Móng Cái () is a

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of Quảng Ninh Province in northern

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. Located on

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, it sits on the southern bank of

Beilun River Beilun River ( gb, s=北仑河, p=Běilún hé), or Ka Long River ( vi, sông Ka Long), Bắc Luân River () is a river of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southwest China and Quảng Ninh Province in northeast Vietnam Vietnam or Viet ...

across Dongxing city of China's Guangxi Autonomous Region. It has a population of about 103,000. One of these areas is the Trần Phú

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Economy

left, Ka Long old bridge on Ka Long river The volume of trade between Vietnam and China through the Móng Cái border gate reached US$2.4 billion and 4.1 billion in 2007 and 2008 respectively, the highest among the Vietnam-China border crossings. The cash flow via the banks located in Móng Cái was VND180,469 billion (US$11 billion). The volume of trade is increasing significantly year by year. In particular, counting up to the end of March 2008, the volume of trade reached 720 Million which an increase of 82% from the same period of the previous year. The tax revenue of Móng Cái 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 Móng Cái is only district level area in northern Vietnam has tax revenue more than 1,000 billion and rank third in the whole nation. Regarding the urbanization, in 2008, Móng Cái was upgraded to "3rd urban area" and recognized as city at the end of 2008. Móng Cái is also known as "Market city" because six big markets are located in the city center.

Tourism

The nearby Trà Cổ Beach of Móng Cái attracts many

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tourists who come every year from

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. With two five-star hotels and a large number of private hotels and

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s, Móng Cái is able to provide more than adequate lodging for many tourists. The city is home to a walking street night market in the Trần Phú district of the city closest to the border with China. It is also home to several daily open markets where products from China are sold wholesale and to tourists. Many of the cities merchants are from China and usually start business in the morning and return to their homes across the border in the late afternoon. The city can get quite crowded around major holidays such as the May 1st and Independence Day long weekends. The city is famous for its seafood and there are plenty of these restaurants lining the streets of the city. The Sa Vĩ cape near the city is one of the extremes of the Vietnamese border. It is possible to look out from the point and easily see the Chinese mainland on the other side.

Language

Many languages are spoken in Mong Cai. Everyone speaks

as the native language.

Cantonese Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding ar ...

is widely spoken in the Center Market and English is becoming the second language of the younger generation.

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is also spoken here, especially in commercial areas. As of 2003 the district had a population of 72,960. The district covers an area of 515 km².

Climate

Administrative divisions

The township contains 8 wards (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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mong Cai Populated places in Quảng Ninh province Districts of Quảng Ninh province Cities in Vietnam China–Vietnam border crossings