Kon Tum Province

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Kon Tum province
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Cathedral Kon Tum   Dams Yaly   Stream Đắk Glei   Mountain Đắk Glei   The border mark of the tripoint between Vietnam - Laos - Cambodia   Bố Y Border Gate   Cathedral Tân Hương   Bishop of Kon Tum Building   Hotel Đồi Thông   Mountain Măng Đen   River Đắk Bla
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Location of Kon Tum within Vietnam
Kon Tum Province
Coordinates: 14°45′N107°55′E / 14.750°N 107.917°E / 14.750; 107.917 Coordinates: 14°45′N107°55′E / 14.750°N 107.917°E / 14.750; 107.917
CountryFlag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Region Central Highlands
Capital Kon Tum
Area
  Total9,674.5 km2 (3,735.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
  Total528,043
  Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Demographics
   Ethnicities Vietnamese, Xơ Đăng, Ba Na, Giẻ Triêng, Jarai
Time zone UTC+7 (ICT)
Calling code60
ISO 3166 code VN-28
Website www.kontum.gov.vn

Kon Tum province lies in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam and shares borders with Laos and Cambodia. It has an area of 9,934 square km and a population of approximately 530,000. The economy is primarily agricultural.

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Name

The name Kon Tum comes from the name of a village of the Bahnar ethnic group. In the Bahnar language, kon means "village" and tum means "pool". Prior to the adoption of the Vietnamese alphabet in the 1920s, the name was rendered as .

Administrative divisions

Kon Tum is subdivided into ten district-level sub-divisions:

Second Tier
subdivisions
Area
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Third Tier subdivisions
Wards Townships Communes
Kon Tum city432.981011
Đắk Glei District 1495.26111
Đắk Hà District 844.47110
Đắk Tô District 509.2418
Ia H'Drai District 980.133
Kon Plông District 1381.209
Kon Rẫy District 886.6016
Ngọc Hồi District 824.0017
Sa Thầy District 1435.22110
Tu Mơ Rông District 857.1811

They are further subdivided into six commune-level towns (or townlets), 83 communes, and 10 wards.

Geography

Neighboring provinces are Quảng Nam to the north, Quảng Ngãi to the east and Gia Lai to the south. The capital city is Kon Tum, located on the Đăk Bla river.

The southern border with Gia Lai follows the Sê San river up to Yali Falls Dam, as well as part of the Dak Bla, Dak Pokei and Dak Poe rivers.

The province is primarily located in the Sê San river basin, though parts are also in the headwaters of the Vu Gia, Trà Khúc and Sekong Rivers.

Demographics

Ethnic groups in Kon Tum province include the Viet, Bahnar, Brau, Giẻ Triêng, Jarai, Rơ Măm, and Xo Dang.

Notable residents

See also

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