Đắk Lắk Darlac | |
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           Ea Sô Forest • Stilt house in Bản Đôn • Villa of EmperorBảo Đại • Dray Nur Falls • Tuy Hòa Beach • Đá Dĩa Beach • Đá Hòa Thắng Mountain • Coral Phú Yên • Long Thủy Beach • Vũng Rô Bay • Ganh Da Dia • Nhạn Tower | |
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| Motto: Tiềm năng và Triển vọng | |
 Location in Vietnam | |
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| Coordinates:12°40′N108°3′E / 12.667°N 108.050°E /12.667; 108.050 | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Region | Central Highlands |
| Capital | Buôn Ma Thuột |
| Area | |
• Total | 18,096.40 km2 (6,987.06 sq mi) |
| Population (2025)[1] | |
• Total | 3,346,853 |
| • Density | 184.9458/km2 (479.0074/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnicities | Vietnamese,Rade,Nùng,Tày |
| GDP[2] | |
| • Total | VND 78.687 trillion US$ 3.418 billion |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Area codes | 262 (from 17 June 2017 500 (until 16 July 2017) |
| ISO 3166 code | VN-33 |
| HDI (2020) |  0.682[3](52nd) |
| Website | www |
Đắk Lắk (Vietnamese pronunciation:[ʔɗăk5lăk5]) is a mountainousprovince in theCentral Highlands region ofCentral Vietnam. It borders Gia Lai to the north, Khánh Hòa to the east,Lâm Đồng to the south, andMondulkiri ofCambodia to the west.
Đăk Lăk is home to several indigenous ethnic minorities, such as theRade, theJarai and theMnong, among others.
On June 12, 2025, the National Assembly passed Resolution No. 202/2025/QH15,[4] which took effect the same day, mergingPhú Yên Province into Đắk Lắk Province.
The name comes from theMnong (aMon-Khmer language) worddak Lak (/daːklaːk/, which sounds similar to "Đác Lác" in Vietnamese), literally "Lak Lake",[5] referring to the largest freshwater lake in the province. The worddak means "water" or "lake", and is acognate of theVietnamesenước/nác ("water").[5] The official spelling in Vietnamese isĐắk Lắk, despite the fact that the original Mnong word contains long "a" sounds rather than short "ă" sounds. Some other spellings such asDak Lak,Daklak,Đăk Lăk,Đắc Lắc, andDarlac (in older French texts),[6] among others,[7] have also been used. The Daklak Guest House, for example, inconsistently usesDaklak andĐắk Lắk.[8] Linguist Nguyễn Minh Hoạt has argued that a sensible spelling would beDak Lăk, based on the ground thatlak meansdermatophytosis inRade (an unrelated language of theAustronesian family), whilst also citing the Mnong origin as the basis for thedak part of the spelling.[7] The derivativeĐắk Nông province appears to have been named after this province, by replacingLắk withNông for "Mnong".
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The area now known as Đắk Lắk was originally controlled by the Kingdom ofChampa. When Champa was conquered and annexed by Vietnam in the 15th century, Đắk Lắk was brought under loose Vietnamese rule. Later, in 1540, a noble named Bùi Tá Hán was appointed by the Vietnamese authorities to direct the settlement of the area by ethnic Vietnamese, bringing the highlands under more effective Vietnamese control. Military outposts were established in the area to guard against possible aggression from the west. Later, when Vietnam wasoccupied by the French, the French established a large number ofplantations in the area. Resistance to French rule was strong in Đắk Lắk, with variousminority tribes leading a number of significant rebellions. The most notable was a 23-year campaign led byN’Trang Lơng, aM’Nông tribal leader. Later, Đắk Lắk was part ofSouth Vietnam, and saw considerable action in theVietnam War.
Until recently,Đắk Nông was a part of Đắk Lắk, but is now a separateProvince.
A chronology of key events
Đắk Lắk is based around theĐắk Lắk Plateau, around six hundred metres above sea level.
About 60km south ofBuôn Ma Thuột isLak Lake. Overlooking the lake is the old summer residence of EmperorBảo Đại which has been renovated into a hotel. Surrounding the lake is Jun Village, home of the Jun people. The villagers use a unique form of fishing involving the attachment of metal rods to a car battery, running the rods through the water, stunning the fish, and then collecting them to keep in a tank at the village until they are needed.
Đắk Lắk is subdivided into 15 district-level sub-divisions:
| Second Tier subdivisions | Area (km2) | Third Tier subdivisions | ||
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| Ward | Township | Commune | ||
| Buôn Ma Thuột city | 377.18 | 13 | 8 | |
| Buôn Hồ town | 282.06 | 7 | 5 | |
| Buôn Đôn District | 1412.50 | 7 | ||
| Cư Kuin District | 288.30 | 8 | ||
| Cư M'gar District | 824.43 | 2 | 15 | |
| Ea H'leo District | 1335.12 | 1 | 11 | |
| Ea Kar District | 1037.47 | 2 | 14 | |
| Ea Súp District | 1765.43 | 1 | 9 | |
| Krông Ana District | 356.09 | 1 | 7 | |
| Krông Bông District | 1257.49 | 1 | 13 | |
| Krông Búk District | 358.70 | 7 | ||
| Krông Năng District | 641.79 | 1 | 11 | |
| Krông Pắc District | 625.81 | 1 | 15 | |
| Lắk District | 1249.65 | 1 | 10 | |
| M'Drắk District | 1336.28 | 1 | 12 | |
They are further subdivided into 12 commune-level towns (or townlets), 152 communes, and 20 wards.
Coffee, fruit, andrubber play an important part in its economy. Recently, there have been efforts to harness the province's considerable potential forhydroelectric generation.The Jun people take advantage of the small tourist trade that passes through, giving elephant rides through the village and across the lake.
Air travel for the province is served by bothBuon Ma Thuot Airport andTuy Hoa Airport which both provide direct daily domestic flights toHa Noi andHo Chi Minh City operated byVietnam Airlines,VietJet Air,Pacific Airlines andBamboo Airways.
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