Rạch Giá

Rạch Giá was upgraded from a town to a city by Government Decree No. 97/2005/NĐ-CP on July 26, 2005.{{in lang|vi}} {{cite web |url=http://vbqppl.moj.gov.vn/vbpq/Lists/Vn%20bn%20php%20lut/View_Detail.aspx?ItemID=17985 |title=Nghị định của Chính phủ về việc thành lập thành phố Rạch Giá thuộc tỉnh Kiên Giang; điều chỉnh địa giới hành chính, thành lập xã thuộc các huyện Gò Quao, An Minh, Châu Thành, Kiên Hải và Giồng Riềng, tỉnh Kiên Giang |publisher=Ministry of Justice's Portal (Vietnam) |access-date=December 26, 2012}} The city has 12 administrative units:

• Vĩnh Thanh Vân Ward
• Vĩnh Thanh Ward
• Vĩnh Lạc Ward
• Vĩnh Lợi Ward
• Vĩnh Quang Ward
• An Hòa Ward
• An Bình Ward
• Rạch Sỏi Ward
• Vĩnh Thông Ward
• Vĩnh Hiệp Ward
• Phi Thông Commune

Rạch Giá is the first city where the Vietnamese government applied a "lấn biển" project to build out to the ocean to expand territory. The "lấn biển" project expanded the city to become one of the biggest new cities in southwest Vietnam. This project added 2 more new wards in Rạch Giá. Besides that, several future construction projects such as industrial center Rach Vuot and urban city Vĩnh Hiệp which will be started after finishing Lạc Hồng Bridge will expand Rạch Giá to the east.{{citation needed|date=December 2012}}

Ceremony of Nguyễn Trung Trực is held annually in lunar August.{{citation needed|date=December 2012}}

National historical sites:

• Nguyễn Trung Trực temple
• Tam Bảo pagoda
• Vĩnh Hoà temple
• Huỳnh Mẫn Đạt grave
• Phật Lớn pagoda
• Láng Cát pagoda
• Kiên Giang museum
• Quan Đế pagoda

Other historical sites:

• Sắc Tứ Tam Bảo Temple
• Tam quan gate. This is the historical main gate and the symbol of Rạch Giá City.
• Nguyễn Hiền Điều temple
• Suông council
• Bắc Đế temple
• Thiên Hậu temple
• Thiên Hậu Palace

Rạch Giá has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw), not quite wet enough to be classified as a tropical monsoon climate (Am) though wetter than most climates of its type. There is a very pronounced dry season from December to March, but rainfall is consistently heavy for the remaining eight months of the year.

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| Jan record high C = 35.6

| Feb record high C = 35.4

| Mar record high C = 37.8

| Apr record high C = 37.9

| May record high C = 37.7

| Jun record high C = 34.7

| Jul record high C = 34.0

| Aug record high C = 34.0

| Sep record high C = 34.4

| Oct record high C = 33.9

| Nov record high C = 34.0

| Dec record high C = 34.8

|year record high C = 37.9

| Jan high C = 30.4

| Feb high C = 31.6

| Mar high C = 32.9

| Apr high C = 33.5

| May high C = 32.1

| Jun high C = 30.7

| Jul high C = 30.1

| Aug high C = 29.9

| Sep high C = 30.1

| Oct high C = 30.7

| Nov high C = 30.6

| Dec high C = 30.0

|year high C = 31.0

| Jan mean C = 25.8

| Feb mean C = 26.5

| Mar mean C = 27.7

| Apr mean C = 28.9

| May mean C = 28.8

| Jun mean C = 28.3

| Jul mean C = 27.9

| Aug mean C = 27.7

| Sep mean C = 27.7

| Oct mean C = 27.6

| Nov mean C = 27.2

| Dec mean C = 26.1

|year mean C = 27.5

| Jan low C = 22.4

| Feb low C = 22.8

| Mar low C = 24.0

| Apr low C = 25.5

| May low C = 26.1

| Jun low C = 26.0

| Jul low C = 25.7

| Aug low C = 25.5

| Sep low C = 25.5

| Oct low C = 25.2

| Nov low C = 24.7

| Dec low C = 23.1

|year low C = 24.7

| Jan record low C = 14.8

| Feb record low C = 16.9

| Mar record low C = 17.1

| Apr record low C = 21.5

| May record low C = 22.0

| Jun record low C = 21.7

| Jul record low C = 21.9

| Aug record low C = 21.9

| Sep record low C = 22.2

| Oct record low C = 21.3

| Nov record low C = 19.0

| Dec record low C = 16.3

|year record low C = 14.8

| rain colour = green

| Jan rain mm = 13.4

| Feb rain mm = 10.9

| Mar rain mm = 34.9

| Apr rain mm = 89.9

| May rain mm = 251.8

| Jun rain mm = 277.7

| Jul rain mm = 315.8

| Aug rain mm = 335.9

| Sep rain mm = 301.1

| Oct rain mm = 295.6

| Nov rain mm = 177.4

| Dec rain mm = 46.6

|year rain mm = 2151.1

| Jan rain days = 2.2

| Feb rain days = 1.5

| Mar rain days = 3.4

| Apr rain days = 7.5

| May rain days = 16.8

| Jun rain days = 19.5

| Jul rain days = 20.3

| Aug rain days = 21.2

| Sep rain days = 20.0

| Oct rain days = 21.1

| Nov rain days = 15.8

| Dec rain days = 6.1

|year rain days = 155.6

| Jan humidity = 78.8

| Feb humidity = 77.9

| Mar humidity = 76.5

| Apr humidity = 78.2

| May humidity = 82.5

| Jun humidity = 84.1

| Jul humidity = 85.0

| Aug humidity = 85.6

| Sep humidity = 85.0

| Oct humidity = 84.1

| Nov humidity = 81.6

| Dec humidity = 79.4

|year humidity = 81.5

| Jan sun = 244.2

| Feb sun = 236.6

| Mar sun = 256.6

| Apr sun = 249.9

| May sun = 207.1

| Jun sun = 173.8

| Jul sun = 176.4

| Aug sun = 166.3

| Sep sun = 161.0

| Oct sun = 176.1

| Nov sun = 203.3

| Dec sun = 223.5

| year sun = 2469.8

| source 1 = Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology{{cite web|title=Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology|url=https://datafiles.chinhphu.vn/cpp/files/vbpq/2022/10/02-bxd.pdf |lang=en}}

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File:Trung tâm thương mại Rạch Giá.jpg

Rạch Giá has 2 main stations: Rạch Sỏi station (main routes to neighbor towns or provinces on highway 61 and 63) and Rạch Giá station (main routes to Ho Chi Minh City and Hà Tiên). Those are the main stations to transport passengers to other towns in the province, or to other provinces in Vietnam.{{citation needed|date=December 2012}}

The bus transportation system was developed pretty early. Passengers can take the bus from Rạch Giá to 4 other towns: Châu Thành (route Rạch Giá – Tắc Cậu), Giồng Riềng (route Rạch Giá – Giồng Riềng), Tân Hiệp (route Rạch Giá – Kinh B), Hòn Đất (route Rạch Giá – Tám Ngàn).

Currently, Rạch Giá Airport is the biggest airport in Rạch Giá. Rạch Giá airport has flight routes to Ho Chi Minh City with Vietnam Airlines.

Rạch Giá has 2 big ship stations: Rạch Giá ship station or Phú Quốc ship station (routes to Phú Quốc island and other big islands such as Phú Quốc, Hon Tre, Hòn Sơn and Thổ Chu) and Rạch Mẽo station (route to rural towns of Cà Mau Peninsula). High speed ship is the economic choice for passengers to Phú Quốc island or Kiên Hải islands.

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