Bảo Lộc
Provincial city in Lâm Đồng, Vietnam
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Bảo Lộc (old name in Ma language: B’Lao) is a city of Lâm Đồng Province in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam. Bảo Lộc is famous for its registered trademark: B'lao tea. As of 2018 the city had a population of 170,920.[1] The city covers an area of 229 km2. The central wards of the city are I, II and B'lao, which was the Bảo Lộc district capital town.[1]
Vietnam- July 11, 1994: established Bảo Lộc town
- April 8, 2010: Bảo Lộc city was established
Bảo Lộc
B'lao | |
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| Bảo Lộc City Thành phố Bảo Lộc | |
Bảo Lộc Park Đồng Nai Lake, also known as Bảo Lộc Lake in the city centre | |
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 Interactive map of Bảo Lộc | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Province | Lâm Đồng |
| Founded |
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| Government | |
| • Chairman of the People's Committee | Nguyễn Văn Phương |
| • Chairman of the People's Council | Nghiêm Xuân Đức |
| • Secretary | Tôn Thiện Đồng |
| • Chairman of the Fatherland Front | Nguyễn Văn Khắc |
| • Chief Justice of the People's Court | Nguyễn Khắc Quảng |
| • Director of the People's Procuracy | Đặng Văn Đông |
| Area | |
• Total | 233.56 km2 (90.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 170,920 |
| • Density | 639.8/km2 (1,657/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicities | |
| Climate | Am |
| Website | baoloc |
Name
Its name is Bảo Lộc from B'lao in K'ho language, what means [the land of] mu oil trees.
Subdivisions
Bảo Lộc has six urban wards and five communes.
The wards are:
- Ward I - 4.3144 km2
- Ward II - 6.6215 km2
- B’Lao Ward - 5.4029 km2
- Lộc Phát Ward- 25.7302 km2
- Lộc Tiến Ward - 13.0119 km2
- Lộc Sơn Ward - 12.3669 km2
The communes are:
- Lộc Thanh - 20.8098 km2
- Đam B’ri - 32.201 km2
- Lộc Nga - 16.0319 km2
- Đại Lào - 59.2579 km2
- Lộc Châu - 36.1955 km2
Transport
Air travel is provided by Lien Khuong International Airport in Da Lat which is approximately 81 km (50 mi) east of the city.
Climate
| Climate data for Bảo Lộc, elevation 850 m (2,790 ft) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.8 (89.2) |
33.8 (92.8) |
34.0 (93.2) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.2 (91.8) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.0 (87.8) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.8 (89.2) |
34.0 (93.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.3 (81.1) |
28.8 (83.8) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.7 (85.5) |
28.9 (84.0) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.7 (81.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.0 (68.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.2 (70.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.2 (59.4) |
15.8 (60.4) |
17.4 (63.3) |
19.1 (66.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
17.8 (64.0) |
16.1 (61.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
4.5 (40.1) |
8.0 (46.4) |
12.0 (53.6) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15.8 (60.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
14.5 (58.1) |
15.5 (59.9) |
13.5 (56.3) |
8.9 (48.0) |
8.1 (46.6) |
4.5 (40.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 62.3 (2.45) |
53.0 (2.09) |
116.7 (4.59) |
210.9 (8.30) |
244.9 (9.64) |
311.3 (12.26) |
389.8 (15.35) |
457.7 (18.02) |
403.6 (15.89) |
342.2 (13.47) |
175.7 (6.92) |
83.5 (3.29) |
2,858.2 (112.53) |
| Average rainy days | 5.9 | 5.4 | 9.3 | 14.9 | 20.1 | 22.2 | 25.5 | 26.3 | 25.5 | 23.8 | 15.6 | 7.9 | 202.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79.9 | 78.2 | 79.3 | 83.0 | 86.8 | 89.3 | 90.1 | 90.8 | 90.5 | 89.0 | 86.3 | 83.4 | 85.5 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 213.0 | 214.5 | 225.0 | 199.5 | 177.9 | 145.1 | 137.1 | 122.9 | 117.8 | 139.1 | 159.6 | 184.5 | 2,037.6 |
| Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[2] | |||||||||||||
Local sights
Older buildings in Bảo Lộc include the Bát Nhã Temple.[3] Hồ Đồng Nai lake is a small lake situated in the central part of the town.
