Bảo Lộc

Bảo Lộc (old name in Ma language: B’Lao) is a city of Lâm Đồng Province in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam. Bảo Lộc is famous for its registered trademark: B'lao tea. As of 2018 the city had a population of 170,920.^[1] The city covers an area of 229 km². The central wards of the city are I, II and B'lao, which was the Bảo Lộc district capital town.^[1]

Bảo Lộc B'lao
Provincial city (Class-3)
Bảo Lộc City Thành phố Bảo Lộc
Bảo Lộc Park Đồng Nai Lake, also known as Bảo Lộc Lake in the city centre
Seal
Country	Vietnam
Province	Lâm Đồng
Founded	July 11, 1994: established Bảo Lộc town April 8, 2010: Bảo Lộc city was established
Government
• Chairman of the People's Committee	Nguyễn Văn Phương
• Chairman of the People's Council	Nghiêm Xuân Đức
• Secretary	Tôn Thiện Đồng
• Chairman of the Fatherland Front	Nguyễn Văn Khắc
• Chief Justice of the People's Court	Nguyễn Khắc Quảng
Area
• Total	233.56 km2 (90.18 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	170,920
• Density	639.8/km2 (1,657/sq mi)
• Ethnicities	Mạ Kinh Chinese K'ho Stieng Nùng Tày Mnong...
Climate	Am
Website	baoloc.lamdong.gov.vn

Name

Its name is Bảo Lộc from B'lao in K'ho language, what means [the land of] mu oil trees.

Subdivisions

Bảo Lộc has six urban wards and five communes.

The wards are:

• Ward I - 4.3144 km²
• Ward II - 6.6215 km²
• B’Lao Ward - 5.4029 km²
• Lộc Phát Ward- 25.7302 km²
• Lộc Tiến Ward - 13.0119 km²
• Lộc Sơn Ward - 12.3669 km²

The communes are:

• Lộc Thanh - 20.8098 km²
• Đam B’ri - 32.201 km²
• Lộc Nga - 16.0319 km²
• Đại Lào - 59.2579 km²
• Lộc Châu - 36.1955 km²

Transport

Air travel is provided by Lien Khuong International Airport in Da Lat which is approximately 81 km (50 mi) east of the city.

Climate

Climate data for Bảo Lộc, elevation 850 m (2,790 ft)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	31.8 (89.2)	33.8 (92.8)	34.0 (93.2)	33.2 (91.8)	33.0 (91.4)	33.2 (91.8)	30.6 (87.1)	31.2 (88.2)	31.3 (88.3)	31.0 (87.8)	32.2 (90.0)	31.8 (89.2)	34.0 (93.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27.3 (81.1)	28.8 (83.8)	29.7 (85.5)	29.7 (85.5)	28.9 (84.0)	27.3 (81.1)	26.7 (80.1)	26.3 (79.3)	26.7 (80.1)	27.1 (80.8)	27.0 (80.6)	26.7 (80.1)	27.7 (81.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	20.0 (68.0)	21.0 (69.8)	22.2 (72.0)	23.0 (73.4)	23.3 (73.9)	22.6 (72.7)	22.2 (72.0)	22.1 (71.8)	22.0 (71.6)	21.9 (71.4)	21.2 (70.2)	20.2 (68.4)	21.8 (71.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	15.2 (59.4)	15.8 (60.4)	17.4 (63.3)	19.1 (66.4)	20.1 (68.2)	20.0 (68.0)	19.7 (67.5)	19.7 (67.5)	19.7 (67.5)	19.0 (66.2)	17.8 (64.0)	16.1 (61.0)	18.3 (64.9)
Record low °C (°F)	5.0 (41.0)	4.5 (40.1)	8.0 (46.4)	12.0 (53.6)	10.4 (50.7)	15.8 (60.4)	15.3 (59.5)	14.5 (58.1)	15.5 (59.9)	13.5 (56.3)	8.9 (48.0)	8.1 (46.6)	4.5 (40.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	62.3 (2.45)	53.0 (2.09)	116.7 (4.59)	210.9 (8.30)	244.9 (9.64)	311.3 (12.26)	389.8 (15.35)	457.7 (18.02)	403.6 (15.89)	342.2 (13.47)	175.7 (6.92)	83.5 (3.29)	2,858.2 (112.53)
Average rainy days	5.9	5.4	9.3	14.9	20.1	22.2	25.5	26.3	25.5	23.8	15.6	7.9	202.3
Average relative humidity (%)	79.9	78.2	79.3	83.0	86.8	89.3	90.1	90.8	90.5	89.0	86.3	83.4	85.5
Mean monthly sunshine hours	213.0	214.5	225.0	199.5	177.9	145.1	137.1	122.9	117.8	139.1	159.6	184.5	2,037.6
Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[2]

Local sights

Older buildings in Bảo Lộc include the Bát Nhã Temple.^[3] Hồ Đồng Nai lake is a small lake situated in the central part of the town.