Phu Yen Overview

Area: 5,045.3 sq. km.
Population: 848,900 habitants (2004)
Capital: Tuy Hoa City.
Districts: Dong Xuan, Song Cau, Tuy An, Son Hoa, Tay Hoa, Dong Hòa, Song Hinh, Phu Hoa.
Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Cham, Ba Na, E De.

Phu Yen Geography

Situated in South-Central Coast, Phu Yen shares border with Binh Dinh Province ( Binh Dinh Travel ) on the north, Khanh Hoa Province ( Nha Trang Travel ) on the south, Dak Lak and Gia Lai provinces ( Gia Lai Travel )on the west and East Sea on the east.

The terrain is divided into two main area including mountain, hill, plain and more than 100km seaside.

Phu Yen has a quite diversified resources of land, forest, sea, rivers, lagoons, bays such as Cu Mong, Xuan Dai bays, O Loan, Vung Ro lagoons, Ba, Ky Lo, and Ban Thach rivers. Phu Yen owns Da Rang Bridge, the longest one in Central Vietnam ( Central Vietnam Package tour )

Phu Yen Climate

Influenced by ocean climate, the weather here is hot with high humid and lots of rain. Annual average temperature is 26.5ºC.

Phu Yen Tourism

Phu Yen has beautiful landscapes following:

Nhan Tower on the northern bank of the Da Rang River. This was a place of worship for the Cham people ( My Son Travel )dated in the late 11th to the early 12th centuries.

On the north, visitors are able to swim in My A Beach (Long Thuy), an incredibly beautiful beach with white sand and clear water under the shadows of coconut trees, or discover O Loan lagoon, Hon Chua, Hon Yen islands, Tien Beach, Da Trang Pagoda, and discover Da Dia Rapids with special 35,000 stone columns. On the south, there are Vung Ro Port, Ro Bay and Bac Deo Ca Natural Preservation that has rich of flora and fauna. The west of Phu Yen is Krong Trai National Preservation and Go Thi Thung Vestige. The most famous seafood dish form in this area is grilled blood clam.

Phu Yen Transportation

Tuy Hoa City is 120km from Nha Trang, and 561km from Ho Chi Minh City ( Ho Chi Minh city tour )and 1,156km from Hanoi ( Hanoi city tour). National Highway No.1A and North-South Express Train run throw the province and stop at Tuy Hoa City. There are two flights a week from Ho Chi Minh City ( Saigon Travel )to Tuy Hoa Airport.