THE PEOPLE COMMITTEE OF DAKLAK PROVINCE
OVERVIEW
OF
DAK LAK PROVINCE
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DAK LAK DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Add: 178 Y Jut, Buon Ma Thuot city, Dak Lak province, Vietnam
Tel: (+84) 0500.3843012 - Fax: 0500.3842166
Email: songoaivudaklak@gmail.com
Website: www.dofa.gov.vn
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1. GEOGRAPHY
1.1. Location:
Dak Lak province is located in the heart of the Central
Highlands, around 600 - 800m above sea level, with natural
area of 13,125 km² and a population of nearly 1.8 million
people from 44 ethnic groups living together.
The weather is fresh and cool, with only 2 seasons
(rainy season from May to November)
1.2. Transportation
- Inland:
Dak Lak borders Gia Lai province to the north, Khanh Hoa and Phu Yen to
the east, Lam Dong province to the south, Dak Nong province to the west and
shares borders with Cambodia. The distances are as below:

350km from Ho Chi Minh City (by National Highway No. 14);

190km from Pleiku city, Gia Lai
province (by National Highway
No. 14);

180km from Nha Trang city,
Khanh Hoa province (by
National Highway No. 26);

190km from Da Lat city, Lam
Dong province (by National
Highway No. 27);

185km from Phu Yen province
(by National Highway No. 29);

In conjunction with Ho Chi
Minh trail in Kon Tum province.
- Airway: Daily flights to/from Hanoi capital, Ho Chi Minh city, Da Nang
city, Vinh city, Phu Quoc island, Con Dao island are available to meet increasing
demand of tourism and business.
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2. ADMISTRATION STRUCTURE
Daklak province consists of 15 administrative units as below:
1. Buon Ma Thuot city.
2. Buon Ho town.
3. Ea H’leo district.
4. Ea Sup district.
5. Buon Don district.
6. Cu M’gar district.
7. Krong Buk district.
8. Ea Kar district.
9. M’Drak district.
10. Krong Bong district.
13. Lak district.
11. Krong Pac district.
14. Krong Nang district.
12. Krong Ana district.
15. Cu Kuin district.
* Administration system:
The People's Committee of Dak Lak is the executive organization under the
supervision of the Provincial People’s Council, responsible for the execution of the
Constitution, laws, governmental policies and the resolutions issued by the
Provincial People's Council.
The administration system under the management of the Provincial People's
Committee consists of 16 functional departments, other specialized organizations
and The People's Committees of the city and districts.
Functional departments include: Home Affairs; Foreign Affairs; Planning &
Investment; Finance; Information & Communications; Science &Technology;
Culture - Sports & Tourism; Transport; Natural Resouces & Environment;
Education & Training; Health; Industry & Commerce; Justice, Construction;
Labour - Invalids & Social Affairs; Agrculture & Rural Development; Commerce Investment - Tourism Promotion Center.
Provincial People’s Council
Provincial People Committee
Functional
Departments
People Committees of the
city/town/district
Political – Social
organizations
People Committees of
town/commune
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3. POPULATION
By the end of 2011, Dak Lak’s population was 1,778,000 (22.5% live in
urban and 77.5% in rural) with the annual population growth rate 0.13% and the
average population density 135 people per km2. The labour force is about
1,145,788 people.
There are 44 ethnic minorities living in
Daklak. The Kinh is the largest group, making up
70% of Dak Lak’s population. The rest of 30%
comprise other ethnic minorities such as Ede,
M’nong, Thai, Tay, Nung…
The Ede
Each of them has their own beautiful cultural characters but they altogether
create a rich and diversified culture for the province.
Their gong festival, buffalo-stabbing festival,
elephant race, the architecture of their stilt houses,
communal houses, their traditional musical
instruments like gong sets, lithopone, T’rung… and
the Central Highland epics are considered as
valuable tangible and intangible cultural heritages.
4. EDUCATION
Gong sets and T’rung
Currently, Tay Nguyen University is the only in Daklak and the biggest in
Central Highlands area with 34 majors in pedagogy (maths, physics, foreign
languages,..), health, forestry, banking, business administration,…). Besides, there
are 04 colleges (Daklak Pedagogy College College, Culture and Arts College,
Central Highlands Ethnics Youth Vocational College, Dak Lak Vocational
College) and a system of intermediates (law, technology, health,…) in Dak Lak.
Dak Lak People’s Committee has sent an official letter
to the Ministry of Education and Training to submit to the
Prime Minister for approval of establishing Buon Ma Thuot
University with a scale of 2,200 students/year.
Tay Nguyen University
5. HEALTHCARE
In Daklak, the healthcare network from the
provincial to communal levels has been paid
considerable attention by the provincial authorities.
At the provincial level, there are 22 units (17
general hospitals, 01 specialty hospital, 01
traditional medicine hospital, 01 leprosy treatment
hospital, 01 hospital in Tay Nguyen university and The provincial general hospital
01 eye center). At the district level, there are 15 medical centers.
Recently, private investment in healthcare system has increased with many
health centers for communities’ convenience.
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6. TOURISM ATTRACTION
- Landscapes:
+ Many famous tourist landscapes, such as Lake Lak, Buon Don village,
Krong Kmar waterfall, Thuy Tien waterfall, Dray Nur waterfall, Yok Don
National Park, Chu Yang Sin National Park…which all have their unique
characteristics.
Dray Nur fall
Elephant riding in Yok Don
Stilt house
+ Many famous historical and cultural sights: Lac Giao temple (which mark
the presence of Vietnamese on the land of Central Highlands), Bao Dai King
Palace, Khai Doan Pagoda, Dak Tuor cave, Buon Ma Thuot prison house, Ako
Dhong valley, the provincial museum with a Buon Ma Thuot relief map of the
general offensive and uprising in the spring of 1975,…09 places among them are
recognized as national relics by the Ministry of Culture.
Khai Doan pagoda
Dak Tour cave
- Cutural Festivals:
Dak Lak and other Central Highland provinces are proud of our “Space of
Gong Culture", which was recognized by UNESCO as “a Masterpiece of the
Intangible Heritage” of Humanity. There are also festivals of ethnic minorities
such as Gong festival; elephant race; new rice ceremony; mature ceremony, Bo ma
(grave-abandoning) ceremony. Especially, Buon Ma Thuot coffee festival is held
every two years, a unique festival of Vietnam in honor of coffee products,...
Buon Ma Thuot Coffee festival
Elephan racing
Gong festival
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7. DEVELOPMENT POTENTIALS
7.1. Some economy indexes in 2011:
- GDP: growth rate 13%/year; 1,300USD/person
- Economy structure: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishery: 46% - Industry &
Construction: 20%; - Services: 34%.
- Export value: 700 million USD
Main export products: Coffee, pepper,
cashew nut, rubber, honey, processed wood,
cassava starch. Annual average output are
400,000 ton of coffee, 30,000 ton of rubber,
25,000 ton of cashewnut, 12,000 ton of pepper,
700 ton of cocoa, 450,000 ton of cassava, over
5,000 ton of honey…
Dak Lak is also strong in the crafting trade
such as furniture, handicrafts, souvenirs,
brocade... Goods are exported to 59 countries and
territories around the world.
- Import value: 15 million USD; main import items: Fertilizers, machinery.
7.2. Agriculture
- Agricultural land: over 480,000 ha, which is
categorized into 8 types of land. The two largest and most
significant are gray soil (54,57%) and red soil (36,52%),
which are suitable for planting coffee, rubber, pepper… to
produce good harvest and quality - an ideal supply for food
processing industry.
Jatropha
With the highest quality and productivity in the country, Dak Lak is famous
as Vietnam Capital of coffee.
- Industrial cattle-breeding: investment in construction of cattle-feed farms,
animal products processing facilities, and tanning factories....is much encouraged.
- The largest forest area and timber deposit in Vietnam with coverage rate
reaches about 49% of the total area.
- Development of aquaculture: A vast and diversified systems of rivers,
streams, lakes and ponds in Lak, Ea Sup, Ea Kao... covering a total area of 50,000
ha. Dak Lak province has cooperated with Vietnam Sturgeon Association to try
raising sturgeon and achived good results. Both sides also plan to develop this
activity with greater scale.
7.3. Mineral resources:
There are many kinds of minerals in Dak Lak, such as: kaolin clay
stretching from M'Drak to Buon Ma Thuot; brick clay in Krong Ana, M'Drak; gold
in Ea Kar; lead in Ea H'leo; phosphorus in Buon Don; peat in Cu M'gar; paving
stones, building stone, construction sand…in many places of the province.
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8. INVESTMENT IN DAK LAK
8.1. Advantages of Dak Lak:
- Dak Lak, geographically located in the heart of the Central Highlands, has
a strategically advantageous position for convenient transportation both in land or
by air. This location is also an important factor for the development of triangular
regional of three Indochina countries (Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia).
- Abundant, diversified natural resources.
- Daklak is the "Coffee Capital of Vietnam".
- Young, self-motivated labor source (over 01 million people in working age).
- A leading goods consumption market in the Central Highlands.
- Potential tourism resources with all year round cool climate to develop
cultural tourism, ecological tourism and recreational tourism.
- Power Supply: Thanks to a system of big lakes like Lak lake and Serepok
river with hydroelectric reserves of about 2,636 million kWh, Dak Lak is supposed
to have great potential for the development of hydro-electricity.
- Telecommunications: Telephone and mobile phone systems are covered
throughout the province. High-speed internet lines are also available in all districts
and communities.
(List of operating industrial sites in Daklak Province attached)
8.2. Investment promoting policies:
To attract investment, provide employment and raise revenues for the
provincial budget, Dak Lak focusses on efficient allocation of resources, training
for local government officials, administrative reform, infrastructure development
and building an attractive investment environment.
To promote investment, so far Dak Lak Province Council has issued
Resolution No. 27/2011/NQ-HĐND dated 22/12/2011 on investment encourage
policies in the province for the period 2012 – 2015. Investors will be supported
with 70 - 100% labour training fee, 50 – 80% loan interest rate, building road to
projects’ fence, electricity system,…
The Provincial People Committee has also tried to attract investors by
offerring favourable conditions such as: build main roads, support project’s
formation fee,… for projects inside industrial zones/sector using province’s budget
by issuing some decisions as below:
- Decision No. 02/2010/QD-UBND dated 22/01/2010 and Decision No.
01/2011/QD-UBND dated 07/01/2011 about regulations on compensation, support
and resettlement when the State recovers land in the province;
- Decision No. 43/2008/QD-UBND dated 08/11/2007 on supporting fund
from the provincial budget for additional investment in some items inside
industrial sectors;
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- Decision No. 1331/2008/QD-UBND dated 05/7/2006 of the PPC on local
budget using mechanism for investing in industrial sectors, zones in the province;
(List of projects to call for FDI and ODA in Daklak in attachment)
Dak Lak province always welcomes domestic and foreign investors to
cooperate and develop the potential and advantages of the province. Investors
would be offered simple, quick and favorable conditions to carry out projects
effectively. Recently Dak Lak has been a trusted address, an attractive destination
for domestic and foreign investors.
Dak Lak expects to welcome and stand by investors for prosperity and
sustainable development.
CONTACT:
DAK LAK DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Add: 178 Y Jut, Buon Ma Thuot city, Dak Lak province, Vietnam
Tel: (+84) 0500.3843012
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Fax: 0500.3842166
Email: songoaivudaklak@gmail.com
Website: www.dofa.gov.vn
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OPERATING INDUSTRIAL SITES
IN DAKLAK PROVINCE
(Updated by end of 2011)
No.
Name
Area
(ha)
1
Hoa Phu Industrial Zone
181
2
Tan An 1 and Tan An 2
Industrial Sector
104,75
3
Ea Dar Industrial Sector
51.5
4
Krong Buk 1 Industrial Sector
69
5
Truong Thanh Industrial Sector
50.9
6
Cu Kuin Industrial Sector
51
7
M’Drak Industrial Sector
70
Location
In Hoa Phu commune, Buon Ma
Thuot city. 15km from the city
center, 8km from the airport
In Tan An ward, Buon Ma Thuot
city. 06km from the city center,
13km from the airport
In Ea Dar commune, Ea Kar
district. 59km from Buon Ma
Thuot city
In Pong D’rang commune, Krong
Buk district. 46km from Buon Ma
Thuot city, 52km from the airport
In Ea Ral commune, Ea H’Leo
district. 86 km from Buon Ma
Thuot city.
In Dray Bhang commune, Cu Kuin
district. 32 km from Buon Ma
Thuot city
In Krong Jin commune, M’Drak
district. 90km from Buon Ma
Thuot city
Land rental price
(dong/m2/year)
60
70
45
45
35
40
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Status
- 20 projects with total registered
capital 144 milion USD
- Cover ratio 74.6%
- 55 projects with total registered
capital 97 milion USD
- Cover ratio 87%
- 10 projects with total registered
capital 10.5 milion USD
- Cover ratio 74.5%
- 11 projects with total registered
capital 11 milion USD
- Cover ratio 84%
- 07 projects with total registered
capital 4.7 milion USD
- Cover ratio 23.6%
- 02 projects with total registered
capital 51 milion USD
- Cover ratio 56%
- 05 projects with total registered
capital 11.1 milion USD
- Cover ratio 24%
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LIST OF PROJECTS TO CALL FOR FDI IN DAK LAK FOR 2012-2015
(Issued with Decision No. 1698/QĐ-UBND, dated August 1st 2012 by thePeople Committee of Daklak province)
No.
Project
Location
Scale
Capital
(million USD)
I
AGRICULTURE
1
Building a breeding - slaughter station
Cu Eabur commune, Buon Ma Thuot city
32 ha
2,40
2
Producing safe vegetable
Ea Kar district
50 ha
1,43
II
INDUSTRY
3
Tuynel brick factory
Krong Bong, Ea Kar, Ea Sup, and Krong
Pak districts
10-15 mil pcs/year
2,15
4
Tile factory
Ea Bong commune, Krong Ana district
1,5 ha
1,67
5
Agro-Forestry machinery and
equipment factory
Buon Ma Thuot city, Buon Ho town
20.000 -25.000 items/year
12 - 15
III
TRADING AND SERVICES
92 ha
9,57
01 supermarket type 2 or 01
supermarket type 3
4,79
1 ha
2,40
6
Supermarket - pool complex
An Binh and Dat Hieu ward in Buon Ho
town
7
Supermarket
Cu Kuin district
8
Multifunctional complex
The area borders with Nguyen Tat Thanh
st., Le Thi Hong Gam st., Truong Chinh
st., and Tran Nhat Duat st.
10
9
Commercial center
Krong Ana and Ea Sup districts
6 ha
2,40
10
5-star hotel
81 Nguyen Tat Thanh st.., Buon Ma
Thuot city
2,2 ha
24,0
IV
INFRASTRUCTURE OF
INDUSTRIAL ZONES
11
Building and operating Hoa Phu 1 IZ
in Hoa Phu commune, Buon Ma Thuot
city
247 ha
21,53
12
Urban area in Hoa Phu industrial zone
in Hoa Phu commune, Buon Ma Thuot
city
47,39 ha
7,18
V
CONSTRUCTION
13
New urban area in Buon Ho ward
in Thien An ward, Buon Ho town
200
43,06
14
Residential area project at Khanh Xuan
ward
in Khanh Xuan, Buon Ma Thuot city
16 ha
109,67
15
Residential area project at Khanh Xuan
ward
in Ea Tam ward, Buon Ma Thuot city
50 ha
292,44
16
Residential area project at Tu An and
Tan Lap wards
in Tu An and Tan Lap wards
38 ha
222,25
17
Residential area project at the centre of
Tan Loi ward
in Tan Loi ward, Buon Ma Thuot city
7,4 ha
43,25
11
18
Residential area project at the centre of
Thanh Nhat ward
Located at Phan Boi Chau - Mai Xuan
Thuong road axis in Thanh Nhat ward,
Buon Ma Thuot city
18 ha
105,26
19
Residential area project at Tan An
ward
Located at Ly Tu Trong road axis inTan
An ward, Buon Ma Thuot city
0,45 ha
2,63
20
Residential area at Tan Loi ward
in Tan Loi ward, Buon Ma Thuot city
65 ha
380,19
21
The Northern urban area of West ring
road
in Tan An ward, Buon Ma Thuot city
95 ha
235,59
VI
TRANSPORTATION
22
Buon Ho bus station
Buon Ho town
Type 3 (2 ha)
0,96
23
Eastern-western Boulevard
Buon Ma Thuot city
8 ha
100,48
VII
CULTURE-SPORT-TOURISM
24
Northern Buon Ho sport center
Buon Ho town
11,4 ha
6,12
25
3000-seat stadium; multifunctional
stadium; swimming pool; technical
infrastructure of Central Highlands
sport complex
Tran Quy Cap st., Buon Ma Thuot city
80,6ha
7,18
12
26
Ea Bong lake ecotourism area
Dray Bhang commune, Cu Kuin district
300 ha (147ha of which is
water area)
7,18
27
Buon Tring ecotourism, traditional
culture area
An Lac ward, Buon Ho town
100 ha
12,44
28
Lower Krong Buk Lake ecotourism
area
Krong Buk commune, Krong Pak district
100 ha
4,78
29
Seven- Floor Waterfall
Ea Sol commune, Ea H’leo district
5-10 ha
2,40
30
Sen Lake tourism area
Buon Trap town, Krong Ana district
50 ha
7,18
VIII ENVIRONMENT
31
Western Buon Ma Thuot cemetery
Ea Bur commune or Western Thanh
Nhat ward near Ea Nuol commune, Buon
Don district
10-15 ha
4,78
32
Southern Buon Ma Thuot cemetery
Hoa Phu, Hoa Xuan, and Hoa Khanh
communes, Buon Ma Thuot city
10-15 ha
4,78
33
Urban cemetery
Ea Yong commune, Krong Pak district
10 ha
2,40
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LIST OF SOME PROJECTS TO CALL FOR ODA IN 2012-2015
(Proposed by Daklak Planning & Invesment Department, in location priority order)
No.
PROJECT
SCALE
TOTAL
Investment
capital
(million USD)
134,22
I. Transport Department's proposal:
1
reinforced concrete bridge
1,48
2
Bridge at the Krong Bong river (Vu Bon commune, Krong Pak district)
Consolidating road surface and widen pavement of the Provincial Road 12
( from km 15 - km 55)
level V-moutain work
8,61
3
Consolidating road surface of the Provicial road 2
level V-moutain work
3,44
4
Consolidating road surface and widen pavement of the Provincial road 7
level V-moutain work
2,39
II. Buon Ho town People Committee's proposal:
-
5
Road, sidewalks and lighting of 11 routes in the center of Buon Ho town
5,2 km
3,92
6
Building Buon Ho vocational training centre
1,500-2,000 students/year
1,34
7
Roads of North-East urban area in Buon Ho town
17,5 km
8,42
8
Main road in the center of Buon Ho town
28,5 km
31,34
9
Road from Thien An ward to Thong Nhat ward, Western axis
6,2 km
1,68
10
Road from Thien An ward to Thong Nhat ward, Eastern axis
5,6 km
1,53
11
Road from Binh Thuan commune to Cu Hue commune
28 km
1,44
14
III. Cu M'gar district's proposal :
-
12
Widening transportation road Quang Phu - Quang Hiep
13km
1,44
13
Ea M'Droh II irrigation system
90 ha rice, crops; 300 ha coffee
1,44
14
Ea Pok infrastructure
-
1,44
15
Ea Pok high school
-
1,20
16
Cu Pong II irrigation system
31 ha rice, crops; 350 ha coffee
3,11
IV. Ea H'leo district People Committee's proposal:
17
Ea Hol lake, Ea H'leo commune
Irrigating to 200 ha plant
V. Ea Kar district People Committee's proposal:
0,96
-
18
Transportation roads in Ea kar town
03 km
2,39
19
Widening Provincial Road 19 from National Road 26 to Xuan Phu commune
06 km
2,87
20
Main road in town center
20 km
2,39
21
Ea Tyh reservoir
Irrigating 50ha rice, 150 ha crops
2,71
22
Ea Dah reservoir in Ea So commune
Irrigating 30ha rice, 500 ha crops
5,26
23
Reservoir of hamlet 17-19, Cu Bong commune
Irrigating 60ha rice, 80ha coffee
0,96
VI. Krong Ana district People Committee's proposal:
-
24
Main road in Buon Trap town
4km
4,55
25
Lighting system in Buon Trap town
-
1,67
26
Upgrading clean water supply system in Buon Trap town
-
4,78
15
VII. Krong Buk district People Committee's proposal:
-
27
Krong Buk district ethnic intern school
1,500 students; area: 5.54 ha
1,44
28
Electricity system in Krong Buk town
195,04 km lines
4,31
29
Drainage system in Krong Buk district center
6,000 m3/day and night
0,96
30
Water system of Krong Buk district
5,74
31
Lightning system of Krong Buk town
11,000 m3/day
L: 125.2 km; pressure burner
6,260 set
VIII. Krong Pak district People Committee's proposal:
0,96
-
32
Ea Phe and Ea Kly inter-communal road
5,430 km
1,02
33
9,068 km
1,49
34
Hoa An and Ea Phe inter-communal road
District route (06.12),
Vu Bon-Tan Tien-Hoa Tien-Ea Yong-Ea Knuec-Hoa Đong-Buon Ma Thuot
Traffic work level 3
1,44
35
Krong Nang channel
Irragating area: 7,500 ha
1,67
IX. MD'rak district People Committee's proposal:
36
Town roads
08 routes - 10km
X. Cu Kuin district People Committee's proposal:
37
38
Collector along National Road 27
Inter-communal transportation road from Km16+100 (National Road 27)
to communes: Ea Ning, Cư E wi, Ea Hu
39
Building Yen Ngua dam in Cu Ewi commune
4,78
-
4,0 km
4,78
11,5 km
1,91
0,96
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