Central Highlands

The Central Highlands of are a distinct contrast from the tropical south, with an arid climate, rolling hills, and blue skies. The region sees few foreign visitors, and many of them go to revisit old battlefields or see the indigenous tribes.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Da Lat and Buon Ma Thuot.

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During the colonial era, , also Dalat, in the South Central Highlands of , was the playground of the French, who built villas in the clear mountain air to escape the heat and humidity of the plains and coastal areas.

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or Buôn Ma Thuột, is the capital city of Daklak Province, in the Central Highlands of .

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is a former city in central , located in the Central Highlands region. It was the capital of the Gia Lai Province. Many years ago, it was inhabited primarily by the Bahnar and Jarai ethnic groups, sometimes known as the Montagnards or Degar, although now it is inhabited primarily by the Kinh ethnic group.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Kon Tum and Bao Loc.

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is a city in Vietnam that was the provincial city and capital of the former , which was merged with Đắk Cấm, Đắk Bla, Đắk Rơ Wa, Ngọk Bay, and Ia Chim, into communes of .

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Bảo Lộc is a city of Lâm Đồng Province in the Central Highlands region of . Bảo Lộc is famous for its registered trademark: B'lao tea. As of 2018 the city had a population of 170,920.

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Gia Nghĩa is the provincial city of Đắk Nông Province, in the Central Highlands of . It is located on the main road northward to which is 120 km away.

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is a small town located near border of Laos on Ho Chi Minh Trail. It might be called Plei Kan on some maps or road signs. From it's about 20 kilometers to Bo Y border crossing which might be the reason you are here - unless you just happen to be wandering off the beaten track for some other reason.

Central Highlands

  • Type: Region with 4,640,000 residents
  • Description: Former mountainous region of Vietnam
  • Also known as: “Cao nguyên Nam Trung Bộ”, “Cao nguyên Nam Trung Phần”, “Cao nguyên Trung Phần”, “Płaskowyż Zachodni”, “Zentrales Hochland”, and “テイグエン”
  • Category: regions of Vietnam
  • Location: , ,
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Latitude of center
13.678° or 13° 40′ 41″ north
Longitude of center
108.1274° or 108° 7′ 39″ east
Population
4,640,000
Elevation
414 metres (1,358 feet)
Geo­Names ID
11497253
Wiki­data ID
Q1140648
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Central Highlands” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الجبلية الوسطى”
  • Arabic: “المرتفعات الوسطى”
  • Bavarian: “Tay Nguyen”
  • Bulgarian: “Тай Нгуйен”
  • Catalan: “Altiplà central”
  • Chinese: “西原”
  • Dutch: “Centrale hooglanden”
  • Dutch: “Tây Nguyên”
  • Esperanto: “Centraj Altaĵoj de Vjetnamio”
  • Finnish: “Tây Nguyên”
  • French: “Montagnes centrales”
  • German: “Tây Nguyên”
  • Hebrew: “המרכז ההררי של וייטנאם”
  • Hindi: “मध्य उच्चभूमि”
  • Italian: “Altipiani centrali del Vietnam”
  • Italian: “Tay Nguyen”
  • Italian: “Tây Nguyên”
  • Japanese: “中部高原”
  • Khmer: “តំបន់ខ្ពង់រាបកណ្តាល (វៀតណាម)”
  • Khmer: “តំបន់ខ្ពង់រាបកណ្តាល”
  • Korean: “까오응우옌중펀”
  • Korean: “베트남 중부 고원 지방”
  • Lao: “ເຂດເນີນສູງກາງ (ຫວຽດນາມ)”
  • Lao: “ເຂດເນີນສູງກາງ”
  • Lithuanian: “Taingujenas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Tay Nguyen”
  • Norwegian: “Tay Nguyen”
  • Persian: “ارتفاعات مرکزی ویتنام”
  • Persian: “سنترال هایلندز ویتنام”
  • Persian: “سنترال هایلندز”
  • Polish: “Płaskowyż Centralny”
  • Polish: “Region Płaskowyżu Centralnego”
  • Portuguese: “Interior Central”
  • Portuguese: “Terras Altas do Centro”
  • Russian: “Тэйнгуен”
  • Russian: “Центральное плато”
  • Slovenian: “Centralno višavje”
  • Spanish: “Altiplano central”
  • Spanish: “Región del Altiplano Central”
  • Swedish: “Centrala högländerna”
  • Tamil: “நடுவண் மேட்டுச் சமவெளி”
  • Thai: “ที่สูงตอนกลาง”
  • Turkish: “Merkez Dağları”
  • Ukrainian: “Центральне нагір’я (В’єтнам)”
  • Ukrainian: “Центральне нагір’я”
  • Urdu: “وسطی سطح مرتفع”
  • Vietnamese: “Tây Nguyên”

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