Tam Kỳ
title: "Tam Kỳ" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["tam-kỳ", "cities-in-vietnam", "districts-of-quảng-nam-province", "populated-places-in-quảng-nam-province", "provincial-capitals-in-vietnam"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tam_Kỳ" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Tam Kỳ |
| official_name | Tam Kỳ City |
| Thành phố Tam Kỳ | |
| settlement_type | Provincial city (Class-2) |
| total_type | |
| motto | |
| image_skyline | Đường_phố_ở_Tam_Kỳ,_Quảng_Nam.JPG |
| imagesize | 230 |
| image_map | |
| pushpin_map | Vietnam#Southeast Asia#Asia |
| pushpin_label_position | |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of in Vietnam |
| pushpin_mapsize | 230 |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Vietnam |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| seat | |
| leader_title | Chairman of the People's Committee |
| leader_name | Bùi Ngọc Ảnh |
| leader_title1 | Chairman of the People's Council |
| leader_name1 | Nguyễn Hồng Quang |
| leader_title2 | Chairman of the Fatherland Front |
| leader_name2 | Phạm Hoàng Đức |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_date | *December 3, 1983: Tam Kỳ town was established |
| unit_pref | |
| area_total_km2 | 100.26 |
| area_land_km2 | |
| area_water_percent | |
| elevation_footnotes | tags-- |
| elevation_min_ft | |
| population_as_of | 2019 census |
| population_total | 122,374 |
| population_urban | 91,450 people (75%) |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_density_sq_mi | |
| timezone | Indochina Time |
| utc_offset | +7 |
| blank_name | Climate |
| blank_info | Am |
| coor_type | |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code_type | |
| website | |
| :: |
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Tam Kỳ () was the capital city of Quảng Nam Province, in the South Central Coast of Vietnam, now merged with Da Nang. As of 2019, the city had a population of 122,374.
History
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The town was established in 1906 under the Nguyễn dynasty as an administrative and tax post. During the Republic of Vietnam, the city was the main base of the US military in Quảng Nam Province (what was then Quảng Tín Province) for the war in Vietnam. The North Vietnamese captured the city on March 24, 1975.
In 1997, the local government under the Socialist Republic of Vietnam made it the capital of Quảng Nam province.
Since then, there has been substantial development within the city. Tam Kỳ city is famous for Tam Kỳ chicken rice, which is recognized nationally, and many pristine beaches. In addition, Tam Kỳ city is also famous for Tam Kỳ noodles, which is known as My Quang.
Climate
Tam Kỳ has a typical Central Coast tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) not far from being classified as a trade-wind tropical rainforest climate (Af) as the dry season from February to April still averages about 52 mm per month. |metric first=y |single line=y |location = Tam Kỳ |Jan high C = 24.7 |Feb high C = 26.4 |Mar high C = 28.9 |Apr high C = 31.7 |May high C = 33.5 |Jun high C = 34.4 |Jul high C = 34.2 |Aug high C = 33.9 |Sep high C = 31.6 |Oct high C = 29.0 |Nov high C = 27.0 |Dec high C = 24.6 |year high C = 30.0 |Jan mean C = 21.5 |Feb mean C = 22.5 |Mar mean C = 24.4 |Apr mean C = 26.8 |May mean C = 28.3 |Jun mean C = 29.1 |Jul mean C = 28.9 |Aug mean C = 28.6 |Sep mean C = 27.3 |Oct mean C = 25.6 |Nov mean C = 24.1 |Dec mean C = 21.9 |year mean C = 25.7 |Jan low C = 19.4 |Feb low C = 20.2 |Mar low C = 21.6 |Apr low C = 23.7 |May low C = 24.9 |Jun low C = 25.5 |Jul low C = 25.3 |Aug low C = 25.2 |Sep low C = 24.4 |Oct low C = 23.4 |Nov low C = 22.1 |Dec low C = 20.1 |year low C = 23.0 |Jan record high C = 32.6 |Jan record low C = 12.3 |Feb record high C = 35.9 |Feb record low C = 14.4 |Mar record high C = 37.0 |Mar record low C = 14.2 |Apr record high C = 40.8 |Apr record low C = 18.2 |May record high C = 41.0 |May record low C = 20.6 |Jun record high C = 40.2 |Jun record low C = 22.4 |Jul record high C = 41.0 |Jul record low C = 21.3 |Aug record high C = 41.0 |Aug record low C = 19.8 |Sep record high C = 38.7 |Sep record low C = 20.6 |Oct record high C = 35.0 |Oct record low C = 17.6 |Nov record high C = 32.4 |Nov record low C = 14.8 |Dec record high C = 30.7 |Dec record low C = 12.0 |year record high C = 41.0 |year record low C = 12.0 |rain colour = green |Jan rain mm = 127.9 |Feb rain mm = 48.7 |Mar rain mm = 52.6 |Apr rain mm = 54.1 |May rain mm = 96.5 |Jun rain mm = 97.9 |Jul rain mm = 88.9 |Aug rain mm = 131.0 |Sep rain mm = 336.4 |Oct rain mm = 704.1 |Nov rain mm = 622.6 |Dec rain mm = 388.1 |year rain mm = 2748.8 |Jan rain days = 15.5 |Feb rain days = 7.8 |Mar rain days = 6.1 |Apr rain days = 5.8 |May rain days = 9.4 |Jun rain days = 8.0 |Jul rain days = 8.2 |Aug rain days = 10.7 |Sep rain days = 15.2 |Oct rain days = 20.7 |Nov rain days = 21.6 |Dec rain days = 21.4 |year rain days = 150.4 |Jan humidity = 88.6 |Feb humidity = 87.7 |Mar humidity = 85.9 |Apr humidity = 83.4 |May humidity = 80.2 |Jun humidity = 78.1 |Jul humidity = 77.9 |Aug humidity = 79.0 |Sep humidity = 84.4 |Oct humidity = 87.5 |Nov humidity = 88.8 |Dec humidity = 89.6 |year humidity = 84.3 |Jan sun = 116.0 |Feb sun = 142.6 |Mar sun = 192.7 |Apr sun = 215.7 |May sun = 248.2 |Jun sun = 236.2 |Jul sun = 234.5 |Aug sun = 220.6 |Sep sun = 184.7 |Oct sun = 145.8 |Nov sun = 105.7 |Dec sun = 75.8 |year sun = 2128.0 |source 1 = Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology
Transportation
The city is served by Tam Kỳ Railway Station, which is connected to all major cities across Vietnam. Da Nang International Airport is 70 km from the city, which is a one and a half hours' drive. The closer Chu Lai International Airport is 30 km away. There is a free daily shuttle bus between the airport and Quảng Ngãi city center. Other means of transportation include regular car and bus services.
Notable people
- Julie Yip-Williams (1976-2018), American lawyer, memoirist, born in Tam Kỳ.
Gallery
file:Đường phố ở Tam Kỳ, Quảng Nam.JPG|Streets in Tam Kỳ, Quảng Nam file:Sông Tam Kỳ, Quảng Nam.JPG|Tam Kỳ River, Quảng Nam Cơm gà Tam Kỳ, Quảng Nam.JPG|Cơm gà Tam Kỳ, Tam Ky chicken rice
References
References
- "Tam Kỳ (District-level City, Quảng Nam, Vietnam) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
- Bradley Camp Davis ''States of Banditry: The Nguyễn Government, Bandit Rule, and the culture of power in the post-Taiping China-Vietnam Borderlands'' 2008 Page 106 "unspecified bandits ransacked two tax posts, including Tam Kỳ ... Tam Kỳ returned steady revenue"
- baoquangnam.vn. (2016-08-23). "Tam Kỳ - từ ký ức đến hiện tại".
- "Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology".
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