Phú Quốc is the largest island in Vietnam, in the Gulf of Thailand, and a city that on 16 June 2025 became one of the 13 newly established special administrative zones of Vietnam, within An Giang province, the only city to do so. The island has a total area of 575 square kilometres and a permanent population of about 179,480 people in 2020. The special zone includes the island proper and 21 smaller islets, and Dương Đông ward on the west coast is its administrative centre and largest town, with An Thới the other ward, on the southern tip. Its primary industries are fishing, agriculture and a fast-growing tourism sector, and Phú Quốc International Airport links it with mainland Vietnam and with international destinations. Since March 2014 Vietnam has allowed all foreign tourists to visit visa-free for up to 30 days. Around 1680 Phú Quốc was part of the Principality of Hà Tiên founded by Mạc Cửu, and the French later built the Phú Quốc Prison here to hold captured Viet Minh fighters.
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Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Phú Quốc (Wikipedia)
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The island has a total area of 575 km2
Coastal setting
Located in the Gulf of Thailand
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a permanent population of approximately 179,480 people in 2020
Part Of: Vietnam, Lead
is a special zone in An Giang province, Vietnam
In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Lead, place in Vietnam
is a special zone in An Giang province, Vietnam
View the Source2. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation at 10.2333,103.95
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)SRTM 90 m elevation of the city point (10.2333,103.95); band thresholds: below 10 m sea level, 10 to under 200 m lowland, 200 to under 1000 m highland, 1000 m and over mountainQuote, SRTM 90 m elevation of the city point (10.2333,103.95); band thresholds: below 10 m sea level, 10 to under 200 m lowland, 200 to under 1000 m highland, 1000 m and over mountain
"elevation": 0.0
3. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII data file, 0.5 degree cell 10.25 103.75 (class Am) containing the city pointQuote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII data file, 0.5 degree cell 10.25 103.75 (class Am) containing the city point
10.25 103.75 Am
4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh, current rule (7:00 offset); the comment under it says the entry agrees with all of Vietnam since 1975-06-13Quote, Zone Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh, current rule (7:00 offset); the comment under it says the entry agrees with all of Vietnam since 1975-06-13
Ho Chi Minh entry suffices for most purposes as it agrees with all of
citypopulation.de: Vietnam: cities and towns (citypopulation.de)
citypopulation.deOn Continent: Asia, Page trail, AsiaQuote, On Continent: Asia, Page trail, Asia
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