Overview

Quảng Ngãi is a province in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam, on the coast of East Sea. It is located 883 kilometres (549 mi) south of Hanoi and 838 kilometres (521 mi) north of Hồ Chí Minh City.

Geography

Quảng Ngãi's topography is dominated by a large plain along the coast and in the center of the province and by mountains and hills in the west and along its borders with Quảng Nam and Bình Định provinces.

Lowlands extend further inland along Trà Khúc River. The province's highest peak is at 1630m in the west of the province near the border to Quảng Nam.

The coastline is relatively straight in most of the south and central part of the province (unusual for the South Central Coast), but features several capes north of Quảng Ngãi City.

The province's largest river is the Trà Khúc. Other important rivers are the Trà Bồng in the north and the Ve River in the south of the province. The Lý Sơn islands belong to Quảng Ngãi.

Administrative divisions

Quang Ngai City

Quảng Ngãi is subdivided into 14 district-level sub-divisions:

13 districts: Ba Tơ, Bình Sơn, Đức Phổ, Minh Long, Mộ Đức, Nghĩa Hành, Sơn Hà, Sơn Tây, Sơn Tịnh, Tây Trà, Trà Bồng, Tư Nghĩa, Lý Sơn (island district); 1 provincial city: Quảng Ngãi City.

Transport

National Route 1A and the North–South Railway run through the province. The main railway station is the Quảng Ngãi Railway Station. National Road 24 connects Quảng Ngãi to Kon Tum in the Central Highlands. It has its starting point at Thach Tru on National Route 1A 28 km south of Quảng Ngãi City and passes through Ba Tơ District.

The nearest airport is Chu Lai International Airport, just north of Quảng Ngãi province. The province has a major port in the Dung Quat Economic Zone, namely Dung Quat Port, in the north of the province.

Sa Ky is a local port north of Quảng Ngãi City. It serves as a fishing and small cargo port and has regular ferry connections to Lý Sơn island.