Lâm Đồng Province

Lâm Đồng Province Tỉnh Lâm Đồng
Province
Da Lat
Location of Lâm Đồng within Vietnam
Coordinates: 11°57′N 108°26′E / 11.950°N 108.433°ECoordinates: 11°57′N 108°26′E / 11.950°N 108.433°E
Country	Vietnam
Region	Central Highlands
Capital	Da Lat
Area
• Total	9,764.8 km^2 (3,770.2 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total	1,198,800
• Density	120/km^2 (320/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnicities	Vietnamese, Cơ Ho, Mạ, Nùng
Time zone	ICT (UTC+7)
Calling code	63
ISO 3166 code	VN-35
Website	www.lamdong.gov.vn

Lâm Đồng ( listen) is a province located in the Central Highlands (Tây Nguyên) region of Vietnam. Its capital is Da Lat. Lâm Đồng borders Khánh Hòa Province and Ninh Thuận Province to the east, Đồng Nai Province to the southwest, Bình Thuận Province to the southeast, Đắk Lắk Province to the north, and Đắk Nông Province to the northwest. It is the only Central Highlands province which does not share its western border with Cambodia.

Administrative divisions

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

• 10 districts:

• • Bảo Lâm
  • Cát Tiên
  • Đạ Huoai
  • Đạ Tẻh
  • Đam Rông
  • Di Linh
  • Đơn Dương
  • Đức Trọng
  • Lạc Dương
  • Lâm Hà

• 2 provincial cities:

• • Bảo Lộc
  • Đà Lạt (capital)

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

Economy

The economy is based largely on agriculture. Tea, coffee and vegetables are the main agricultural products. Lâm Đồng is also famous for the its main city - Da Lat. (Lâm Đồng attracted 3 million tourists in 2011)

The GDP of Lâm Đồng is nearly 1 billion US dollars in 2011.

In the Provincial Competitiveness Index 2011, Lâm Đồng is ranked 54 out of 63 provinces in Vietnam.

Attractions

• Cát Tiên National Park
• Bidoup Núi Bà National Park
• Lâm Đồng many beautiful waterfalls: Cam Ly, Prenn, Datanla, etc.
• Langbiang mountain
• Tuyen Lam lake
• Thung Lung Tinh Yêu (love valley)
• Pren
• Cát Tiên archaeological site

External links

• Official government website