GIA LAI PROVINCE Gia Lai is a second-largest mountainous province located in the northern part of the Central Highlands of .

Climate: Gia Lai features the tropical monsoon climate with two seasons: a rainy season from May to October and a dry season from November to April. The average temperature is 22-250C.

Administrative organization: Gia Lai has 17 administrative units, including: 1 city, 2 towns and 14 districts. , capital city of the province, is the economic, political, cultural center of the province. For years, the total provincial state budget revenue has steadily increased, contributing to the improvement of the locals’ life.

Transportation: Not only overland but also air travelling is made convenient in Gia Lai. The transportation network has well connected the province to big political and economic hubs of the country. Besides, Pleiku Airport has opened regular routes to such big cities as , , and . Economy: The climate and soil condition in Gia Lai is suitable for the development of industrial crops, agricultural-forestry business and for raising cattle. Gia Lai also has great potential in developing the hydropower industry, which is considered as the key industry of the province. Tourism: Thanks to geographical conditions with high mountains, natural as well as artificial landscapes, Gia Lai has a rich potential in tourism. The system of rocks, rivers, and streams form numberless large and small lakes, waterfalls, passing through primeval forests, creating spectacular and unique sceneries, typical of the Central Highlands; man-made scenery consists of immense rubber forests, tea and coffee plantation. Besides the fascinating aspect of the nature, Gia Lai also has long history and old ethnic culture, through the architecture of communal houses, traditional house-on-stilts, tombs, festivities, clothing and musical instruments... Investment: In recent years, the province has continuously called for foreign investors to come to explore and develop its strengths in construction; agriculture and forestry; education, culture, sports and tourism.