Gia Lai province

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 province
Tỉnh Gia Lai
Province
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
Country Vietnam
RegionCentral Highlands
CapitalPleiku
Government
 • People's Council ChairDương Văn Trang
 • People's Committee ChairPhạm Thế Dũng
Area
[1]
 • Total15,510.13 km2 (5,988.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total1,791,000
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Ethnicities39, including Vietnamese, Gia Rai, Ba Na, Xơ Đăng, Giẻ Triêng
GDP[2]
 • TotalVND 66.158 trillion
US$ 2.873 billion
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Area codes269 (from 17 Jun 2017)
59 (until 16 Jul 2017)
ISO 3166 codeVN-30
Websitegialai.gov.vn

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 15,510.13 km2 (5,988.49 sq mi),[1] 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.[3]

  • Ayun Hạ Lake

Administrative divisions

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

Second Tier
subdivisions		 Area
(km2)		 Third-tier subdivisions
Ward Township Commune
Pleiku city266.62149
An Khê town200.0765
Ayun Pa town287.0044
Chư Păh District988.66213
Chư Prông District1687.50119
Chư Pưh District716.9518
Chư Sê District642.96114
Đắk Đoa District988.66116
Đắk Pơ District499.6217
Đức Cơ District717.0019
Ia Grai District1157.30112
Ia Pa District870.909
K'Bang District1845.00113
Kông Chro District1442.00113
Krông Pa District1623.60113
Mang Yang District1126.10111
Phú Thiện District501.9119

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

References
  1. Biểu số 4.4: Hiện trạng sử dụng đất vùng Tây Nguyên năm 2022 [Table 4.4: Current land use status in the Central Highlands in 2022] (PDF) (Decision 3048/QĐ-BTNMT) (in Vietnamese). Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Vietnam). 18 October 2023. – the data in the report are in hectares, rounded to integers
  2. "Tình hình kinh tế, xã hội Gia Lai năm 2018". UBND tỉnh Gia Lai. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  3. "gialai overview". Pleikutravel.Gialai.
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