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 which is 120 km away. .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 ....."
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.
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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.
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