Gia Lai province
Gia Lai province | |
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Location in Vietnam | |
Interactive map of Gia Lai province | |
| Coordinates: 13°45′N 108°15′E / 13.750°N 108.250°E | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Region | Central Highlands |
| Capital | Quy Nhon |
| Government | |
| • People's Council Chair | Dương Văn Trang |
| • People's Committee Chair | Phạm Thế Dũng |
| Area | |
• Total | 21,576.53 km2 (8,330.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 3,583,693 |
| • Density | 166.0922/km2 (430.1768/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnicities | 39, including Kinh, Yagrai, Bahnar, M'nam, Jeh-Tariang |
| GDP | |
| • Total | VND 66.158 trillion US$ 2.873 billion |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Area codes | 269 (from 17 Jun 2017) 59 (until 16 Jul 2017) |
| ISO 3166 code | VN-30 |
| HDI (2020) | 0.663 (56th) |
| Website | gialai |
Gia Lai is a northern mountainous province in the Central Highlands region, the Central of Vietnam. It borders Quảng Ngãi in the northeast, Đắk Lắk in the south and Ratanakiri of Cambodia in the west.
As of 2023, Gia Lai province is the 18th most populous administrative unit in Vietnam with a population of 1,613,895 people. It ranks 30th in terms of Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP), 33rd in per capita GRDP, and 33rd in GRDP growth rate. In 2020, the GRDP reached 80,000.32 billion VND, with a per capita GRDP of 51.9 million VND and a GRDP growth rate of 8.00%.
Prior to Vietnam's 2025 administrative reforms, Pleiku was formerly the capital of Gia Lai province making Quy Nhon the now capital city of Gia Lai province after merging with Bình Định province.