125 km

The northern border province of Thua Thien - Hue and Da Nang city, Quang Ngai province on the south and Kon Tum province, with the provinces of Sekong (People's Democratic Republic of Laos), the east China Sea

Tropical monsoon with 2 distinct seasons: the rainy season, August to December, the dry season, January to July. Average annual temperature: 250C. Average annual precipitation: 2,000 – 2,500mm. Average air humidity: 84%

Topography: relatively complex, sloping gradually from west to east forming 3 ecological regions: the mountain- ous, the midland, the plain and coastal regions. On the other hand, the land is partitioned by Vu Gia, Thu Bon. Tam Ky rivers flowing through, forming sub-regions with particular features.

Land and forest: mostly forest land, mounts and hills, and some plant cropping, fish farming land suitable for agro– forestry – fishery development. Annual plants grow mainly along Vu Gia, Thu Bon rivers and in the southern plain water fed by Phu Ninh Lake. The western mounts and hills would be propitious to perennial crops and raw material plants, raw material supply forests and animal husbandry.

Forest land with its resources holds high potential and bio-diversity reserves. Natural forest timber reserves amount to nearly 30 million m3, 50 million bamboo stumps, and other plants (rattan, palms). Noteworthily, Tra My cinnamon, Ngoc Long ginseng have become renown products of Quang Nam. Actually there are 2 natural forest enclaves, 60 scenic sites, pretty ponds, creeks, riverine islets (Phu Ninh, Thuan Tinh lakes).

Water resource combined with hydropower plants: Quang Nam river-rivuler network is fairly densely knit. A Vuong, Kon, Cai, Tranh rivers blend in confluence to make up Vu Gia river regime. An immense water resource is created by Vu Gia – Thu Bon rivers whose catchment area down to Hoi An estuary accounts for 10,400km2. Their hydro power-potential is valuated at 5 billion kWh/year, ranking the 4th biggest nation wide. The hydro-power plant system Vu Gia – Thu Bon on a staircase gradation is under construction planning concurrently with over 30 medium-small scale hydropower plants already planned for construction investment up to the year 2015.

Sea: Quang Nam coast line stretches over 125km from Dien Ngoc (adjacent to Danang) to Dung Quat Bay. To thenorth it meets Cua Dai (Hoi An) estuary, to the south, An Hoa estuary. Truong Giang River running along the coast, connects the 2 estuaries. Pier No 2 at Ky Ha Port has been built and made operational, contributing to Chu Lai Economic Zone development investment attraction. Quang Nam has insular villages of Tan Hiep, Cu Lao Cham appurtenant to Nui Thanh – Chu Lai. It has several estuaries, canals totaling 30,000ha water surface (inclusive of fresh, semi-saline, saline water), of which tidal beds cover 10,000ha. This water surface lends itself well to fish farming. The fishing ground covers 40km2, fish reserve amounts to nearly 40,000tons, annual allowable exploitation ranges from 42 to 45 thousand tons, 30% of which could be processed for export. Quang Nam sea abounds in prized marine animals: holothuria, abalone, lobster and particularly swallow nests in Cu Lao Cham islet.

Minerals: Mineral resources are fairly abundant. More than 200 deposits and mines have been discovered and appraised with more than 35 minerals, namely iron, manganese copper, lead, zinc, tin, gold, titanium. Non metallic minerals include limestone, cement, clay, feldspar, construction stone, construction sand, peat, glass making sand, kaolin for porcelain, ceramic ware making, mineral water. With abundant mineral resources, Quang Nam holds potential to develop industries which it has an edge on such as mineral exploitation and processing, construction material fabrication.