Quang Binh Province

Quang Binh
Geography
Quang Binh is a province in the North Central Coast of Vietnam. The province has an area of 8,065.8 square kilometers and population of 857,818 inhabitants. The province is bordered by Laotian province on the west, East Sea, Ha Tinh Province on the north and Quang Tri Province on the south. Its topography includes mountains close to the sea, small and narrow plains and a lot of rivers. The coastal of 116km with the two main ports: Gianh Port and Nhat Le Port.

Climate
The climate divided into two seasons: rainy season and dry season. It is warm with slight rains, humid and the average temperature is about 25 to 26 degrees Celsius. In the summer (from May to July), it is hot, dry with little downpours, the temperature may reach up to 35 to 36 degrees Celsius. In rainy season is cooler, temperature around 22 to 28 degrees Celsius. In the winter, it's humid, slight rain with temperature about 12 to 16 degrees Celsius. Annual average precipitation is around 2,000-2,300 mm. Heaviest rainy season is from September to November. From April to August is the dry season. The hottest months are June-August.

Tourism
Situated on the gate way to Hue, near the romantic mountain pass Ngang peak, Quang Binh has always proud of its beauty with a lot of romantic and attractive landscapes such as Phong Nha cave, Tien Son cave, Da Nhay, hot mineral water stream Bang…
This province is home to the World Heritage Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.

Phong Nha – Ke Bang grotto is one of the most beautiful and largest caves in Vietnam and is known as the firth world heritage site. The province is also home related to several famous Vietnamese name, such as general Vo Nguyen Giap, the family of former South Vietnamese president Ngo Dinh Diem, poet Han Mac Tu, and writer Bao Ninh. Phong Nha-Ke Bang area is famous for its cave and grotto systems as it is composed of 300 caves and grottoes with a total length of about 70 km, of which only 20 have been surveyed by Vietnamese and British scientists; 17 of these are in located in the Phong Nha area and three in the Ke Bang area. Phong Nha holds several world cave records, as it has the longest underground river, as well as the largest caverns and passageways. Following UNESCO listing of this park, the number of visitors to this province changed significantly

Da Nhay Beach and Nhat Le Beach are two beaches feature white and fine sands, clean water, and are among one of the most attractive beaches in Vietnam Bang Spa is a hot spring area in Le Thuy District with resort and health care services. The temperature of the water at the jet hole can reach up to 105 degree Celsius. Besides, Ho Chi Minh Trail battlefield is known as a historic place where consists of many important sites along the trail during Vietnam War. And many others interesting place attracting tourists all over the world.

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