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1. Population: 730,000

2. Geographical features:

  • Domain: 10, 400 km2
  • Lam Dong is a province belonging to the South of Central highlands, with many different ethnic groups. Lam Dong is 900 - 1600 m above sea level.

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3. Ethnic groups: 28
  • Kinh: 515,000 people (majority)
  • K'Ho: 98,500 people (minority)
  • Ma: 30,000 people (minority)
  • Hoa: 18,500 people (minority)
  • Churu: 17,500 people (minority)
  • Nung: 14,600 people (minority)
  • Tay: 12,200 people (minority)
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  • Thai: 7,750 people (minority)
  • Gia Rai: 3,800 people (minority)
  • Strieng: 150 people (minority)
  • Tho: 1,190 people (minority)
  • Kh'mer: 1,050 people (minority)
  • Muong: 840 people (minority)
  • Xtieng: 370 people (minority)
4. Religions:
  • Buddhism: 146,354 members.
  • Cao Daism: 12,094 members.
  • Catholicism: 171,320 members.
  • HoaHaoism: 586 members
  • Protentantism: 40,112 memebers.
  • Other religions: 65,110 members.

5. Cultural institution:

Maintenant:

  • Nmber of museums and traditional Houses: 5
  • Number of classified relics and heritages (accounting to 7/5/1997): 1
  • Number of Information Exhibition Houses: 13 (City: 1, Province: 1, district: 11)
  • Number of cinemas: 4 (Province: 2, districts: 2)
  • Number of Mobile Information teams: 12
 
  • Special important relics:
    • Cat Tien (Archaeotogical relic)
  • Scenic spot:
    • Xuan Huong lake
    • Prem waterfall
    • Valley of love
    • Dambri of love
6. Festivals: lamdong02.gif (17663 bytes)
  • Nhu R'he festival, buffalo - stabbng (welcoming the new rice of Ma Group): After the completion of havesting, in January (Lunar calendar)
  • Lir Boong Festival, buffalo - stabing (K'ho - Sre Group): After completion of havesting, in January (Lunar calendar)