In the plan submitted to the Government, Kien Giang province plans to establish Phu Quoc city, including 8 wards and one commune. After its establishment, Phu Quoc city will have a natural area of over 589 km2 and a population of 127,709 people. Phu Quoc city is located in the Northwest, about 120 km from Rach Gia city - the administrative center of Kien Giang province - and has two central urban areas: Duong Dong and An Thoi.
In recent years, Phu Quoc tourism has developed very strongly.
Duong Dong urban area of 2,518.9 hectares is identified as the administrative and commercial center of Phu Quoc Island. It is expected that by 2030 this urban area will have a population of 240,000 people, of which about 183,000 are migrants from the mainland and about 12,000 are tourists.
The 1,022-hectare An Thoi urban area is oriented to become an international port city, a technical hub and a duty-free logistics center, as well as a commercial and tourist center. In addition, there are light industrial zones, cultural centers, historical relics associated with the long-standing traditions of the local people. It is forecasted that by 2030, An Thoi urban area will have over 70,000 people.
Bai Truong is an area with many high-class hotels and resorts in Phu Quoc.
The growth rate of Phu Quoc tourism in the past 10 years has been extremely rapid. If in 2010, Phu Quoc only welcomed about 300,000 visitors, by 2015 the island welcomed about one million visitors and this number in 2019 was four million. Phu Quoc has become an extremely attractive destination for domestic and foreign tourists with more than 22,000 accommodation rooms, more than half of which are 3-5 star standard. The highlight is the international-class resort - entertainment complexes invested by large corporations.
