Location: 28 mi (45 km) West of Ha Tien, Kien Giang Province Map
Area: 314.22 km²
Phu Quoc National Park situated 28 mi (45 km) West of Ha Tien in Kien Giang Province of Vietnam. Phu Quoc National Park covers an area of 314.22 km² of Phu Quoc island that is located in a Gulf of Thailand. This nature reserve is a great place for hiking and camping through the jungles. Islands are covered with lush forests that contains over 470 plant species, numerous small rivers (largest being Rach Cua Can river) and many small caves and caverns. The area if fairly hilly, but its topography is not very high. The tallest mountain in the park is Mount Chua that reaches an elevation of 603 m. Additionally you can explore coral reefs that encircle islands. It numbers 62 species of various marine algae or weeds, 125 species of fishes and 132 species of molluscs. National park was established in 2001 to preserve many endangered species that can be found here.
Phu Quoc National Park includes the Northern Island
Nature Reserve, Ham Rong, Ganh Dau and Cua Can mountain areas. Phu Quoc
National Park has administrative boundaries belonging to the communes:
Ganh Dau, Bai Thom, Cua Can and parts of Cua Duong, Ham Ninh, Duong To
communes and Duong Dong ward of Phu Quoc city, Kien Giang province.
Phu Quoc National Park stretches from 10°12' to 10°27' north
latitude and from 103°50' to 104°04' east longitude.
Total area of 31,422 hectares, including: 8,603 hectares of strict protection area, 22,603 hectares of ecological restoration area, 33 hectares of administrative and service areas.
Preserving the island's tropical forest ecosystem,
genetic resources of rare and valuable forest animals and plants, and
unique natural forest habitats of the island's forests.
Maintain and
develop forest vegetation coverage to ensure the function of protecting
watershed forests, providing fresh water sources for people's daily
life, and sustainable economic and social development of the island
city. Phu Quoc.
Contribute to strengthening national defense and
security, strengthening the southwest defense line of Vietnam.
Management agency
The People's Committee of Kien Giang province
issued Decision 01/2002/QD-UB dated January 17, 2002 to establish a
Management Board under the Department of Agriculture and Rural
Development, including the Board of Directors and functional
departments. In 2002, the Management Board's payroll was 32 people.
Phu Quoc National Park has attracted many tourists thanks to its
natural beauty and pristine beaches. Moreover, Phu Quoc has great
potential for ecotourism, which is considered by the government to
be a long-term strategy for development. sustainably economically,
minimizing the impact of tourism on the natural environment.
There is currently little information on the fauna of Phu Quoc
Island. The vegetation here is evergreen forest on low mountainous
terrain. Phu Quoc National Park has up to 12,794 ha of forest, on
the high forest belts is still rich, but in the lower belts the
forest is heavily degraded, with the advantage here is the legumes
(Fabaceae). To date, 929 plant species have been recorded. There are
also a few records that Phu Quoc used to live in the past.
The waters of Phu Quoc are plentiful and varied, and coral reefs are
found around islands in the south. These reefs account for 41% of
the area. The fauna of the coral reefs is very rich, the grouper
species (Serranidae) and the butterflyfish family (Chaetodontidae)
and many other economically valuable species. There are 89 species
of hard corals, 19 species of soft corals, 125 species of coral reef
fish, 132 species of mollusks, 32 species of echinoderms and 62
species of seaweed, many of which are important species such as
giant clams. Tridacna squamosa) and female snail (Trochus
nilotichus). Phu Quoc has recorded the hawksbill (Eretmochelys
imbricata) to this sea lay eggs, but so far the frequency of
encountering them is very small, in addition to information from
local people about the appearance of dugong sea cows but there is no
official research yet.
The population on Phu Quoc island are immigrants from many different regions. On the island, fishing is the main economic activity, although shifting cultivation and migration are a major threat to biodiversity. The construction of too many theme parks, villas, and resorts in the future may cause the green area in Phu Quoc to shrink.