Phu Quoc Island City, known as “pearl island”, has become the first island city in Vietnam with full autonomy of a municipal-level administrative unit, creating a premise for the island to become a major economic, tourist and service hub in the region and world. This also shows Vietnamʻs strategy for developing its marine economy while maintaining security and defense on its islands and sea.
Phu Quoc lies south of the Cambodian coast, south of Kampot and 40 kilometres west of Ha Tien, the nearest coastal town in Vietnam. The island is roughly triangular in shape is 50 kilometres long from north to south and 25 kilometres from east to west. It is also located 17 nautical miles (31 km) from Kampot, 62 nautical miles (115 km) from Rach Gia and nearly 290 nautical miles (540 km) from Laem Chabang, Thailand. A mountainous ridge known as "99 Peaks" runs the length of Phu Quoc, with Chúa Mountain being the tallest at 603 metres (1,978 ft).
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Once an island district, Phu Quoc in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has become Vietnam's first island city with a population of nearly 180,000 people following National Assembly Standing Committee approval last December.
Phu Quoc, measuring 573 square kilometers, is located in the Gulf of Thailand, habitually trawled by more than 3,500 fishing boats. Most island residents depend href="https://vietnamintours.com/vietnam-travel-blog-and-guide-c6.html">Vietnam travel blog and guide so as to know more informations about services and entertainments here.
Duong Dong Town with a population of 60,415 will become the city's Duong Dong Ward. An Thoi Ward will be established by merging Hon Thom Commune with An Thoi Town. Duong Dong is the island's economic, political, cultural, and social center while An Thoi serves as its marine transport hub.
Phu Quoc night market, which has around 50 food stalls serving a wide range of Vietnamese seafood, is a great place for anyone who wants to go out for a late bite. Thousands joined a ceremony on Jan. 8 to officially announce the establishment of Phu Quoc City.
Grand World in Phu Quoc Island city - "City never sleeps" Grand World, 85 hectares wide. This place has vibrant, trendy commercial streets, bustling amusement parks, culinary restaurants and festivals that take place all night and all morning. Grand World is the first true “no-sleep” amusement park in Vietnam.
Around 1680, one of Cambodian kings granted Chinese man - Mac Cuu a large swath land, resulted in his establishing Ha Tien and six other villages as trading centers, including Phu Quoc.
Mac Cuu contacted the Nguyen Phuc Chu lord and wants to be a subaltern of Nguyen Lord. He sent a tribute mission to the Nguyen court in 1708, and in return received the title of Tong Binh of Ha Tien and the noble title Marquess Cuu Ngoc (Vietnamese: Cuu Ngoc Hau)
Mac Cuu died in 1736, his son Mac Thien Tu (Mo Shilin) succeeded. A Cambodian army invaded Ha Tien in 1739 but was utterly defeated. From then on, Cambodia did not try to resume Ha Tien, Ha Tien enjoyed full independence from Cambodia thereafter.[15]
Mac Thien Tu's reign saw the golden age of Ha Tien. In 1758, Ha Tien established Outey II as puppet king of Cambodia. After War of the second fall of Ayutthaya, Mac Thien Tu tried to install Prince Chao Chui as the new Siamese king, but was defeated by Taksin. Ha Tien was completely devastated by Siamese troops in 1771, Mac Thien Tu had flee to Tran Giang (modern Can Tho). In there, he was sheltered by Nguyen lord. Two years later, Siamese army withdrew from Ha Tien and Mac Thien Tu retook his principality.
The French missionary Pigneau de Behaine used the island as a base during the 1760s and 1780s to shelter Nguyen Anh, who was hunted by the Tay Son army. Descriptions of this mission make reference to the local Vietnamese population of the island but not the Khmer.
The British envoy John Crawfurd en route to Siam from Singapore in 1822 made a stop at Phu Quoc which he transcribed as Phu-kok in March.
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