang, Nodol, Hang. Nodol Pagoda is home of thousands of birds including storks, cong coc and pigeons.


Hang Pagoda (Tra Vinh Province)

 

TRANSPORTATION

Tra Vinh City is 68km from Vinh Long City in Vinh Long Province, 200km from Ho Chi Minh City, and 94km from Can Tho City. There are National Roads No.53, 54, 60 linking the districts of Tra Vinh and neighbor provinces.

 

Bus: Tra Vinh Bus Station (559 National Road 54, Tra Vinh City) offers regular connections with Ho Chi Minh City, Ba Ria – Vung Tau, Binh Thuan, Dong Nai, Kien Giang and Vinh Long provinces.

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NEARBY DESTINATIONS
Ba Om Pond

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Ang Pagoda

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Nodol Pagoda

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WHERE TO STAY
Cuu Long Hotel

Add: 999 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai St., Tra Vinh City

Tel: (84-294) 3862 615/ 862 623

Hoan My Hotel

Add: 105A Nguyen Thi Minh Khai St., Tra Vinh City

Tel: (84-294) 3862 211

Tra Vinh Palace 2 Hotel

Add: 48 Pham Ngu Lao St., Tra Vinh City

Tel: (84-294) 3863 999

Thanh Tra Hotel

Add: 1 Pham Thai Buong St., Tra Vinh City

Tel: (84-294) 3853 626/ 6250 657

Duy Tung Hotel

Add: 6 Dien Bien Phu St., Tra Vinh City

Tel: (84-294) 3858 959/ 3858 034

Tra Vinh Palace 1 Hotel

Add: 3 Le Thanh Ton St., Tra Vinh City

Tel: (84-294) 3864 999

Thanh Thuy Motel

Add: 35A Highway No. 53, Tra Vinh City

Tel: (84-294) 3842 149

Hoa Anh Dao Hotel

Add: 27 Pham Ngu Lao St., Tra Vinh City

Tel: (84-294) 3841 090 / 3841 091

Ba Dong Beach Resort

Add: Con Trung Hamlet, Truong Long Hoa Commune, Duyen Hai Dist.

Tel: (84-294) 3923 777/ 3739 049

Hoang Phuc Hotel

Add: 2A Nguyen Dang St., Tra Vinh City

Tel: (84-294) 3865 692

Gia Hoa 1 Hotel

Add: 75 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai St., Tra Vinh City

Tel: (84-294) 3869 666/ 3864 477

Luu Luyen Hotel

Add: 16 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai St., Tra Vinh City

Tel: (84-294) 3842 306/ 6273 787

Gia Hoa 2 Hotel

Add: 50 Le Loi St., Tra Vinh City

Tel: (84-294) 3858 008

Phuong Dong Hotel

Add: 1A Phan Dinh Phung St., Tra Vinh City

Tel: (84-294) 3868 819/ 3585 358

WHERE TO EAT
Ben Co Restaurant

Add: Ben Co Hamlet, Nguyet Hoa commune, Chau Thanh Dist.

Tel: (84-294) 3842 030

Viet Hoa Restaurant

Add: 80 Tran Phu St., Tra Vinh City

Tel: (84-294) 3863 046

Cuu Long Restaurant

Add: 210 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai St., Tra Vinh City

Tel: (84-294) 3862 615

Tuy Huong Restaurant

Add: 8 Dien Bien Phu St., ward 2, Tra Vinh City

Tel: (84-294) 3858 312