Mong Cai

Mong Cai Thành phố Móng Cái
—  Urban District and city  —
Mong Cai Location in Vietnam
Coordinates: 21°32′N 107°58′E / 21.533°N 107.967°E / 21.533; 107.967
Country	Vietnam
Province	Quang Ninh Province
Area
- Total	515 km2 (198.8 sq mi)
Population (2003)
- Total	72,960

Móng Cái ( listen) is a district-level city of Quang Ninh province in northern Vietnam, on the border with Dongxing town, Fangchenggang, Guangxi Province, China. It has a population of about 103,000. It is known as one of the wealthiest cities in Vietnam with the average income in some areas exceeding 20,000 USD per family. One of these areas is the Tran Phu ward.

Economy

The volume of trade between Vietnam and China through the Mong Cai border gate reached 2.4 and 4.1 billion USD in 2007, 2008 respectively, the highest among the Vietnam-China border gates. The cash flow via the banks located in Mong Cai was VND180,469 billion (US$11 billion). The volume trade is increasing significantly year by year. In particular, counting up to the end of March 2008, the volume trade had reached 720 Million which is equal to 182% in comparison to the same period of last year. The tax revenue of Mong Cai in 2008 was more than 1,700 Billion VND (nearly US$100 Million) equal to 150% to the year of 2007 result in the fact that Mong Cai is only district level area in northern Vietnam has tax revenue more than 1,000 billion and rank 3rd in whole nation.

Regarding the urbanization, in 2008, Mong Cai has been upgraded to "3rd urban area" in and recognized as city in the end of 2008. Mong Cai is also known as "Market city" because six big markets are located in the city center. Tourists can find anything there.^{[citation needed]}

Tourism

Because of the nearby Tra co beach, Mong Cai attracts many Vietnamese tourists who come every year from Hanoi or Haiphong, two of Vietnam's biggest cities. With two five-star hotels and a great number of private hotels and guesthouses, it is very easy for Mong Cai to provide more than adequate lodging for tourists.

Language

Many languages are spoken in Mong Cai. Everyone speaks Vietnamese as the native language. Cantonese is widely spoken in center market and English is becoming the second language of the younger generation. Mandarin Chinese is also spoken there, especially in commercial areas.

As of 2003 the district had a population of 72,960.^[1] The district covers an area of 515 km².^[1]

Administrative divisions

The township contains 8 ward (phường):

• Hòa Lạc
• Trần Phú
• Ka Long
• Ninh Dương
• Trà Cổ
• Hải Yên
• Hải Hòa
• Bình Ngọc

and 9 communes (xã):

• Bắc Sơn
• Hải Tiến
• Hải Đông
• Hải Xuân
• Hải Sơn
• Quảng Nghĩa
• Vạn Ninh
• Vĩnh Thực
• Vĩnh Trung

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. http://www.statoids.com/yvn.html. Retrieved March 23, 2009. 

External links

• MongCai City-VnNewsDaily
• MongCai people

Coordinates: 21°32′N 107°58′E / 21.533°N 107.967°E / 21.533; 107.967