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Buôn Ma Thuột
Sign in to saveAlso known as Buon Me Thuot, Ban Me Thuot, Buonmathuot, Ban Me Thout, Buon Ma Thout, Lac Giao, Buon Ma Thuot, Buôn Ma Thuột city
capital of Đắk Lắk province, Vietnam
Key facts
- Country
- Vietnam
- Province
- Đắk Lắk
- Provincial city class 1
- 377.18 km (145.63 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 536 m (1,759 ft)
- Density
- 1.151/km (2.98/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+7 ( ICT )
- Website
- buonmathuot .gov .vn (in Vietnamese)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Official name
- Buôn Ma Thuột
- Country
- Vietnam
- Located in
- Đắk Lắk
- Population
- 340000
- Area
- 377.18
- Elevation
- 536
- Time zone
- UTC+07:00
- Capital of
- Đắk Lắk
- Official website
- buonmathuot.gov.vn
- Image
- Buôn Ma Thuột city square.jpg
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- Commons category
- Buon Ma Thuot
- native label
- Buôn Ma Thuột
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Encyclopedic overview
12°40′N 108°3′E / 12.667°N 108.050°E / 12.667; 108.050Buôn Ma Thuột or sometimes Buôn Mê Thuột or Ban Mê Thuột ( Vietnamese pronunciation: [ʔɓuon1 maː1 tʰuot̚ʔ6], listen), is the capital city of Đắk Lắk Province in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Its population was 434,256 in 2023. The city is the largest in the Central Highlands and is known for its coffee culture.
In 1904, the French colonialists established Dak Lak province and chose Buon Ma Thuot as its capital. Since then, Buon Ma Thuot has become the administrative, economic, and cultural center of the region. Throughout the two resistance wars against the French and the Americans, Buon Ma Thuot made significant contributions to the cause of national liberation.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Buôn Ma Thuột” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.