Da Lat
Da Lat
Đà Lạt | |
|---|---|
| Da Lat City Thành phố Đà Lạt | |
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, Little Paris | |
| Coordinates: 11°56′30″N 108°26′18″E / 11.94167°N 108.43833°E | |
| 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 | |
| 391.15 km2 (151.02 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,500 m (4,900 ft) |
| Population (31/12/2022) | |
| 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 (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 Langbiang Plateau. Da Lat is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Vietnam.
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). 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 and nuclear physics. 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.