Tuy Hòa

Tuy Hòa (listenⓘ) is the capital city of Phú Yên Province in South-Central Vietnam. The city has a total area of 107 square kilometres or 41 square miles and a population of 202,030 (in 2012). The city is located approximately midway between Nha Trang and Qui 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
Thành phố Tuy Hòa
City (Class-2)
Tuy Hòa City
The city at night
The city at night
Tuy Hòa is located in Vietnam
Tuy Hòa
Tuy Hòa
Location of Tuy Hòa in Vietnam
Coordinates: 13°04′55″N 109°17′42″E
Country Vietnam
ProvincePhú Yên
Area
 • Total107 km2 (41 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total202,030
 • Density1,888.1/km2 (4,890/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indochina Time)

Climate

Tuy Hòa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification: As).[1][2]

Climate data for Tuy Hòa
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 33.7
(92.7)		 36.5
(97.7)		 36.4
(97.5)		 39.8
(103.6)		 40.5
(104.9)		 39.6
(103.3)		 39.0
(102.2)		 40.1
(104.2)		 38.4
(101.1)		 36.0
(96.8)		 34.5
(94.1)		 33.1
(91.6)		 40.5
(104.9)
Average high °C (°F) 26.4
(79.5)		 27.6
(81.7)		 29.5
(85.1)		 31.8
(89.2)		 33.9
(93.0)		 34.5
(94.1)		 34.2
(93.6)		 34.0
(93.2)		 32.7
(90.9)		 29.8
(85.6)		 28.0
(82.4)		 26.6
(79.9)		 30.8
(87.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 23.3
(73.9)		 23.9
(75.0)		 25.4
(77.7)		 27.4
(81.3)		 28.9
(84.0)		 29.4
(84.9)		 29.1
(84.4)		 28.9
(84.0)		 27.9
(82.2)		 26.5
(79.7)		 25.4
(77.7)		 24.0
(75.2)		 26.7
(80.1)
Average low °C (°F) 21.0
(69.8)		 21.3
(70.3)		 22.4
(72.3)		 24.0
(75.2)		 25.4
(77.7)		 26.1
(79.0)		 25.8
(78.4)		 25.6
(78.1)		 24.8
(76.6)		 24.1
(75.4)		 23.4
(74.1)		 22.0
(71.6)		 23.9
(75.0)
Record low °C (°F) 15.2
(59.4)		 16.0
(60.8)		 16.4
(61.5)		 18.8
(65.8)		 21.4
(70.5)		 21.9
(71.4)		 21.7
(71.1)		 22.0
(71.6)		 20.9
(69.6)		 19.1
(66.4)		 17.7
(63.9)		 15.2
(59.4)		 15.2
(59.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 66.9
(2.63)		 22.5
(0.89)		 36.0
(1.42)		 46.1
(1.81)		 90.8
(3.57)		 54.3
(2.14)		 45.5
(1.79)		 55.2
(2.17)		 227.4
(8.95)		 539.5
(21.24)		 507.9
(20.00)		 216.5
(8.52)		 1,911.3
(75.25)
Average rainy days 12.5 6.2 5.0 5.0 9.0 7.0 7.1 9.4 15.3 20.8 21.5 19.0 137.5
Average relative humidity (%) 83.4 83.3 82.9 81.7 78.3 73.9 73.9 74.7 79.9 85.1 85.5 84.2 80.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours 160.5 196.0 251.6 269.7 272.8 239.9 239.3 230.6 203.6 168.0 128.3 118.2 2,472.9
Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[3]

Infrastructure

By air
Main article: Đông Tác Airport

The city is served by Đông Tác Airport which lies south of Tuy Hòa.

By land

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 city view from Champa Temple on Nhan mountain
    Tuy Hòa city view from Champa Temple on Nhan mountain
  • Tuy Hòa city view
    Tuy Hòa city view
  • Champa Temple on Nhạn Mountain
    Champa Temple on Nhạn Mountain

References
  1. Kottek, Markus; Grieser, Jürgen; Beck, Christoph; Rudolf, Bruno; Rubel, Franz (2006). "World Map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification updated" (PDF). Meteorologische Zeitschrift. 15 (3): 259–263. Bibcode:2006MetZe..15..259K. doi:10.1127/0941-2948/2006/0130.
  2. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson B. L. & McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen–Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.
  3. "Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology" (PDF).


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