Phan Rang–Tháp Chàm

Phan Rang–Tháp Chàm City Thành phố Phan Rang–Tháp Chàm (Vietnamese) Panduranga (Cham)
City (Class-2)
Po Klong Garai Temple
Nickname:  Land of the towers
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Coordinates: 11°34′N 108°59′E
Country	Vietnam
Province	Ninh Thuận
Region	South Central Coast
Headquarter	No. 6A, 21/8 Street, My Huong Ward
Founded	757, as Panduranga principality, by the Chams
Incorporated	1917, as Phan Rang town, by Khải Định
Consolidated	2007, as the City of Phan Rang - Tháp Chàm
Named for	Panduranga and Po Klong Garai Temple
Subdivision	12 wards, 1 commune
Area
• City (Class-2)	79.18 km2 (30.57 sq mi)
Elevation	9 m (29.53 ft)
Population  (2023)
• City (Class-2)	207,998
• Density	2,626/km2 (6,800/sq mi)
• Urban	196,459
• Rural	11,539
• Ethnicities	Vietnamese Chams
Time zone	UTC+07:00
Postal code	59000
Area code	259
Vehicle registration	85-B1
Website	prtc.ninhthuan.gov.vn

Phan Rang–Tháp Chàm, commonly known as Phan Rang, is a city in Vietnam and the capital of Ninh Thuận Province.

History

What is now Phan Rang was formerly known as Panduranga, a principality of Champa kingdom.

Geography

Phan Rang–Tháp Chàm city is located in the center of Ninh Thuận province, 1,380 km south of Hanoi, 330 km northeast of Ho Chi Minh City, 95 km south of Nha Trang.

Administration

Phan Rang–Tháp Chàm city is divided into 13 commune-level administrative units, including 12 wards and 1 commune

Culture

Cham

Phan Rang–Tháp Chàm city has become a center for the maintenance of Cham culture. Much of the district is occupied by Cham people where they have rice paddies, orchards of grapes and peaches, flocks of goats and Brahman cattle.Their towers (the 'Thap') are beautiful memorials to their kings and queens. There are several Cham sites with dilapidated towers along the central coast of Vietnam and major sites in Mỹ Sơn and Nha Trang.

Transport

Phan Rang–Tháp Chàm is located at the junction of National Routes 1A and 27; the former connects the town to Hanoi towards the north and Ho Chi Minh City to the south-west, while the latter crosses into the Central Highlands towards Buôn Ma Thuột.

The city is also connected to the North–South Railway at Tháp Chàm Railway Station; express passenger trains (SE1/2, SE5/6) stop regularly at the station.