Tam Kỳ
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Tam Kỳ
Thành phố Tam Kỳ | |
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Quảng Nam Province | |
| Founded |
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| Government | |
| • Chairman of the People's Committee | Bùi Ngọc Ảnh |
| • Chairman of the People's Council | Nguyễn Hồng Quang |
| • Chairman of the Fatherland Front | Phạm Hoàng Đức |
| Area | |
| • UTC+7 (Indochina Time) | |
| Climate | Am |
| Website | tamky |
Tam Kỳ (Quảng Nam Province, in the South Central Coast of Vietnam. As of 2019 the city had a population of 122,374.[1]
History
The town was established in 1906 under the
Quảng Tín Province) for the war in Vietnam
. The North Vietnamese captured the city on March 24, 1975.
In 1997, the local government under the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
made it the capital of Quảng Nam province. Since then, there has been substantial development within the city. Tam Kỳ city is famous for Tam Kỳ chicken rice, which is recognized nationally, and many pristine beaches. In addition, Tam Kỳ city is also famous for Tam Kỳ noodles, which is known as My Quang.
Climate
| Climate data for Tam Kỳ | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 32.6 (90.7) |
35.9 (96.6) |
37.0 (98.6) |
39.6 (103.3) |
40.2 (104.4) |
40.2 (104.4) |
41.0 (105.8) |
41.0 (105.8) |
38.7 (101.7) |
37.7 (99.9) |
32.4 (90.3) |
30.7 (87.3) |
41.0 (105.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.7 (76.5) |
26.4 (79.5) |
28.9 (84.0) |
31.7 (89.1) |
33.5 (92.3) |
34.4 (93.9) |
34.2 (93.6) |
33.9 (93.0) |
31.6 (88.9) |
29.0 (84.2) |
27.0 (80.6) |
24.6 (76.3) |
30.0 (86.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.5 (70.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
24.4 (75.9) |
26.8 (80.2) |
28.3 (82.9) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.6 (83.5) |
27.3 (81.1) |
25.6 (78.1) |
24.1 (75.4) |
21.9 (71.4) |
25.7 (78.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.4 (66.9) |
20.2 (68.4) |
21.6 (70.9) |
23.7 (74.7) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 12.3 (54.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
18.2 (64.8) |
20.6 (69.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
21.3 (70.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
20.6 (69.1) |
17.6 (63.7) |
14.8 (58.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 127.9 (5.04) |
48.7 (1.92) |
52.6 (2.07) |
54.1 (2.13) |
96.5 (3.80) |
97.9 (3.85) |
88.9 (3.50) |
131.0 (5.16) |
336.4 (13.24) |
704.1 (27.72) |
622.6 (24.51) |
388.1 (15.28) |
2,748.8 (108.22) |
| Average rainy days | 15.5 | 7.8 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 9.4 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 10.7 | 15.2 | 20.7 | 21.6 | 21.4 | 150.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
88.6 | 87.7 | 85.9 | 83.4 | 80.2 | 78.1 | 77.9 | 79.0 | 84.4 | 87.5 | 88.8 | 89.6 | 84.3 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 116.0 | 142.6 | 192.7 | 215.7 | 248.2 | 236.2 | 234.5 | 220.6 | 184.7 | 145.8 | 105.7 | 75.8 | 2,128 |
| Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[3] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
The city is served by
Chu Lai International Airport is 30 km away. There is a free daily shuttle bus between the airport and Quảng Ngãi
city center. Other means of transportation include regular car and bus services.
Notable people
- Julie Yip-Williams (1976-2018), American lawyer, memoirist, born in Tam Kỳ.
Gallery
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Streets in Tam Kỳ, Quảng Nam -
Tam Kỳ River, Quảng Nam -
Cơm gà Tam Kỳ, Tam Ky chicken rice
References
- ^ "Tam Kỳ (District-level City, Quảng Nam, Vietnam) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ Bradley Camp Davis States of Banditry: The Nguyễn Government, Bandit Rule, and the culture of power in the post-Taiping China-Vietnam Borderlands 2008 Page 106 "unspecified bandits ransacked two tax posts, including Tam Kỳ ... Tam Kỳ returned steady revenue"
- ^ "Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology" (PDF).
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tam Ky.
Places adjacent to Tam Kỳ | ||||||||||||||||
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| Da Nang city |  | |
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| Bình Định province | ||
| Bình Thuận province | ||
| Khánh Hòa province |
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| Ninh Thuận province | ||
| Phú Yên province | ||
| Quảng Nam province |
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| Quảng Ngãi province | ||
※ denotes provincial seat. / § Sovereignty over the Hoàng Sa and Trường Sa archipelagoes is disputed as of 26 April 2024. | ||
| 2,000,000 and more |
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| 1,000,000–1,999,999 | |
| 500,000–999,999 | |
| 200,000–499,999 | |
15°34′N 108°29′E / 15.567°N 108.483°E