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An Giang the most populous province in the Mekong Delta most populous provinces

An Giang province is located in Long Xuyen. An Giang covers an area of ​​3,536.7 km², equaling 1.03% of the country's area and fourth in comparison with 12 provinces in the Mekong Delta, Dong Thap province to the east, Kandal and Takéo provinces to the north and north. Cambodia's long border with near 104 km southwest of Kien Giang province, to the south by the city of Can Tho [2] . The northernmost point on the latitude 10057 '(Khanh An commune, An Phu district), the southernmost latitude is 10012' (Thoai Giang commune, Thoai Son district), the westernmost latitude is 1040 46 '(Vinh Gia commune, Tri district) Tung), the east pole on longitude 105035 '(Binh Phuoc Xuan commune, Cho Moi district). The longest north-south direction is 86 km and the East West is 87.2 km. An Giang is located in the tropical monsoon climate, with two distinct seasons, rainy season and dry season. Rainy season from May to November, dry season from December to April next year. The annual average temperature is about 27 degrees Celsius, the average annual rainfall is about 1,130 mm. The average humidity is 75-80%, and the climate is favorable for agricultural development. Being a headquarter of the Mekong River, there is a very convenient transportation system. The main transportation of the province is part of the national and international inter-regional transport network, which has Tinh Bien, Vinh Xuong, Tan Chau and Long Binh - An Phu international border gates. This is an advantage for the process of opening, developing and integrating An Giang economy with other provinces in the region, abroad, especially in Southeast Asia. An Giang has abundant surface water and underground water. Tien River and Hau River flow parallel from the North West to the Southeast in the province of nearly 100 km long, the average flow of 13,800 m3 / s. In addition, there are 280 rivers, canals and large canals, with a density of 0.72 km / km². The hydrographic regime of the province is closely linked to the Mekong's water regime. Nearly 70% of its natural area is flooded every year. The flooding time is from 3 to 4 months. - bringing the amount of silt, sanitation in the field ... but also cause serious harm. Over the past 30 years, there have been 5 high floods which have killed lives, crops, infrastructure, and residents' housing. limit. On land and soil, An Giang has 6 main groups, of which 151,600 ha is mainly composed of alluvial soil, accounting for 44.5% of natural land area; Alluvial soil with alum 93,800 ha, accounting for 27.5%; land development on the site and ancient alluvial soil 24,700 ha, accounting for 7.3%; The rest are alkaline soils and [3] other groups. An Giang has 37 different land types, forming 6 main land groups, of which mainly alluvial soil is 151,600 ha, accounting for 44.5%. Most of the land is fertile because 72% of the area is alluvial or silt, flat topography, adapted to many crops. There are over 583 hectares of natural forest in the province, mostly of broadleaf trees, with 154 species of rare plants belonging to 54 families. In addition, there are 3,800 hectares of Melaleuca forest. After a short time of forest area, in recent years, the province has paid much attention to reforestation. An Giang forest is also quite rich and has many rare species. Forests mainly focus on the Seven Mountains, creating beautiful scenery along with cultural and historical relics, contributing to the development of local economy is relatively diversified. Fishery resources on two rivers of Tien River are not small, and together with canals, canals, ponds and lakes create favorable conditions for the development of raft fisheries, ponds and shrimp in the field. It has long become a traditional profession of local people - this is also a characteristic strength in An Giang.