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Nha
Trang
The city of Nha Trang is becoming
more popular with the tourists in
recent years. Yet, with a population
of 300,000, Nha Trang still retains
its small town atmosphere. This
resort town is well known for its
miles of beach and the friendliness
of its people. The city is flanked
by nearly ten kilometers of prime
beach where the water is warm year
round. The average temperature in
Nha Trang is 26 C. Nha Trang also
has the lowest level of humidity in
all of Vietnam. Today, Nha Trang
ranks among the top of all beaches
in Vietnam. Nha Trang is 1,287 km
south of Hanoi, 624 km south of Hue
and 442 km from Ho Chi Minh city
(Saigon). Nha Trang has several
famous islands. Most notable are Hon
Tre, Hon Yen, Hon Rua and the
Spratly islands.
The name Nha trang is a Vietnamese
pronunciation of a Cham word Eatran
or Yjatan. Ea or Yja means river,
and tran means reed. According to
the locals, there once were a lot of
reeds along Ngoc Hoi river. The
river winds its way through the
town. Ngoc Hoi was later renamed Nha
Trang river.
Another theory of the origin of Nha
Trang's name has a more amusing
twist. Long ago, in this part of the
country, all the houses were made
out of the reeds and mud gathered
from Ngoc Hoi river. The only house
that was made out of bricks were the
house belonging to Dr. Yersin, a
French immunologist who made his
home here. The house itself was
painted prominently white and could
be seen by vessels coming from far
away. Once there was a foreign
vessel passing by. The captain asked
his translator where he was. The
translator not knowing where they
were blurted out Nha` tra('ng or
white house in Vietnamese. The
captain duly noted on his chart Nha
Trang. Because most foreign
languages do not make use of tones,
the captain's name for this part of
the country stuck.
Area:
250 sq km
Population: 350, 375 persons
Density of population: 1, 403
person/km2
Nha Trang City is situated in a
valley surrounded by mountains on
three sides: the North, the West,
and the South. The City is bordered
by the sea to the East. Cai River of
Nha Trang and Cua Be River divide
Nha Trang into 3 sections,
consisting of 27 communes and wards.
To the North of Cái River are the
communes of Vinh Luong, Vinh Phuong,
and Vinh Ngoc and the area of Dong
De consisting of Vinh Phuoc, Vinh
Hai, Vinh Hoa, and Vinh Tho wards.
To the South of Cua Be River are
Phuoc Dong commune and Song Lo, an
ideal tourist location in the
future.
The inner part of Nha Trang City is
located between two rivers,
consisting of Xuong Huan, Van Thanh,
Van Thang, Phuong Sai, Phuong Son,
Ngoc Hiep, Phuoc Tien, Phuoc Tan,
Phuoc Hoa, Tan Lap, Loc Tho, Phuoc
Hai, Phuoc Long, Vinh Truong, and
Vinh Nguyen wards and suburban
communes to the West: Vinh Hiep,
Vinh Thai, Vinh Thạnh, and Vinh
Trung.
Nha Trang has 19 islands with more
than 2, 500 households and about 15,
000. The largest of these is Tre
Island with an area of some 30km2,
sheltering the bay from strong winds
and waves.
Nha Trang is 1, 280 km from Hanoi,
448 km from Ho Chi Minh City, 630 km
from Hue, 105 km from Phan Rang, 260
km from Phan Thiet, and 620 km from
Can Tho.
Nha Trang is home to many famous
beautiful spots and landscapes and
is a major tourist center in the
country.
With many universities, academies,
research institutes, colleges,
vocational schools, and centers for
applying scientific-technological
advances, Nha Trang has become a
center for training and scientific
research of Southern Central
Vietnam.
A famous specialty of Nha Trang (and
also of Khanh Hoa) is the edible
swift let nests. All the islands
hosting the swift lets are within
Nha Trang’s territories.
Typical landscapes and beautiful
sites in Nha Trang are Ponagar Tower
Temples, Chong Rocks, Do Islet, Yen
Islands, Noi Island, Ngoai Island,
Mieu Island, Tre Island, Tam Island,
Mun Island, Lao Island, Thị Island,
Lo River, Tien Beach, Ngoc Thao
isle, La-San Hill, Bao Dai Villas,
Long Son Pagoda, the White Buddha
Statue, Tri Nguyen Aquarium, the
Water Palace, Da Hang Pagoda, etc.
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