Gia Nghĩa Explained

Gia Nghĩa
Official Name:	Gia Nghĩa City
Native Name:	Thành phố Gia Nghĩa
Settlement Type:	City (Class-3)
Pushpin Map:	Vietnam
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of Gia Nghĩa in Vietnam
Pushpin Mapsize:	300
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Đắk Nông Province
Established Title:	Established
Established Date:	2004
Area Total Km2:	284.11
Population As Of:	2019
Population Total:	85.082 ^[1]
Timezone:	Indochina Time
Utc Offset:	+7
Coordinates:	11.9833°N 149°W

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.^[2] ^[3]

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.

Notes and References

Web site: ONLINE . TUOI TRE . 2019-12-30 . Kể từ 1-1-2020, thị xã Gia Nghĩa lên thành phố . 2023-06-08 . TUOI TRE ONLINE . vi.
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 ....."
Web site: ONLINE . TUOI TRE . 2019-12-30 . Kể từ 1-1-2020, thị xã Gia Nghĩa lên thành phố . 2023-06-08 . TUOI TRE ONLINE . vi.