Rach Gia

Rach Gia

      port city, northern Ca Mau Peninsula, southern Vietnam. It lies at the head of Rach Gia Bay on the Gulf of Thailand, at the north bank of the Cai Lon estuary, 120 miles (195 km) southwest of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon). Formerly Cambodian territory, in 1715 the flat, forest-covered swamp was placed under the protection of the Nguyen lords of Hue; its Cambodian name is Kramuon-Sa. It became widely known as a market for honey, beeswax, and the feathers of exotic birds. When the swamps were drained, Rach Gia became a centre for rice processing and exporting and for the manufacture of straw mats. It is served by the Rach Gia, a canal that predates the French colonial period and from which the city probably derives its present name. The canal links the port with the Hau Giang (Bassac) River, which is a major branch of the lower Mekong River. The city has a hospital and a commercial airport. Cultural features include a pagoda built under the emperor Gia Long and a Cambodian Buddhist pagoda 2 miles (3 km) north of the town. Pop. (1989) 137,784.

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