Area: 3,363.1 sq. km.
Population: 567,9 thousand habitants (2006)
Capital: Phan Rang - Thap Cham City
Districts: Ninh Hai, Ninh Phuoc, Ninh Son, Bac Ai, Thuan Bac
Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Cham, Ra Glai, Co Ho, Hoa.
Geography Located in South-Central Coast, Ninh Thuan shares border with Khanh
Hoa Province on the north, Lam Dong Province on the west, Binh Thuan
Province on the south and East Sea on the east.
The terrain is a mixture of mountain, plain and seaside. Main rivers
name Sat, Cai, Ong, Gia, Can, La, Quao. Mountains surround three faces
of Ninh Thuan including Tha Nhonh, Chuan, Suong Mu, and Hon Dien
mountains. Long seaside makes Da Vach, Thi, Ca Na capes and sea ports.
Climate: The climate is a combination of the tropical monsoon and dry
and windy weather. It is hot, dry, windy all of year. There is two
seasons: the rain season lasts from May to November, the dry season
lasts from December to April. Annual average temperature is 27�C.
Tourism
Ninh Thuan belongs to tourism triangles: Dalat - Nha Trang - Phan
Rang. Coming to there, tourists are able to relax in Ca Na Tourist
Site, swim in Ninh Chu Beach, Vinh Hy Bay, climb to Da Trang Mountain,
and observe natural animals in Phan Rang Reservation, or visit Pi Nang
Tac Stone Trap.
Being home of Cham minority group, Ninh Thuan has characters culture
of Cham ethnic, which stamp in local custom, Cham dance, sculpture,
pottery, and brocade and agriculture of Cham towers. Famous towers
name Po Klong Garai and Porome.
Nowadays, Cham people still preserve matriarchy, a valuable
inheritance of Vietnam, and special festivals such as Kate, Cha Bun
ceremonies, Royal Idiladha and Ra Glai Tribe festivals and other
ceremonies like dig a ditch, dam up, new rice...
Transportation Phan Rang - Thap Cham City is 105km from Nha Trang, 110km from Dalat,
350km from Ho Chi Minh City and 1.382km from Hanoi. Phan Rang Town is
on North - South Express Train, National Highway No.1A and National
Highway No.27.