Lâm Đồng province

Lâm Đồng province
Tỉnh Lâm Đồng
Đà Lạt
Official seal of Lâm Đồng province
Location of Lâm Đồng in Vietnam
Location of Lâm Đồng in Vietnam
Coordinates: 11°57′N 108°26′E / 11.950°N 108.433°E / 11.950; 108.433
Country Vietnam
RegionCentral Highlands
CapitalĐà Lạt
Area
 • Total9,783.2 km2 (3,777.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total1,615,500
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Demographics
 • EthnicitiesVietnamese, Cơ Ho, Mạ, Nùng
GDP[1]
 • TotalVND 78.433 trillion
US$ 3.406 billion
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Calling code63
ISO 3166 codeVN-35
Websitewww.lamdong.gov.vn

Lâm Đồng (Vietnamese: [ləm˧˧ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩] ) is a southernmost mountainous province in the Central Highlands region, the Central of Vietnam. It borders Khánh Hòa and Ninh Thuận to the east, Đồng Nai to the southwest, Bình Thuận to the southeast, Đắk Lắk to the north, and Đắk Nông to the northwest.

Lâm Đồng is the only Central Highlands province which does not share its western border with neither Laos nor Cambodia.

Administrative divisions

Lâm Đồng is subdivided into 12 district-level sub-divisions:

Second-tier
subdivisions
Area
(km2)
Third-tier subdivisions
Ward Township Commune
Bảo Lộc city 232.20 6 5
Da Lat city 394.64 12 4
Bảo Lâm District 1465.00 1 13
Cát Tiên District 427.20 2 9
Đạ Huoai District 494.40 2 8
Đạ Tẻh District 527.90 1 10
Đam Rông District 892.20 2 8
Di Linh District 1614.64 1 18
Đơn Dương District 611.56 1 8
Đức Trọng District 901.80 1 14
Lạc Dương District 1312.33 1 5
Lâm Hà District 979.52 2 14

They are further subdivided into 12 commune-level towns (or townlets), 118 communes, and 18 wards.

Economy

The economy is based largely on agriculture, with tea, coffee and vegetables being the main agricultural products. Lâm Đồng province is also famous for its main city - Đà Lạt (Lâm Đồng attracted 3 million tourists in 2011).

The GDP of Lâm Đồng was nearly US$3 billion in 2020.

In the Provincial Competitiveness Index 2020, Lâm Đồng is ranked 15 out of 63 provinces in Vietnam.

Attractions

References

  1. ^ "Tình hình kinh tế, xã hội Lâm Đồng năm 2018". Cục Thống kê tỉnh Lâm Đồng. Retrieved 10 May 2020.

External links

  • Official government website
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