Lâm Đồng province

Lâm Đồng is a province of Vietnam located in the south of the Central Highlands. It borders Khánh Hòa to the east, Đồng Nai and Hồ Chí Minh City to the southwest, the South China Sea to the southeast, Đắk Lắk to the north, and Cambodia to the northwest.

Lâm Đồng
Province
Clockwise from top left: Cam Ly Falls, Da Lat Mũi Né sand dunes Po Sah Inu Cham Tower M'Nông Plateau
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Location of Lâm Đồng within Vietnam
Coordinates: 11°57′N 108°26′E
Country	Vietnam
Region	Central Highlands
Capital	Đà Lạt
Area [1]
• Total	24,233.07 km2 (9,356.44 sq mi)
Population  (2025)
• Total	3,872,999
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnicities	Vietnamese, Cơ Ho, Mạ, Nùng
GDP[2]
• Total	VND 78.433 trillion US$ 3.406 billion
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	66xxx
Calling code	63
ISO 3166 code	VN-35
HDI (2020)	0.715[3] (28th)
Website	www.lamdong.gov.vn

The three highest plateaus of the Central Highlands: Lâm Viên, Di Linh, and Bảo Lộc (formerly known as B'Lao), are located in Lâm Đồng province at an elevation of 1,500 meters above sea level.^[4] The provincial capital, Đà Lạt City, is situated 300 km northeast of Ho Chi Minh City, 658 km south of Đà Nẵng, and 1,414 km from the capital, Hanoi, via National Route 1.^[4] In 2010, Lâm Đồng became the first province in the Central Highlands to have two provincial-level cities: Đà Lạt and Bảo Lộc.^[5]

In June 2025, the province was merged with Đăk Nông and Bình Thuận provinces, forming the new Lâm Đồng Province with a population of 3,872,999 and an area of 24,233 km², thus making it largest province of Vietnam.

Name

Its name derives from Daàm-ròng in the K'ho language, which means "the big river", now Đồng Nai River.

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 city	232.20	6		5
Da Lat city	394.64	12		4
Bảo Lâm District	1465.00		1	13
Cát Tiên District	427.20		2	9
Đạ Huoai District	494.40		2	8
Đạ Tẻh District	527.90		1	10
Đam Rông District	892.20		2	8
Di Linh District	1614.64		1	18
Đơn Dương District	611.56		1	8
Đức Trọng District	901.80		1	14
Lạc Dương District	1312.33		1	5
Lâm Hà District	979.52		2	14

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 8,65 million tourists in 2023).^[6]

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.

Attractions

• Cát Tiên National Park
• Bidoup Núi Bà National Park
• Many waterfalls such as Cam Ly, Prenn and Datanla
• Langbiang mountain
• Tuyền Lâm Lake
• Thung Lũng Tình Yêu (Love Valley)
• Pren
• Cát Tiên archaeological site
• Linh Phước Pagoda