Gia Lai province explained

Gia Lai province
Native Name:Tỉnh Gia Lai
Native Name Lang:vi
Type:Province
Image Map1:
Zoom:7
Frame-Width:280
Coordinates:13.75°N 123°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Central Highlands
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Pleiku
Leader Title:People's Council Chair
Leader Name:Dương Văn Trang
Leader Title1:People's Committee Chair
Leader Name1:Phạm Thế Dũng
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:15510.13
Population Total:1,791,000
Population As Of:2022
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Demographics
Demographics1 Title1:Ethnicities
Demographics1 Info1:39, including Vietnamese, Gia Rai, Ba Na, Xơ Đăng, Giẻ Triêng
Demographics Type2:GDP[2]
Demographics2 Title1:Total
Demographics2 Info1:VND 66.158 trillion
US$ 2.873 billion
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Area Code Type:Area codes
Area Code:269 (from 17 Jun 2017)
59 (until 16 Jul 2017)
Iso Code:VN-30

Gia Lai (in 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.

As of 2023, Gia Lai province is the 18th most populous administrative unit in Vietnam with a population of 1,613,895 people. It ranks 30th in terms of Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP), 33rd in per capita GRDP, and 33rd in GRDP growth rate. In 2020, the GRDP reached 80,000.32 billion VND, with a per capita GRDP of 51.9 million VND and a GRDP growth rate of 8.00%.[3]

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 15510.13km2,[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.[4]

Administrative divisions

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

Second Tier
subdivisions
Area
(km2)
Third-tier subdivisions
WardTownshipCommune
Pleiku city 266.62 14 9
An Khê town 200.07 6 5
Ayun Pa town 287.00 4 4
988.66 2 13
1687.50 1 19
716.95 1 8
642.96 1 14
988.66 1 16
499.62 1 7
717.00 1 9
1157.30 1 12
870.90 9
1845.00 1 13
1442.00 1 13
1623.60 1 13
1126.10 1 11
501.91 1 9

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

References

  1. 18 October 2023. Decision. 3048/QĐ-BTNMT. Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Vietnam). 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. vi. – the data in the report are in hectares, rounded to integers
  2. Web site: Tình hình kinh tế, xã hội Gia Lai năm 2018. UBND tỉnh Gia Lai. 10 May 2020. 2 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210302081227/https://gialai.gov.vn/tin-tuc/bao-cao-ve-tinh-hinh-thuc-hien-nhiem-vu-cong-tac-nam-2018-trien-khai-nhiem-vu-cong-tac-nam-2019.62292.aspx. dead.
  3. Web site: Tình hình kinh tế, xã hội Gia Lai năm 2018 . 2024-06-18 . gialai.gov.vn . vi-VN.
  4. Web site: gialai overview . Pleikutravel.Gialai.