Bảo Lộc
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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 city had a population of 170,920. The city covers an area of 229km2. The central wards of the city are I, II and B'lao, which was the Bảo Lộc district capital town.
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 - 4.3144km2
- Ward II - 6.6215km2
- B’Lao Ward - 5.4029km2
- Lộc Phát Ward- 25.7302km2
- Lộc Tiến Ward - 13.0119km2
- Lộc Sơn Ward - 12.3669km2
The communes are:
- Lộc Thanh - 20.8098km2
- Đam B’ri - 32.201km2
- Lộc Nga - 16.0319km2
- Đại Lào - 59.2579km2
- Lộc Châu - 36.1955km2
Transport
Air travel is provided by Lien Khuong International Airport in Da Lat which is approximately 81km (50mi) east of the city.
Climate
| Climate data for Bảo Lộc, elevation 850m (2,790ft) | |||||||||||||
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| 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.
11°32′53″N 107°48′27″E/11.54806°N 107.80750°E/ 11.54806; 107.80750