Lâm Đồng Province

Lâm Đồng (Vietnamese: [ləm ɗôŋ] (listen)) is a province located in the Central Highlands (Tây Nguyên) region of Vietnam. Its capital is Đà Lạt. 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.

Lâm Đồng Province

Tỉnh Lâm Đồng
Province
Location of Lâm Đồng within Vietnam
Coordinates: 11°57′N 108°26′E
Country Vietnam
RegionCentral Highlands
CapitalĐà Lạt
Area
 • Total9,764.8 km2 (3,770.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total1,551,120
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Demographics
 • EthnicitiesVietnamese, Cơ Ho, Mạ, Nùng
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Calling code63
ISO 3166 codeVN-35
Websitewww.lamdong.gov.vn

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 city232.2065
Da Lat city394.64124
Bảo Lâm District1465.00113
Cát Tiên District427.2029
Đạ Huoai District494.4028
Đạ Tẻh District527.90110
Đam Rông District892.2028
Di Linh District1614.64118
Đơn Dương District611.5618
Đức Trọng District901.80114
Lạc Dương District1312.3315
Lâm Hà District979.52214

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.

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