Da Lat

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Da Lat Thành phố Đà Lạt
City (Class-1)
Da Lat City
From left to right, top to bottom: Xuân Hương Lake, Trúc Lâm Zen Monastery of Da Lat, Da Lat Cathedral, Da Lat Pedagogical College, Dinh III, Da Lat Station in the city centre
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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Coordinates: 11°56′30″N 108°26′18″E / 11.94167°N 108.43833°E / 11.94167; 108.43833
Country	Vietnam
Province	Lâm Đồng
Region	Central Highlands
Founded	1893: Alexandre Yersin found Lâm Viên Plateau 1916: Huế Court announced the establishment of Da Lat town
Demonym	Dalatese
Government
• Chairman of the People's Committee	Tôn Thiện San
• Secretary	Đặng 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
• Density	659/km2 (1,710/sq mi)
• Urban	203,710
Time zone	UTC+7
Climate	Cwb
Website	https://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.