Đắk Lắk Province

Đắk Lắk Province Tỉnh Đắk Lắk
Province
Lăk Lake, near the M’Nông village of Buôn Jun
Motto: Tiềm năng và Triển vọng
Coordinates: 12°40′N 108°3′E / 12.667°N 108.050°E / 12.667; 108.050Coordinates: 12°40′N 108°3′E / 12.667°N 108.050°E / 12.667; 108.050
Country	Vietnam
Region	Central Highlands
Capital	Buôn Ma Thuột
Area
• Total	13,125.4 km2 (5,067.7 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	1,833,300
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnicities	Vietnamese, Ê Đê, Nùng, Tày
Time zone	ICT (UTC+7)
Area codes	262 (from 17 June 2017 500 (until 16 July 2017)
ISO 3166 code	VN-33
Website	www.daklak.gov.vn

Đắk Lắk (Vietnamese: [ɗák lák]) is a province of Vietnam. The name is also spelled Đắc Lắc, which is more in keeping with Vietnamese spelling, and occasionally Darlac, but the official spelling is Đắk Lắk. It is located in Vietnam's Central Highlands, and is home to a high number of indigenous people who are not ethnically Vietnamese (Việt).

The area now known as Đắk Lắk was originally controlled by the Kingdom of Champa. When Champa was conquered and annexed by Vietnam in the 15th century, Đắk Lắk was brought under loose Vietnamese rule. Later, in 1540, a noble named Bùi Tá Hán was appointed by the Vietnamese authorities to direct the settlement of the area by ethnic Vietnamese, bringing the highlands under more effective Vietnamese control. Military outposts were established in the area to guard against possible aggression from the west. Later, when Vietnam was occupied by the French, the French established a large number of plantations in the area. Resistance to French rule was strong in Đắk Lắk, with various minority tribes leading a number of significant rebellions. The most notable was a 23-year campaign led by N’Trang Lơng, a M’Nông tribal leader. Later, Đắk Lắk was part of South Vietnam, and saw considerable action in the Vietnam War.

Until recently, Đắk Nông was a part of Đắk Lắk, but is now a separate province.

A chronology of key events

Part of M'Đrăk district was added to Khánh Hòa Province

Đắk Lắk is based around the Đắk Lắk Plateau, around six hundred metres above sea level.