Tuy Hòa
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About Tuy Hòa
Tuy Hòa is a former coastal city and capital of Phú Yên province in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam. The city has a total area of 106.82 square kilometres or 41 square miles and a population of 155.921 (in 2019). The city is located approximately midway between Nha Trang and Quy Nhơn. The city is formulated mainly from alluvial of the downstream of Đà Rằng River. There are two mountains in the center of the city: Chóp Chài Mountain and Nhạn Mountain. There is a Champa Temple on the top of Nhạn Mountain.
Tuy Hòa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: As), very close to a tropical monsoon climate (Am)
The city is served by Đông Tác Airport which lies south of Tuy Hòa.
Tuy Hòa Railway Station is a stop on the North-South Railway. National Route 1 runs through the city, providing road connections to Hanoi in the north and Ho Chi Minh City in the south.
Tuy Hòa travel guide
Understand
This region is likened by the Vietnamese to the bamboo pole connecting the baskets of north and south. The Truong Son Mountains, stretching all the way to the coast between Hue and Da Nang, have traditionally divided the country in two in terms of weather and dialect, although the actual demarcation line during the Vietnam War was slightly higher up at the 17th parallel to the north of Hue.
Climate Jul-Nov is the typhoon season, so it's wise to check the forecast a few days before your planned visit. Typhoons form in the Pacific, east of the Philippines. In some years, they curve north toward Taiwan and Japan and leave Vietnam in peace. In other years, they cross the Philippines and run straight into central Vietnam, causing flooding and wind damage. The threat of typhoons is one factor that has limited economic development in the central region relative to the north and south.
Getting there
By plane Many airports along the Central Coast connect with Hanoi and HCMC — north to south:
1 Vinh Airport (VII IATA) near Vinh 2 Dong Hoi Airport (VDH IATA) near Dong Hoi 3 Phu Bai International Airport (HUI IATA) near Hue 4 Da Nang International Airport (DAD IATA) near Da Nang — has many international connections 5 Chu Lai Airport (VCL IATA) near Quảng Ngãi 6 Phù Cát Airport (UIH IATA) near Quy Nhon 7 Tuy Hoa Airport (TBB IATA) near Tuy Hoa 8 Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR IATA) near Nha Trang — has a few international connections
By train There are train stations at most above mentioned cities and towns; like Nha Trang, Quy Nhon, Dong Hoi, or Da Nang, and Hué. The closest railway station to Hoi An is 17 km away; Trà Kiệu.
By road The Hai Van Tunnel between Danang and Hue cuts 20 km and a good hour off travel time between the two cities, and bypasses the dangerous and scenic Hai Van Pass. The toll for the tunnel for an ordinary car is 25,000 dong, a price well worth paying, especially if you're prone to carsickness.
Getting around
By motorbike for close–by destinations and to explore the surrounding areas By train to go from city to city By tourist bus (aka open tour bus) to go from ho(s)tel to ho(s)tel
See
The Citadel of the Hồ Dynasty, a UNESCO World Heritage located some 40 km north of Thanh Hoa
Go next
Northern Vietnam to the north Vietnam's Central Highlands to the west Southern Vietnam to the southwest
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.