Gia Lai province
Tỉnh Gia Lai
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 / 13.750°N 108.250°E / 13.750; 108.250
Country Vietnam
RegionCentral Highlands
CapitalPleiku
Government
  People's Council ChairDương Văn Trang
  People's Committee ChairPhạm Thế Dũng
Area
  Total15,510.9 km2 (5,988.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total1,641,829
  Density110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Demographics
  Ethnicities39, including Vietnamese, Gia Rai, Ba Na, Xơ Đăng, Giẻ Triêng
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Area codes269 (from 17 Jun 2017)
59 (until 16 Jul 2017)
ISO 3166 codeVN-30
Websitegialai.gov.vn

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 is the second-largest province of Vietnam. The name comes from the Jarai people, one of the local indigenous groups.

Geography

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


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