Central
highlands
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Central
highlands
The
Central
Highlands
is
the
general
name
given
to
the
plateau
lying
Southwest
of
the
Truong
Son
range.
The
plateaux
are:
Daknong,
Ma,
Jiring,
Lang
Biang,
Daklak,
Mdrak,
Pleiku,
Konhanung,and
Kplong......
There
are
five
provinces
in
the
Central
Highlands
named
Lam
Dong,
Daklak,
Daknong,
Gialai,
Kontum
and
Dak
Nong at
the
elevation
from
500
m
to
1,500
m
above
sea
level
and
with
the
annual
average.
Temperature
26 oC oscillating
from
4oC to
8oC.
The
Central
Highlands
cover
a
natural
area
of
55,000
square
kilometers,
bounded
in
the
West
by
Cambodia
and
Laos,
in
the
North
by
the
forests
and
mountains
of
Quang
Nam,
Quang
Ngai
provinces.
In
the
East
by
provinces
of
Binh
Dinh,
Phu
Yen,
Khanh
Hoa,
Ninh
Thuan
and
in
the
South
by
Binh
Phuoc,
Dong
Nai
and
Binh
Thuan.
It
is
in
the
belt
of
the
tropical
monsoonal
climate
of
the
Southeast
Asia
with
two
distinct
seasons:
wet
(from
May
to
October)
and
dry
(from
November
to
April
next
year).
In
the
Spring,
rivers
flowing
down
the
broken
topography
create
the
poetic
and
imposing
falls_such
as
Draysap,
Gia
Long,
Trinh
Nu,
ponggour…Lakes
as
Lak,
Tnung,
Dankia,
Androet.
The
Central
Highlands
have
high
broken
topography,
covered
with
fertilebasaltic
soil
and
the
abundant
eco-system;
the
savannahs
and
jungles
with
over
3,500
species
of
flora
and
over
600
species
of
fauna.
Among
them
17
have
been
classified
in
the
Red
Book.
With
the
peaks
like
the
roofs
like
peaks
of
Ngoc
Linh
(2,598
m).
Chu
Yang
Sin
(2,405
m),
Lang
Biang
(2,167m),
Drasana,
Bidoup…the
Central
Highlands
shelters
over
5
million
inhabitants
of
many
native
ethnic
groups
as
Viet,
Jarai,
Ede,
Sedang,
Bahnar,
Kho,
Ma,
Churu,
Gietrieng,
Mnong,
Brau,
Reman.
These
unique
ethnic
groups
have
managed
to
preserve
their
own
distinct
life-
styles
and
traditional
cultures
as
they
have
done
for
thousands
of
years.
On
coming
to
the
Central
Highlands,
don’t
miss
a
trip
to
the
villages
or
jungles
on
elephant-back.
Standing
on
a
mount
summit
you
can
see
the
whole
landscape
stretching
before
you,
take
a
dugout
canoe
on
the
calm
water
of
Lak,
giving
you
the
opportunity
to
take
part
in
the
local
traditional
custom
whilst
enjoying
the
fresh
air
of
this
wild
region.
The
Central
Highlands
are
the
ideal
destination
for
those
who
are
interested
in
ethnography
and
the
environment,
as
they
will
have
a
chance
to
learn
about
the
rich
and
diverse
traditional
cultures
of
the
ethnic
groups
and
trek
in
the
jungles
to
explore
the
bio-diversity.
It
is
truly
wonderful
and
mysterious
area
for
those
who
want
to
explore
the
wonders
of
nature.
A
trip
to
Central
Highlands-an
irresistible
invitation.
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