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13°45′N 108°15′E / 13.750°N 108.250°E / 13.750; 108.250
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Gia Lai province
Tỉnh Gia Lai
T'Nưng Lake  • One Pillar Pagoda in Pleiku  • Monument to Heroes and Martyrs Gia Lai  • Great Solidarity Square  • Minh Thành Temple  • An Khê Mountain  • Dams Đắk Plao  • Đức An Lake  • Pleiku City night  • Museum Pleiku
Location of Gia Lai within Vietnam
Location of Gia Lai within Vietnam
Coordinates: 13°45′N 108°15′E / 13.750°N 108.250°E / 13.750; 108.250
Country  Vietnam
Region Central Highlands
Capital Pleiku
Government
 •  People's Council ChairDương Văn Trang
 •  People's Committee ChairPhạm Thế Dũng
Area
 • Total15,510.9 km2 (5,988.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total1,641,829
 • Density110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Demographics
 •  Ethnicities39, including Vietnamese, Gia Rai, Ba Na, Xơ Đăng, Giẻ Triêng
GDP [1]
 • Total VND 66.158 trillion
US$ 2.873 billion
Time zone UTC+7 ( ICT)
Area codes269 (from 17 Jun 2017)
59 (until 16 Jul 2017)
ISO 3166 code VN-30
Website gialai.gov.vn

Gia Lai (Vietnamese: [jaː˧˧ laːj˧˧] ) is a northern mountainous province in the Central Highlands region, the Central of Vietnam. It borders  Kon Tum in the north, Quảng Ngãi in the northeast, Bình Định in the east, Phú Yên in the southeast,  Đắk Lắk in the south and Ratanakiri of Cambodia in the west.

Gia Lai is the second-largest province of Vietnam. The name comes from the Jarai people, one of the local indigenous groups.

Geography

Gia Lai is a mountainous province located in the northern Central Highlands at an average altitude of 700 - 800 m above sea level with an area of 15,536.92 km2, and an average population of 1,426,000 people (2017). Gia Lai borders Kon Tum Province to the north, Dak Lak Province to the south, Cambodia to the west, and Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, and Phu Yen Provinces to the east. The province has 17 administrative units including Pleiku City, 2 towns of An Khe, Ayun Pa, and 14 districts including Chu Pah, Chu Prong, Dak Doa, Chu Se, Chu Puh, Phu Thien, Mang Yang, Krong Pa, Kong Chro, Kbang, Ia Pa, Ia Grai, Duc Co, Dak Po. Pleiku City is the economic, political, cultural, and social center of the province. [2]

Administrative divisions

Gia Lai is composed of 17 district-level sub-divisions:

Second Tier
subdivisions
Area
(km2)
Third-tier subdivisions
Ward Township Commune
Pleiku city 266.62 14 9
An Khê town 200.07 6 5
Ayun Pa town 287.00 4 4
Chư Păh District 988.66 2 13
Chư Prông District 1687.50 1 19
Chư Pưh District 716.95 1 8
Chư Sê District 642.96 1 14
Đắk Đoa District 988.66 1 16
Đắk Pơ District 499.62 1 7
Đức Cơ District 717.00 1 9
Ia Grai District 1157.30 1 12
Ia Pa District 870.90 9
K'Bang District 1845.00 1 13
Kông Chro District 1442.00 1 13
Krông Pa District 1623.60 1 13
Mang Yang District 1126.10 1 11
Phú Thiện District 501.91 1 9

They are further subdivided into 15 commune-level towns (or townlets), 184 communes, and 24 wards.

References

  1. ^ "Tình hình kinh tế, xã hội Gia Lai năm 2018". UBND tỉnh Gia Lai. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  2. ^ "gialai overview". Pleikutravel.Gialai.