Dak Lak

Website portal:http://www.daklak.gov.vn

Land area (2008): 13.085 sq. km

Population (2008): 1.706 thousand

GDP growte:

• 2006: 9.1%
• 2007: 17.32%
• 2008: 11.27%

Infractructure: Buon Me Thuot airport(with daily flifhts to Ho Chi Minh city and Ha Noi), National highways No. 14, No. 26 and No. 27 linking DakLak with neighbouring provinces

+ Potentials and develoment advantages

- More than 600 thousand hectares of forest area with many kinds of special timber. race and precious aminals mentioned in world Red book; nearly 350 thousand hectares of basalt red soil area suitable for cultivation of industrial crops such as coffee, rubber, pepper, cashew, cotton..; Diversified mineral resources including lead, fentpas, peat, gemstone, kaolin, phosphorus, gold; River and waterfall system with potential for hydroelectricity development.

- Tourist sites: Yok Don nature reserve, Lak river, Bao Dai royal palace, Dray Nu, Thuy Tien waterfalls, BuonDon resort (elephant village of local ethnic minority, chain bridge...)

- Processing of agro - forestry products; construction of hidroelectric plants; afforestation and cultivation of industrial crops; cattle breeding; development of eco - tourism.