Da Lat

Da Lat
Thành phố Đà Lạt
Da Lat City
Nicknames: 
City of Thousand Flowers, City of Thousand Pines, City of Eternal Spring, City in the Fog, No Traffic lights City,[1] Little Paris
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Da Lat is located in Vietnam
Da Lat
Da Lat
Location of Da Lat in Vietnam
Da Lat is located in Southeast Asia
Da Lat
Da Lat
Da Lat (Southeast Asia)
Da Lat is located in Asia
Da Lat
Da Lat
Da Lat (Asia)
Coordinates: 11°56′30″N 108°26′18″E / 11.94167°N 108.43833°E / 11.94167; 108.43833
Country Vietnam
ProvinceLâm Đồng
RegionCentral Highlands
Founded1893: Alexandre Yersin found Lâm Viên Plateau
1916: Huế Court announced the establishment of Da Lat town
DemonymDalatese
Government
 • Chairman of the People's CommitteeTôn Thiện San
 • SecretaryĐặng Trí Dũng
Area
 • City (Class-1)391.15 km2 (151.02 sq mi)
Elevation
1,500 m (4,900 ft)
Population
 (31/12/2022)
 • City (Class-1)258.014
 • Density659/km2 (1,710/sq mi)
 • Urban
203,710
Time zoneUTC+7
ClimateCwb
Websitehttps://dalat.lamdong.gov.vn/

Da Lat or Dalat[2] (Vietnamese: Đà Lạt; Vietnamese pronunciation: [ɗâː làːt̚] ), is the capital of Lâm Đồng Province and the largest city of the Central Highlands region in Vietnam. The city is located 1,500 m (4,900 ft) above sea level on the Langbian Plateau. Da Lat is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Vietnam.[3][4]

Da Lat's specific sights are pine woods and twisting roads full of marigold (Vietnamese: hoa dã quỳ) and mimosa blossom in the winter. The city's temperate weather stands in contrast to Vietnam's otherwise tropical climate. Mist covering the valleys almost year-round leads to its name "City of Eternal Spring". Residents and tourists have often said that Da Lat has all four seasons in one day: spring in the morning, summer at noon, autumn in the afternoon and winter at night, from the sunset to the sunrise.

With its year-round cool weather, Da Lat supplies huge amounts of temperate agriculture products for all over Vietnam, for example: cabbage, cauliflower, artichoke, tea, wine, persimmon, and coffee. Its flower industry produces three characteristic flowers: hydrangea (Vietnamese: cẩm tú cầu), Da Lat rose, and golden everlasting (Vietnamese: hoa bất tử).[5] The confectionery industry offers a wide range of mứt, a kind of fruit preserve that closely resembles varenie, made from strawberry, mulberry, sweet potato, and roselle.

Da Lat is also known as an area for scientific research in the fields of biotechnology[6] and nuclear physics.[7] Da Lat is known regionally for avocado ice-cream, bánh tráng nướng, and its large garment market, with a broad selection of cool-weather clothing.

  1. ^ "The only city in Vietnam without traffic lights". www.viettravelmagazine.com.
  2. ^ "Dalat | Vietnam Tourism". Vietnam National Administration of Tourism. Archived from the original on 2020-04-06.
  3. ^ "Da Lat - The city you should not miss in Vietnam". vietnameasyrider.com.
  4. ^ "See, Do & Eat Guide to Dalat – Vietnam's City of Eternal Spring". highlandsporttravel.com.
  5. ^ "Dalat Flowers : The Development of Flower Industry". Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  6. ^ "Creating Technological Capability and Tourism Potential". Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  7. ^ "Vietnam resort town concerned nuclear reactor could hit tourism". Thanh Nien Daily. 2014-03-31. Archived from the original on 2022-02-19. Retrieved 2022-02-19.