THE PEOPLE COMMITTEE OF DAKLAK PROVINCE

OVERVIEW OF DAK LAK PROVINCE ***

DAK LAK DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS Add: 178 Y Jut, Buon Ma Thuot city, Dak Lak province, Tel: (+84) 0500.3843012 - Fax: 0500.3842166 Email: [email protected] Website: www.dofa.gov.vn

1 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 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 . The distances are as below:

 350km from City (by National Highway No. 14);

 190km from city, Gia Lai province (by National Highway No. 14);

 180km from city, Khanh Hoa province (by National Highway No. 26);

 190km from 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 province. - Airway: Daily flights to/from capital, , city, city, Phu Quoc island, Con Dao island are available to meet increasing demand of tourism and business.

2 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. . 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 People Committees of the Political – Social Departments city/town/district organizations

People Committees of town/

3 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. Gong sets and T’rung 4. EDUCATION 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. 4 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 “", 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 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

5 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.

6 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, 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;

7 - 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 - Fax: 0500.3842166 Email: [email protected] Website: www.dofa.gov.vn

8 OPERATING INDUSTRIAL SITES IN DAKLAK PROVINCE (Updated by end of 2011)

Area Land rental price No. Name Location Status (ha) (dong/m2/year) In Hoa Phu commune, Buon Ma - 20 projects with total registered 1 Hoa Phu Industrial Zone 181 Thuot city. 15km from the city 60 capital 144 milion USD center, 8km from the airport - Cover ratio 74.6% In Tan An , Buon Ma Thuot - 55 projects with total registered 2 Tan An 1 and Tan An 2 104,75 city. 06km from the city center, 70 capital 97 milion USD Industrial Sector 13km from the airport - Cover ratio 87% In Ea Dar commune, Ea Kar - 10 projects with total registered 3 Ea Dar Industrial Sector 51.5 district. 59km from Buon Ma 45 capital 10.5 milion USD Thuot city - Cover ratio 74.5% In Pong D’rang commune, Krong - 11 projects with total registered 4 Krong Buk 1 Industrial Sector 69 Buk district. 46km from Buon Ma 45 capital 11 milion USD Thuot city, 52km from the airport - Cover ratio 84% In Ea Ral commune, Ea H’Leo - 07 projects with total registered 5 Truong Thanh Industrial Sector 50.9 district. 86 km from Buon Ma 35 capital 4.7 milion USD Thuot city. - Cover ratio 23.6% In Dray Bhang commune, Cu Kuin - 02 projects with total registered 6 Cu Kuin Industrial Sector 51 district. 32 km from Buon Ma 40 capital 51 milion USD Thuot city - Cover ratio 56% In Krong Jin commune, M’Drak - 05 projects with total registered 7 M’Drak Industrial Sector 70 district. 90km from Buon Ma 35 capital 11.1 milion USD Thuot city - Cover ratio 24%

9 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)

Capital No. Project Location Scale (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 10-15 mil pcs/year 2,15 Pak districts

4 Tile factory Ea Bong commune, Krong Ana district 1,5 ha 1,67

5 Agro-Forestry machinery and Buon Ma Thuot city, Buon Ho town 20.000 -25.000 items/year 12 - 15 equipment factory

III TRADING AND SERVICES

6 Supermarket - pool complex An Binh and Dat Hieu ward in Buon Ho 92 ha 9,57 town

7 Supermarket Cu Kuin district 01 supermarket type 2 or 01 4,79 supermarket type 3

8 Multifunctional complex The area borders with Nguyen Tat Thanh 1 ha 2,40 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 2,2 ha 24,0 Thuot city

IV INFRASTRUCTURE OF INDUSTRIAL ZONES

11 Building and operating Hoa Phu 1 IZ in Hoa Phu commune, Buon Ma Thuot 247 ha 21,53 city

12 in Hoa Phu industrial zone in Hoa Phu commune, Buon Ma Thuot 47,39 ha 7,18 city

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 in Khanh Xuan, Buon Ma Thuot city 16 ha 109,67 ward

15 Residential area project at Khanh Xuan in Ea Tam ward, Buon Ma Thuot city 50 ha 292,44 ward

16 Residential area project at Tu An and in Tu An and Tan Lap wards 38 ha 222,25 Tan Lap wards

17 Residential area project at the centre of in Tan Loi ward, Buon Ma Thuot city 7,4 ha 43,25 Tan Loi ward

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18 Residential area project at the centre of Located at Phan Boi Chau - Mai Xuan 18 ha 105,26 Thanh Nhat ward Thuong road axis in Thanh Nhat ward, Buon Ma Thuot city

19 Residential area project at Tan An Located at Ly Tu Trong road axis inTan 0,45 ha 2,63 ward An ward, Buon Ma Thuot city

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 in Tan An ward, Buon Ma Thuot city 95 ha 235,59 road

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 Tran Quy Cap st., Buon Ma Thuot city 80,6ha 7,18 stadium; swimming pool; technical infrastructure of Central Highlands sport complex

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26 Ea Bong lake ecotourism area Dray Bhang commune, Cu Kuin district 300 ha (147ha of which is 7,18 water area)

27 Buon Tring ecotourism, traditional An Lac ward, Buon Ho town 100 ha 12,44 culture area

28 Lower Krong Buk Lake ecotourism Krong Buk commune, Krong Pak district 100 ha 4,78 area

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 10-15 ha 4,78 Nhat ward near Ea Nuol commune, Buon Don district

32 Southern Buon Ma Thuot cemetery Hoa Phu, Hoa Xuan, and Hoa Khanh 10-15 ha 4,78 communes, Buon Ma Thuot city

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)

Investment No. PROJECT SCALE capital (million USD) TOTAL 134,22 I. Transport Department's proposal: 1 Bridge at the Krong Bong river (Vu Bon commune, Krong Pak district) reinforced concrete bridge 1,48 Consolidating road surface and widen pavement of the Provincial Road 12 2 ( 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

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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 0,96 V. Ea Kar district People Committee's proposal: - 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 11,000 m3/day 5,74 L: 125.2 km; pressure burner 31 Lightning system of Krong Buk town 6,260 set 0,96 VIII. Krong Pak district People Committee's proposal: - 32 Ea Phe and Ea Kly inter-communal road 5,430 km 1,02 33 Hoa An and Ea Phe inter-communal road 9,068 km 1,49 District route (06.12), 34 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 4,78 X. Cu Kuin district People Committee's proposal: - 37 Collector along National Road 27 4,0 km 4,78 Inter-communal transportation road from Km16+100 (National Road 27) 38 to communes: Ea Ning, Cư E wi, Ea Hu 11,5 km 1,91 39 Building Yen Ngua dam in Cu Ewi commune 0,96

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