Hang Duong cemetery Nghĩa trang Hàng Dương

The cemetery after the camps

Cemetery of about 20 hectares in town: walk the four grave zones after the camps. Võ Thị Sáu’s grave is in zone B. Restoration began on 19 December 1992. The vigil on 23 January 2026 began at 09:00 at the grave, before the rite at Đền thờ Côn Đảo.

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The monument, the trees, and the ridge at Hàng Dương

The monument, the trees, and the ridge at Hàng Dương

Photo: Lam Tr Th · CC BY-SA 3.0

TimeA stop after the camps
FeeCheck on arrival
Get thereIn town, a separate gate from the camps.
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The town

War history

You walk the cemetery after the camps. It covers about 20 hectares, with restoration from 19 December 1992, in four zones. Zone A has 688 graves, 7 of them mass, and 91 named, including Lê Hồng Phong and Nguyễn An Ninh, mostly before 1945. Zone B has 695 graves, 17 mass, and 276 named, including Võ Thị Sáu and Cao Văn Ngọc, mostly from 1945 to 1960. Zone C has 373 graves, 1 mass, and 332 named, including Lê Văn Việt, mostly from 1960 to 1975. Zone D has 157 graves and 14 named, gathered from Hòn Cau and Hàng Keo.

A tiled ceremonial gate and stone pillars at Hang Duong cemetery, with the ridge behind
The ceremonial gate, with the ridge behind the tiled roof

Photo: Lam Tr Th · CC BY-SA 3.0

The monument and the trees stand inside the grounds, and the ceremonial gate has pillars, a tiled roof, and the ridge behind it. The 74th memorial ran on 22 and 23 January 2026. The vigil at the grave was 09:00 on 23 January 2026, and the rite followed at Đền thờ Côn Đảo. The special-zone office on Nguyễn Văn Linh, khu 6, is the office.

The 09:00 time belongs to that vigil. Pair the walk with the camps, and keep the Vũng Tàu memorial on its own trip.

Getting there and around

The cemetery is in town, with its own gate from the camps.

From the prison

Walk in town. The cemetery and the camps use different gates.

From Côn Đảo airport

VVCS is 10 km northeast of town. Taxi or hire car.

Hours and fees

  • Hours

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  • Closed

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  • Admission

    The cemetery sits beside the prison relic and outside the park scenic fee. The 09:00 time is the 23 January 2026 vigil.

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