Buôn Ma Thuột

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Buon Ma Thuot Thành phố Buôn Ma Thuột Ban Me Thuot
Buon Ma Thuot Location of in Vietnam
Coordinates: 12°40′N 108°3′E / 12.667°N 108.050°E / 12.667; 108.050
Country	Vietnam
Province	Dak Lak Province
Area
• Total	370 km2 (140 sq mi)
Elevation	536 m (1,759 ft)
Population (2009)
• Total	340,000
• Density	Bad rounding here920/km2 (Bad rounding here2,400/sq mi)
Website	http://buonmathuot.gov.vn/

Coordinates: 12°40′N 108°3′E / 12.667°N 108.050°E / 12.667; 108.050 Buôn Ma Thuột ( listen) (formerly Lac Giao)^[1] or sometimes Buon Ma Thuot or Ban Mê Thuột, is the capital city of Dak Lak Province, in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Its population is approximately 300,000. The city is the largest in Vietnam's Central Highlands region and is famous as the regional "capital of coffee".

It is also a useful base for treks to nearby Yok Don National Park.^[2]

Buon Ma Thuot is served by Buon Ma Thuot Airport.

Mnong Longhouse in Buon Ma Thuot.

History [edit]

In 1904 Dak Lak Province was established by the French and Buon Ma Thuot was selected as the provincial administrative centre, rather than the trading center of Don on the Srepok River. Buon Ma Thuot was originally settled by the Ê Đê, but due to the incoming Viêt settlement after the Vietnam War and the active acculturation policy, less than 15% (around 40,000) are still Montagnards. An important battle took place there at the end of the second Vietnam war.

Institutions [edit]

Buon Ma Thuot is the site of Tay Nguyen University.

References [edit]

External links [edit]

• "Establishing Buon Ma Thuot City and Adjusting the Border Between it and the Districts of Cu Jut, Ea Sup and Krong Pac of Darlac Province" Laws of Vietnam, Decree 8-CP, 21 January 1995
• "Buon Ma Thuot, Vietnam" Falling Rain Genomics, Inc.

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