Centrally located Cửa Dương has the most varied terrain on Phu Quoc Island: tropical rain forests, rugged mountains, fertile valleys, rushing rivers, multiple waterfalls, inviting ocean beaches, and the island’s largest lake.
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About Cua Duong
Cua Duong is the large, mostly rural heart of the island, just north of Duong Dong. It was a commune (xã Cửa Dương) until July 2025, when the whole island became the Phu Quoc Special Zone of An Giang Province, but the name is still used for the area.
In this large and diverse region you will find a rocky coastline with a few beaches, dense jungle, numerous streams, cattle ranches, and vegetable farms.
Regions
The area is made up of eight hamlets: Khu Tượng, Búng Gội, Cây thông trong, Cây thông ngoài, Gành Gió, Bến Tràm, Suối Cát, Ông Lang.
Ông Lang
Ong Lang is Cua Duong’s main hub. It is here where you will find the bulk of the resorts, bars, restaurants, and shops.
Gành Gió
The first hamlet north of Duong Dong along highway DT45. Here you will find some garden resorts and hotels located right behind a small mountain that bears the same name – Nui Ganh Gio. If you are just passing through via motorbike, there is a gas station in this area where you can fuel up.
Búng Gội
Búng Gội is the area around Búng Gội road, which is lined with small homes and villas. Traveling east on this road will take you to the Khu Tuong area. This area is a great place to find an apartment if you are planning on living in Phu Quoc.
Khu Tượng
Khu Tượng is located in between two small mountains – Nui Ong Lang & Nui Khu Tuong – just off of Búng Gội road, a small side road branching off of highway DT45. Here you will find numerous pepper farms, vegetable farms, and garden villas.
Cây Thông Trong
Ấp Cây Thông Trong is another residential area located far wast of highway DT45 just south of the Phu Quoc National Park protected zone. If you are an expat living on Phu Quoc, this area is a great place to buy fresh chicken.
Cây Thông Ngoài
Cây Thông Ngoài is Cua Duongs largest residential area located east of the Nguyen Trung Truc Highway, a road which will take you to Bai Thom Commune.
Bến Tràm
Bến Tràm is Phu Quoc’s most remote hamlet located in the far eastern section of the commune just south of the Chop Chai mountain.
BEACHES
Bãi Ông Lang
Its crystalline water and silky stretch of sand makes this enticing beach a popular place to visit or even stay. Ong Lang Beach is the quieter more mature version of Bai Truong. Bai Ong Lang also has numerous boutique shops where you can find items you forgot to bring with e.g. sunscreen to high end clothing retailers. Credit cards are accepted at most stores.
Bãi Biển Cửa Cạn
The Cua Can Beach is a small windswept stretch of beach that is divided by the Cua Can River. For the most part it is still a wild beach.
SEE & DO
Dinh Bà Ông Lang
Dinh Ba is a small seaside temple next to Ong Lang Beach in Ong Lang hamlet. Both admission and entrance are free. The relics here are very nice. Once you pass the main gate you will see a lot of various different religious statues such as Lady Buddha and Nguyen Trung Truc.
Suoi Da Ban Stream
A lush oasis in the centre of Cua Duong (4.1 from 513 Google reviews for the eco-tourism site) with numerous small waterfalls, streams, natural pools, rickety suspension bridges and wildlife.
Amid the lush scenery is a stream carved out of granite rock forming a blend of unusual geology, mild climate, rare flowers and abundant wildlife. The Suoi Da Ban is linked with the islands largest fresh water lake- Duong Dong, which provides fresh water to the islands inhabitants.
Khu Tuong Pepper Farm
At the based of the mountains found on both sides of DT45 highway you will find a few pepper farms which you can tour. Most of these farms also sell fresh pepper.
Photo: Trung Ruan, via Google Maps
Duong Dong Lake
Phu Quoc Islands largest lake and freshwater reservoir. It is a restricted area, however if you can find a guide he/she can arrange for a boat trip across this lake to Suoi Da Ngon stream and waterfall which are nearby.
Duong Dong Dam
The dam next to Duong Dong Lake. What is unique about this dam is that you can read the signage from space… well almost. The dam is a restricted area as well.
WHERE TO STAY
Almost all of Cua Duong’s places to stay are on Ong Lang — about 75 resorts, homestays and guesthouses on Google Maps in October 2026. A few to compare (rating and number of reviews):
- Mövenpick Resort Waverly — the big five-star on Ong Lang, with beachfront pool villas. 4.7 from 5,451.
- Camia Resort & Spa — garden bungalows and a well-known restaurant. 4.8 from 2,490.
- Mango Bay — a long-running eco-resort with wooden bungalows in the jungle. 4.5 from 2,072.
- Sea Sense Resort — on the beach just north of Duong Dong. 4.3 from 762.
More in our Ong Lang guide and where to stay on Phu Quoc.
LOCATION
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