Overview of Hau Giang province

Hau Giang is one of the rice centers of the Southwest region. The province has strengths in rice and fruit trees of all kinds, with a rich source of aquatic products, mainly freshwater shrimp and cattle and livestock. The Roof River has a famous specialty of catfish. The province is famous for Nga Bay floating market and many national-level historical relics such as Khoi Nghia Nam Ky relic, vestige of the Union of War Religions of Southern Vietnam, Can Tho Provincial Party Committee Base, Tam Vu relic, Uncle Ho temple. ..

Geographical location

Hau Giang is a province in the inland area of ​​the Mekong Delta. The territory of the province lies between 9 ° 30'35 and 10 ° 19'17 North and from 105 ° 14'03 to 106 ° 17'57 East. The West borders Kien Giang Province, the North borders Can Tho City and Vinh Long Province, the South borders Bac Lieu Province, the East borders Soc Trang Province. The province is located downstream of the Hau River, amidst a network of rivers and canals. The province is located close to Can Tho city, the center of the Southwest region.

Natural condition

Hau Giang is a province located at the end of the Mekong Delta, the terrain is low, the average height is less than 2 meters above sea level. The terrain is lower from North to South and from East to West. The area along the Hau River is the highest, on average about 1 - 1.5 meters, with lower elevations to the West. The topographic surface is strongly divided by artificial canals.

Administrative units
Hau Giang has 8 administrative units, including 1 city, 2 towns and 5 districts. With 76 commune-level administrative units, including 12 wards, 10 towns and 54 communes:

Traffic

Hau Giang transportation system is convenient and connects traffic circuits with Mekong Delta provinces. In the province, there are five arterial roads that are National Road 1A, Highway 61, Highway 61B, National Highway South Song Hau, Highway Quan Phung Hiep. In addition, the road connecting Vi Thanh - Can Tho and Bon Tong - One Thousand Road is an important bridge between Hau Giang, Can Tho city and Kien Giang province. Internal roads of the province, including routes 924 to 933 with a total length of about 400 km. Waterway network, including two national traffic axes, Xa No Canal and Quan Lo - Phung Hiep Canal. The system of canals and ditches forms a dense network of waterways spread throughout the province to ensure convenient water transportation.

Sociocultural
Education

The educational system of Hau Giang province includes all levels and disciplines from preschool, primary school, junior high school, high school, secondary school, college and university. For example, Can Tho University (Hoa An Area), Vo Truong Toan University, Hau Giang Community College, Vi Thanh Law Intermediate School, Hau Giang Vocational College, Tran Dai Nghia Vocational College and high schools, junior high schools, primary schools, preschools ... Preschool education currently has facilities in all districts and towns, but still does not meet social needs. As of September 30, 2008, Hau Giang province has 250 schools at all levels, ranking 12th in the Mekong Delta region.

Medical

In Hau Giang, there are some big hospitals such as Hau Giang General Hospital with a scale of 500 beds, in addition to other hospitals such as Hau Giang obstetrics-pediatric hospital, Vi Thanh City Hospital, Mental Hospital. Hau Giang province, Lung tuberculosis hospital of Hau Giang province ... and many health facilities in communes, wards and towns of Hau Giang province.

By 2008, there were 80 medical examination and treatment facilities under the Department of Health. Including 8 hospitals, 8 regional general clinics and 64 commune health stations. The total number of beds is 1,692 beds, of which the hospitals have 1,135 beds, the regional polyclinic has 65 beds, the 492-bed medical station, with 293 doctors, 558 nurses, 387 nurses and 188 female nurses. b. 17 senior pharmacists, 249 intermediate pharmacists and 2 pharmacists.

Travel

Hau Giang province has many potentials for tourism development, but it is still limited, infrastructure for tourism is limited, and there is no typical tourism product. The tendency of both domestic and international tourists is to return to nature, to the gardens, rivers, forests, mountains, the pristine sea, the attractive fields, therefore Hau Giang has many projects. developing tourism focusing on building ecotourism eco-tourism in combination with entertainment, dining and rest areas ....

Besides, Hau Giang also has diverse and rich traditional trade villages, showing the unique cultural features of the land and people. Specialties on fruit trees of Hau Giang are also favored by many people such as Cau Duc pineapple, Phu Huu grapefruit, tangerine in Long Tri .... In addition, the province also has specialties on aquatic products, delicious Vi Thanh squash fish.bfamous throughout the Mekong Delta.bThe province also has many historical and cultural relics such as Can Tho Provincial Party Committee Base, Uncle Ho Temple, 75 Victory Battalion relics, Tam Vu relics, .... Every year, whenever there is a chance to celebrate and travel customers from all over look for no less. In addition, there are festivals, especially the traditional boat racing festival that attracts many visitors.

Due to its proximity to Can Tho City - the economic, financial and scientific center of the Mekong Delta region, the socio-economic infrastructure is very convenient for investors such as: International Airport Can Tho; Cai Cui international port, Can Tho; Many universities are multidisciplinary and specialized (training more than 40,000 students a year) and a system of vocational colleges, English, Chinese, French and Russian language schools. . ., regional-class hospitals. Services in science, technology, finance, banking, auditing, insurance, commercial services, entertainment, entertainment, security facilities in new urban areas, restaurant and hotel services 3 - 5 stars, office for lease, supermarket system, art activities and eco-tourism. . . are available and very convenient in Can Tho city, Hau Giang province and surrounding areas.

In addition to the two national highways, which are National Road 1A and Highway 61 passing through, Hau Giang has a very convenient network of canals with an important waterway axis of the Hau River - one of the two major tributaries of the Mekong River. the main road to Cai Cui and Can Tho international ports. Xa No Canal and Phung Hiep Canal is a national waterway from Ho Chi Minh City across the delta to the West Sea, connecting the Mekong Delta provinces to Cambodia, the East Sea and Southeast Asian countries. In addition, the central government and the province are focusing on investing in new roads of the Quan Hiep Highway and the southern road of Hau River connecting Can Tho Bridge to the provinces of the Mekong Delta.

Defining the geographical position of Hau Giang as the center of the western sub-region of Hau River, the gateway of the Northern Ca Mau peninsula, with the advantage of speeding up industrial development, many leaders of central agencies visited, surveying and confirming the role and economic position of Hau Giang new province in the Mekong Delta region, and planning a future development strategy to revive the economy of the western region of Hau river. .

Based on the river and postage position of Hau river waterway system, Can Tho bridge and main roads passing through, Hau Giang province built Hau River Industrial Urban Area with an area of ​​3,275 ha; Tan Phu Thanh industrial cluster with an area of ​​201 ha; Vi Thanh industrial cluster with an area of ​​53 ha; Nga Bay industrial cluster covers an area of ​​25 ha. At present, the Industrial Zones - Clusters in the province have attracted many investors to register their production and business activities, gradually filling the area.

(Source: www.haugiang.gov.vn)