Quảng Ngãi

Quảng Ngãi
Thành phố Quảng Ngãi
City (Class-2)
Quảng Ngãi City
Official seal of Quảng Ngãi
Seal
Map
Quảng Ngãi is located in Vietnam
Quảng Ngãi
Quảng Ngãi
Location within of Quảng Ngãi in Vietnam
Quảng Ngãi is located in Southeast Asia
Quảng Ngãi
Quảng Ngãi
Quảng Ngãi (Southeast Asia)
Quảng Ngãi is located in Asia
Quảng Ngãi
Quảng Ngãi
Quảng Ngãi (Asia)
Coordinates: 15°7′N 108°48′E / 15.117°N 108.800°E / 15.117; 108.800
Country Vietnam
ProvinceQuảng Ngãi Province
Area
 • Total160.1534 km2 (61.8356 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total278.496
 • Density1.738/km2 (4.50/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (Indochina Time)
ClimateAm

Quảng Ngãi (listenⓘ) is a city in central Vietnam. It serves as the capital city of Quảng Ngãi Province. Quảng Ngãi City borders Tư Nghĩa District to the South and West, Sơn Tịnh District to the Northwest and Bình Sơn District to the North. It has an area of 160,15 km² and population of 278.496 inhabitants.

Climate

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Quảng Ngãi has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Temperatures are very warm to hot year round, although they do fall substantially between October and March. The rainy season lasts from September to December with a major risk of typhoons and the dry season is from January to August.

Climate data for Quảng Ngãi
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 33.6
(92.5) 		35.3
(95.5) 		37.6
(99.7) 		39.4
(102.9) 		40.2
(104.4) 		41.4
(106.5) 		40.3
(104.5) 		40.4
(104.7) 		39.0
(102.2) 		35.6
(96.1) 		33.7
(92.7) 		32.4
(90.3) 		41.4
(106.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 25.7
(78.3) 		27.1
(80.8) 		29.4
(84.9) 		32.1
(89.8) 		34.0
(93.2) 		34.6
(94.3) 		34.6
(94.3) 		34.2
(93.6) 		32.3
(90.1) 		29.8
(85.6) 		27.7
(81.9) 		25.6
(78.1) 		30.6
(87.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 21.7
(71.1) 		22.5
(72.5) 		24.4
(75.9) 		26.7
(80.1) 		28.5
(83.3) 		29.1
(84.4) 		29.0
(84.2) 		28.6
(83.5) 		27.4
(81.3) 		25.9
(78.6) 		24.3
(75.7) 		22.4
(72.3) 		25.9
(78.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 19.4
(66.9) 		19.9
(67.8) 		21.4
(70.5) 		23.5
(74.3) 		25.0
(77.0) 		25.5
(77.9) 		25.2
(77.4) 		25.1
(77.2) 		24.4
(75.9) 		23.4
(74.1) 		22.1
(71.8) 		20.3
(68.5) 		22.9
(73.2)
Record low °C (°F) 12.4
(54.3) 		14.1
(57.4) 		13.4
(56.1) 		17.3
(63.1) 		19.6
(67.3) 		20.0
(68.0) 		21.1
(70.0) 		20.0
(68.0) 		20.6
(69.1) 		17.0
(62.6) 		15.5
(59.9) 		12.9
(55.2) 		12.4
(54.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 127.2
(5.01) 		43.3
(1.70) 		40.0
(1.57) 		45.8
(1.80) 		90.6
(3.57) 		96.9
(3.81) 		89.8
(3.54) 		134.7
(5.30) 		319.6
(12.58) 		644.2
(25.36) 		586.1
(23.07) 		303.3
(11.94) 		2,529.7
(99.59)
Average rainy days 15.3 8.5 5.8 5.4 9.0 8.5 9.7 12.4 16.2 20.9 21.9 21.3 154.6
Average relative humidity (%) 87.2 86.2 84.9 83.0 80.3 78.5 78.7 80.1 84.3 87.2 88.1 88.2 83.9
Mean monthly sunshine hours 121.7 153.4 204.0 277.5 253.1 235.2 241.2 222.7 183.8 154.4 113.9 85.8 2,203.3
Source 1: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[1]
Source 2: The Yearbook of Indochina (1932-1933)[2]

Tourism

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Quảng Ngãi has benefited little from Vietnamese tourist industry. English is not widely spoken and most hotels deal only with Vietnamese customers.

Local attractions include:

  • Mỹ Lai Massacre Memorial Museum (12 km from Quảng Ngãi)
  • Ba Tơ Garden
  • Quảng Ngãi Square (Phạm Văn Đồng street)
  • Trà Khúc River
  • Tam Thương Quay
  • Thiên Bút Hill
  • General Museum of Quảng Ngãi Province
  • Ly Son Island
  • My Khe Beach (this is in Da Nang)
  • Châu Sa Champa Citadel (Ancient Amaravati)

Transportation

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Quảng Ngãi has rail connections to North-South Railways via Quảng Ngãi railway station. Air transport is served by Chu Lai International Airport in nearby province of Quảng Nam.

Famous Quang Ngai people

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Education

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References

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  1. ^ "Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology" (PDF).
  2. ^ The Yearbook of Indochina (1932-1933)
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