Đức Trọng district

Đức Trọng is a rural district (huyện) of Lâm Đồng province in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam. Đức Trọng is located at the center of Lâm Đồng Province. Liên Nghĩa Town (thị trấn), the district capital, is 30 km to the south of Đà Lạt. National Route 20 (Đà Lạt - Hồ Chí Minh City) and National Route 27 (Đà Lạt - Ban Mê Thuột) run through the district. It also has two highways connecting Đà Lạt and the central coastal provinces.[1]

Đức Trọng district
Huyện Đức Trọng
Liên Khương Airport
Location in Lâm Đồng province
Country Vietnam
RegionCentral Highlands
ProvinceLâm Đồng
CapitalLiên Nghĩa
Area
 • Total
348 sq mi (902 km2)
Population
 (2003)
 • Total
161,232
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indochina Time)

The district is subdivided into one town (Liên Nghĩa) and 13 communes (): Hiệp Thạnh, Hiệp An, Liên Hiệp, Bình Thạnh, N'Thôl Hạ, Tân Hội, Tân Thành, Phú Hội, Ninh Gia, Tà Hine, Ninh Loan, Đà Loan, and Tà Năng.

Pongour Waterfall, well known as "Seven-Floor Fall" (Thác Bảy Tầng) or "the First Waterfall of the South" (Nam thiên đệ nhất thác) is an attractive tourist site of Đức Trọng.

As of 2003 the district had a population of 161,232.[2] The district covers an area of 902 km2. The district capital lies at Liên Nghĩa.[2]

Climate

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Climate data for Liên Khương, Đức Trọng District, elevation 961 m (3,153 ft)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 31.5
(88.7)
33.2
(91.8)
34.6
(94.3)
33.5
(92.3)
33.0
(91.4)
33.9
(93.0)
31.1
(88.0)
31.3
(88.3)
32.5
(90.5)
30.8
(87.4)
31.1
(88.0)
30.6
(87.1)
34.6
(94.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 26.2
(79.2)
28.0
(82.4)
29.0
(84.2)
29.6
(85.3)
28.7
(83.7)
27.6
(81.7)
26.9
(80.4)
26.8
(80.2)
26.8
(80.2)
26.6
(79.9)
26.4
(79.5)
25.8
(78.4)
27.4
(81.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 19.5
(67.1)
20.5
(68.9)
21.7
(71.1)
22.7
(72.9)
22.8
(73.0)
22.4
(72.3)
21.8
(71.2)
21.8
(71.2)
21.6
(70.9)
21.2
(70.2)
20.7
(69.3)
19.9
(67.8)
21.4
(70.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 14.9
(58.8)
15.5
(59.9)
16.6
(61.9)
18.5
(65.3)
19.5
(67.1)
19.5
(67.1)
19.1
(66.4)
19.0
(66.2)
18.8
(65.8)
18.0
(64.4)
17.0
(62.6)
15.8
(60.4)
17.7
(63.9)
Record low °C (°F) 6.8
(44.2)
6.4
(43.5)
10.2
(50.4)
12.9
(55.2)
10.9
(51.6)
15.9
(60.6)
15.4
(59.7)
15.3
(59.5)
12.8
(55.0)
10.4
(50.7)
9.1
(48.4)
7.9
(46.2)
6.4
(43.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4.8
(0.19)
14.1
(0.56)
50.8
(2.00)
131.4
(5.17)
223.6
(8.80)
176.2
(6.94)
195.6
(7.70)
176.4
(6.94)
270.0
(10.63)
228.9
(9.01)
87.7
(3.45)
33.5
(1.32)
1,592.9
(62.71)
Average rainy days 1.0 1.2 4.2 10.5 17.7 19.6 21.5 22.0 22.8 18.5 9.0 3.9 153.4
Average relative humidity (%) 73.7 71.1 70.7 75.4 81.3 84.6 85.3 86.0 87.2 85.7 81.5 77.4 80.0
Mean monthly sunshine hours 245.2 243.6 255.4 221.2 188.7 153.1 151.7 141.6 138.7 153.3 170.8 205.2 2,279.7
Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Huyện Đức Trọng". Archived from the original on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  2. ^ a b "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
  3. ^ "Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology" (PDF). Retrieved 16 August 2023.

11°41′50″N 108°18′58″E / 11.6972°N 108.3161°E / 11.6972; 108.3161