Gia Nghĩa
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| official_name = Gia Nghĩa City
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| image_caption = A tourist area in Gia Nghia city
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| subdivision_name1 = Đắk Nông Province
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| established_date = 2004
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| area_total_km2 = 284.11
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| population_total = 85.082 {{Cite web |last=ONLINE |first=TUOI TRE |date=2019-12-30 |title=Kể từ 1-1-2020, thị xã Gia Nghĩa lên thành phố |url=https://tuoitre.vn/news-2019123010023072.htm |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=TUOI TRE ONLINE |language=vi}}
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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.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 ....."{{Cite web |last=ONLINE |first=TUOI TRE |date=2019-12-30 |title=Kể từ 1-1-2020, thị xã Gia Nghĩa lên thành phố |url=https://tuoitre.vn/news-2019123010023072.htm |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=TUOI TRE ONLINE |language=vi}}
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
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| location = Gia Nghĩa, elevation {{convert|660|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| Jan high C = 28.4
| Feb high C = 30.5
| Mar high C = 31.9
| Apr high C = 31.9
| May high C = 30.6
| Jun high C = 28.9
| Jul high C = 28.3
| Aug high C = 28.0
| Sep high C = 28.4
| Oct high C = 28.7
| Nov high C = 28.0
| Dec high C = 27.0
| year high C = 29.2
| Jan mean C = 20.5
| Feb mean C = 21.8
| Mar mean C = 23.3
| Apr mean C = 24.2
| May mean C = 24.2
| Jun mean C = 23.6
| Jul mean C = 23.1
| Aug mean C = 23.0
| Sep mean C = 23.1
| Oct mean C = 22.8
| Nov mean C = 22.2
| Dec mean C = 20.8
| year mean C = 22.7
| Jan low C = 15.2
| Feb low C = 15.8
| Mar low C = 17.8
| Apr low C = 19.6
| May low C = 20.9
| Jun low C = 20.8
| Jul low C = 20.5
| Aug low C = 20.6
| Sep low C = 20.4
| Oct low C = 19.5
| Nov low C = 18.6
| Dec low C = 16.8
| year low C = 18.9
| Jan record high C = 33.5
| Jan record low C = 7.6
| Feb record high C = 35.7
| Feb record low C = 7.8
| Mar record high C = 37.1
| Mar record low C = 9.5
| Apr record high C = 37.1
| Apr record low C = 13.2
| May record high C = 35.6
| May record low C = 17.0
| Jun record high C = 33.5
| Jun record low C = 16.6
| Jul record high C = 33.0
| Jul record low C = 17.1
| Aug record high C = 33.0
| Aug record low C = 17.0
| Sep record high C = 33.2
| Sep record low C = 16.2
| Oct record high C = 32.4
| Oct record low C = 11.4
| Nov record high C = 33.0
| Nov record low C = 10.7
| Dec record high C = 32.9
| Dec record low C = 8.3
| year record high C = 37.1
| year record low C = 7.6
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 16.6
| Feb rain mm = 34.6
| Mar rain mm = 101.7
| Apr rain mm = 171.7
| May rain mm = 271.6
| Jun rain mm = 319.4
| Jul rain mm = 397.2
| Aug rain mm = 439.1
| Sep rain mm = 400.9
| Oct rain mm = 256.7
| Nov rain mm = 78.1
| Dec rain mm = 20.3
| year rain mm = 2511.0
| Jan rain days = 2.8
| Feb rain days = 4.3
| Mar rain days = 10.2
| Apr rain days = 14.8
| May rain days = 22.2
| Jun rain days = 24.6
| Jul rain days = 26.8
| Aug rain days = 28.0
| Sep rain days = 26.8
| Oct rain days = 21.1
| Nov rain days = 9.7
| Dec rain days = 3.9
| year rain days = 196.3
| Jan humidity = 76.1
| Feb humidity = 74.5
| Mar humidity = 75.7
| Apr humidity = 80.4
| May humidity = 85.5
| Jun humidity = 88.8
| Jul humidity = 88.5
| Aug humidity = 90.2
| Sep humidity = 89.9
| Oct humidity = 86.3
| Nov humidity = 82.5
| Dec humidity = 79.0
| year humidity = 83.1
| Jan sun = 251.3
| Feb sun = 240.6
| Mar sun = 250.4
| Apr sun = 222.7
| May sun = 190.2
| Jun sun = 146.3
| Jul sun = 142.3
| Aug sun = 126.5
| Sep sun = 125.9
| Oct sun = 163.6
| Nov sun = 193.4
| Dec sun = 223.5
| year sun = 2279.0
|source 1 = Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology{{cite web|title=Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology|url=https://datafiles.chinhphu.vn/cpp/files/vbpq/2022/10/02-bxd.pdf |lang=en}}
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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.
Gallery
File:Cao nguyên Mơ Nông, Đắk Nông.jpg|Mơ Nông Plateau, Đắk Nông
File:TX.Gia Nghĩa, Đắk Nông..jpg|National Highway 14 section through Gia Nghĩa city
File:Trải nghiệm Thác Gia vĩ.jpg
References
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Category:Provincial capitals in Vietnam
Category:Populated places in Đắk Nông province
Category:Districts of Đắk Nông province
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