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 Nha
Trang City >>
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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