Bảo Lộc

Bảo Lộc
B'lao
Provincial city (Class-3)
Bảo Lộc City
Thành phố Bảo Lộc
Bảo Lộc Park at morning
Bảo Lộc Park
Đồng Nai Lake in Bảo Lộc City Centre
Đồng Nai Lake, also known as Bảo Lộc Lake in the city centre
Official seal of Bảo Lộc
Seal
Interactive map of Bảo Lộc
Country Vietnam
ProvinceLâm Đồng
Founded
  • July 11, 1994: established Bảo Lộc town
  • April 8, 2010: Bảo Lộc city was established
Government
 • Chairman of the People's CommitteeNguyễn Văn Phương
 • Chairman of the People's CouncilNghiêm Xuân Đức
 • SecretaryTôn Thiện Đồng
 • Chairman of the Fatherland FrontNguyễn Văn Khắc
 • Chief Justice of the People's CourtNguyễn Khắc Quảng
 • Director of the People's ProcuracyĐặng Văn Đông
Area
 • Total
233.56 km2 (90.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total
170,920
 • Density639.8/km2 (1,657/sq mi)
 • Ethnicities
ClimateAm
Websitebaoloc.lamdong.gov.vn

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. 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.

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:

The communes are:

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

Local sights

Older buildings in Bảo Lộc include the Bát Nhã Temple. Hồ Đồng Nai lake is a small lake situated in the central part of the town.

References

  1. 1 2 "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology" (PDF).
  3. ↑ Phillip Taylor, Modernity and Re-Enchantment: Religion in Post-Revolutionary Vietnam Institute of south-east Asian Studies - 2007 -- Page 317.... including Pháp Vân Temple in HCMC, Prajna [Bát Nhã] Temple in Bảo Lộc, in the Central Highlands province of Lâm Đồng, and Từ Hiếu Temple in ..."

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