Country Vietnam Time zone ICT (UTC+7) ISO 3166 code VN-35 Area 9,765 km² Area code 63 | Region Central Highlands Calling code 63 Website www.lamdong.gov.vn Capital Da Lat University Dalat University | |
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Population 1.235 million (1 Jul 2012) Points of interest Datanla Falls, Trúc Lâm Temple, Linh Phuoc Pagoda, Datanla waterfall, Madagui Forest Tourist B Destinations Da Lat, Bảo Lộc, Bidoup Núi Bà National, Di Linh District, Đức Trọng District | ||
Lâm Đồng ([ləm ɗôŋ]) 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.
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Administrative divisions
Lâm Đồng is subdivided into 12 district-level sub-divisions:
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 - 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.