Pleiku

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Pleiku is a city in Vietnam’s Central Highlands known as a regional hub for coffee production and as a strategic site during the Vietnam War.

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Pleiku canonical 16

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instanceOf city
airportIATAcode PXU
climateCharacteristic distinct dry and rainy seasons
coffeeTypeProduced Arabica coffee
Robusta coffee
country Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
distanceFrom about 200 km south of Kon Tum
about 500 km north of Ho Chi Minh City
economySector agriculture
coffee industry
services
elevation approximately 750 metres
geologicalFeature basaltic soils suitable for coffee
hasAdministrativeStatus provincial city
hasAirport Pleiku Airport
hasClimate tropical savanna climate
hasEducationalInstitution Gia Lai Teacher Training College
hasEthnicGroups Bahnar
Jarai
Kinh
hasPopulationCharacteristic urbanizing regional center
hasReligions Buddhism
Roman Catholicism
local indigenous beliefs
hasSportsTeam Hoang Anh Gia Lai FC
hasStadium Pleiku Stadium
hasTransport interprovincial bus connections
historicalEvent Battle of Pleiku
isCapitalOf Gia Lai province
linked to: Gia Lai
knownFor coffee production
role in the Vietnam War
languageUsed Vietnamese
locatedIn Central Highlands
Gia Lai province
linked to: Gia Lai
locatedOn Pleiku Plateau
militaryBaseFor Army of the Republic of Vietnam
United States Army
nearbyLake Bien Ho (T’Nung Lake)
region Tây Nguyên
roadJunctionOf National Route 14
National Route 19
National Route 25
strategicRole logistics hub during Vietnam War
timeZone Indochina Time
tourismAttraction Bien Ho (Sea Lake)
local ethnic minority villages
utcOffset +7
wasPartOf South Vietnam
wasStrategicSiteIn Vietnam War

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