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Thổ Chu Island (Vietnamese: đảo Thổ Chu or đảo Thổ Châu) is the largest island of Thổ Chu Islands in the Gulf of Thailand. Here lies the administrative center of Thổ Châu Commune, Phú Quốc District, Kiên Giang Province, Vietnam. In the West, [1] the island is also known as Poulo Panjang or Pulo Panjang. [2] [3] [4]
On February 24, 2025, at the 32nd Session of the 10th People's Council of Kiên Giang province, the delegates participated in the vote to officially approve the resolution of the establishment of Thổ Châu island district (huyện đảo Thổ Châu), which was based on the whole natural area and population of the islands or former commune. [5]
Phú Quốc National Park (Vietnamese: Vườn quốc gia Phú Quốc) is a national park on Phú Quốc Island, in the Kiên Giang Province of Vietnam's Mekong Delta Region. The park covers approximately 70% of the island. [1] This park includes land and sea area, protecting oceanic species such as dugong.
Thổ Châu Island (Vietnamese: Đảo Thổ Châu [1]) is the largest island of Thổ Châu Islands in the Gulf of Thailand. Here lies the administrative center of Thổ Châu Island District, [2] Kiên Giang Province, Vietnam. In the West, [3] the island is also known as Poulo Panjang or Pulo Panjang. [4] [5] [6]
Phú Quốc and nearby islands, along with the distant Thổ Chu Islands, are part of Kiên Giang Province as Phú Quốc City, this is Vietnam's first island city. [2] The island has a total area of 589.27 km 2 (227.52 sq mi) and a permanent population of approximately 179,480 people in 2020.
-Phú Quý Islands (Phú Quý district, Bình Thuận province [46])-Phú Quốc Island (Phú Quốc City, Kiên Giang province [58])-Thổ Chu Islands (Phú Quốc City, Kiên Giang province [58])-Côn Đảo Islands (Côn Đảo district, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province [51])-Spratly Islands (Trường Sa district, Khánh Hòa province [43])
Daily fast ferries are available to Phú Quốc island. In the low (wet) season they normally operate twice a day - at approximately 08:00-08:30 and then 13:00-13:30 (times vary a bit according to tides/weather). In the high (dry) season they run more frequently, with up to 3 fast boats (Superdong) each making up to 3 crossings every day.
The town has seven subdivisions, including Long Thủy, Thác Mơ, Sơn Giang, Phước Bình, Long Phước, and the communes of Long Giang and Phước Tín. It borders Bù Đăng District to the east, Bù Gia Mập District to the north and Phú Riềng District to the west and south.