It is located on the Eastern coast of the Gulf of Thailand, 250 kilometres (160 mi) southwest of Ho Chi Minh City.

Besides that, several future construction projects such as industrial center Rach Vuot and urban city Vĩnh Hiệp which will be started after finishing Lạc Hồng Bridge will expand Rạch Giá to the east.

[citation needed] Ceremony of Nguyễn Trung Trực is held annually in lunar August.

There is a very pronounced dry season from December to March, but rainfall is consistently heavy for the remaining eight months of the year.

Rạch Giá airport has flight routes to Ho Chi Minh City with Vietnam Airlines.