Gia Nghĩa

Gia Nghĩa
Provincial city (Class-3)
Gia Nghĩa City
Thành phố Gia Nghĩa
A tourist area in Gia Nghia city
A tourist area in Gia Nghia city
Gia Nghĩa is located in Vietnam
Gia Nghĩa
Gia Nghĩa
Location of Gia Nghĩa in Vietnam
Coordinates: 11°59′N 107°42′E / 11.983°N 107.700°E / 11.983; 107.700
Country Vietnam
ProvinceĐắk Nông Province
Established2004
Area
 • Total
284.11 km2 (109.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total
85.082[1]
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indochina Time)

Gia Nghĩa is the Provincial city of Đắk Nông Province, in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. It is located on the main road northward to Buôn Ma Thuột.[2][3]

Name

Its present name Gia Nghĩa from the original name in Jarai language: Yăgrai (means "the water dragon"). It was changed by President Ngô Đình Diệm's policy in 1957.

Climate

Climate data for Gia Nghĩa, elevation 660 m (2,170 ft)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 33.5
(92.3) 		35.7
(96.3) 		37.1
(98.8) 		37.1
(98.8) 		35.6
(96.1) 		33.5
(92.3) 		33.0
(91.4) 		33.0
(91.4) 		33.2
(91.8) 		32.4
(90.3) 		33.0
(91.4) 		32.9
(91.2) 		37.1
(98.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28.4
(83.1) 		30.5
(86.9) 		31.9
(89.4) 		31.9
(89.4) 		30.6
(87.1) 		28.9
(84.0) 		28.3
(82.9) 		28.0
(82.4) 		28.4
(83.1) 		28.7
(83.7) 		28.0
(82.4) 		27.0
(80.6) 		29.2
(84.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 20.5
(68.9) 		21.8
(71.2) 		23.3
(73.9) 		24.2
(75.6) 		24.2
(75.6) 		23.6
(74.5) 		23.1
(73.6) 		23.0
(73.4) 		23.1
(73.6) 		22.8
(73.0) 		22.2
(72.0) 		20.8
(69.4) 		22.7
(72.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 15.2
(59.4) 		15.8
(60.4) 		17.8
(64.0) 		19.6
(67.3) 		20.9
(69.6) 		20.8
(69.4) 		20.5
(68.9) 		20.6
(69.1) 		20.4
(68.7) 		19.5
(67.1) 		18.6
(65.5) 		16.8
(62.2) 		18.9
(66.0)
Record low °C (°F) 7.6
(45.7) 		7.8
(46.0) 		9.5
(49.1) 		13.2
(55.8) 		17.0
(62.6) 		16.6
(61.9) 		17.1
(62.8) 		17.0
(62.6) 		16.2
(61.2) 		11.4
(52.5) 		10.7
(51.3) 		8.3
(46.9) 		7.6
(45.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 16.6
(0.65) 		34.6
(1.36) 		101.7
(4.00) 		171.7
(6.76) 		271.6
(10.69) 		319.4
(12.57) 		397.2
(15.64) 		439.1
(17.29) 		400.9
(15.78) 		256.7
(10.11) 		78.1
(3.07) 		20.3
(0.80) 		2,511
(98.86)
Average rainy days 2.8 4.3 10.2 14.8 22.2 24.6 26.8 28.0 26.8 21.1 9.7 3.9 196.3
Average relative humidity (%) 76.1 74.5 75.7 80.4 85.5 88.8 88.5 90.2 89.9 86.3 82.5 79.0 83.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours 251.3 240.6 250.4 222.7 190.2 146.3 142.3 126.5 125.9 163.6 193.4 223.5 2,279
Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[4]

Transport

In terms of air travel, Gia Nghĩa does not have its own airport with the nearest airports located in neighbouring provinces: Buon Ma Thuot Airport in Đắk Lắk which is approximately 126 km and Lien Khuong International Airport in Lâm Đồng which is approximately 156 km from Gia Nghĩa.

  • Mơ Nông Plateau, Đắk Nông
    Cao nguyên Mơ Nông, Đắk Nông.jpg Mơ Nông Plateau, Đắk Nông
  • National Highway 14 section through Gia Nghĩa city
    TX.Gia Nghĩa, Đắk Nông..jpg National Highway 14 section through Gia Nghĩa city
  • Trải nghiệm Thác Gia vĩ.jpg

References

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Gia Nghĩa.
  1. ^ ONLINE, TUOI TRE (2019-12-30). "Kể từ 1-1-2020, thị xã Gia Nghĩa lên thành phố". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  2. ^ Jonathan D. London Education in Vietnam 2011 Page 178 " The development of the newly established province can be seen in the dramatic changes in Gia Nghĩa. In 2004, it was a small rural town that functioned only as a stopover station along a busy traffic route northward to Buôn Ma Thuột. By the time of a return in 2007, there was fresh construction everywhere, roads were expanded ....."
  3. ^ ONLINE, TUOI TRE (2019-12-30). "Kể từ 1-1-2020, thị xã Gia Nghĩa lên thành phố". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  4. ^ "Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology" (PDF).

11°59′N 107°42′E / 11.983°N 107.700°E / 11.983; 107.700


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