Bao Loc
Bảo Lộc (old name in Ma language: B’Lao is a city of Lâm Đồng Province in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam. Bảo Lộc is famous for its registered trademark: B'lao tea. As of 2018 the town district had a population of 170,920. The district covers an area of 229 km. The district capital lies at Bảo Lộc.
Name
Its name is Bảo Lộc from B'lao in K'ho language, what means [the land of] mu oil trees.
Subdivisions
Bảo Lộc has six urban wards and five communes.
The wards are:
- Ward I - 4.3144 km
- Ward II - 6.6215 km
- B’Lao Ward - 5.4029 km
- Lộc Phát Ward- 25.7302 km
- Lộc Tiến Ward - 13.0119 km
- Lộc Sơn Ward - 12.3669 km
The communes are:
- Lộc Thanh - 20.8098 km
- Đam B’ri - 32.201 km
- Lộc Nga - 16.0319 km
- Đại Lào - 59.2579 km
- Lộc Châu - 36.1955 km
Climate
| Climate data for Bảo Lộc, elevation 850 m (2,790 ft) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.8 (89.2) |
33.8 (92.8) |
34.0 (93.2) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.2 (91.8) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.0 (87.8) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.8 (89.2) |
34.0 (93.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.3 (81.1) |
28.8 (83.8) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.7 (85.5) |
28.9 (84.0) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.7 (81.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.0 (68.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.2 (70.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.2 (59.4) |
15.8 (60.4) |
17.4 (63.3) |
19.1 (66.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
17.8 (64.0) |
16.1 (61.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
4.5 (40.1) |
8.0 (46.4) |
12.0 (53.6) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15.8 (60.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
14.5 (58.1) |
15.5 (59.9) |
13.5 (56.3) |
8.9 (48.0) |
8.1 (46.6) |
4.5 (40.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 62.3 (2.45) |
53.0 (2.09) |
116.7 (4.59) |
210.9 (8.30) |
244.9 (9.64) |
311.3 (12.26) |
389.8 (15.35) |
457.7 (18.02) |
403.6 (15.89) |
342.2 (13.47) |
175.7 (6.92) |
83.5 (3.29) |
2,858.2 (112.53) |
| Average rainy days | 5.9 | 5.4 | 9.3 | 14.9 | 20.1 | 22.2 | 25.5 | 26.3 | 25.5 | 23.8 | 15.6 | 7.9 | 202.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79.9 | 78.2 | 79.3 | 83.0 | 86.8 | 89.3 | 90.1 | 90.8 | 90.5 | 89.0 | 86.3 | 83.4 | 85.5 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 213.0 | 214.5 | 225.0 | 199.5 | 177.9 | 145.1 | 137.1 | 122.9 | 117.8 | 139.1 | 159.6 | 184.5 | 2,037.6 |
| Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology | |||||||||||||
Local sights
Older buildings in Bảo Lộc include the Bát Nhã Temple. Hồ Đồng Nai lake is a small lake situated in the central part of the town.
References
- ^ "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology" (PDF).
- ^ Phillip Taylor, Modernity and Re-Enchantment: Religion in Post-Revolutionary Vietnam Institute of south-east Asian Studies - 2007 -- Page 317.... including Pháp Vân Temple in HCMC, Prajna [Bát Nhã] Temple in Bảo Lộc, in the Central Highlands province of Lâm Đồng, and Từ Hiếu Temple in ..."
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| Gia Lai province | ||
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11°32′53″N 107°48′27″E / 11.54806°N 107.80750°E
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