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Kon Tum
Province
Rông House Kon Klor  • Dams Yaly  • Stream Đắk Glei  • Mountain Đắk Glei  • The border mark of the tripoint between Vietnam - Laos - Cambodia  • Bố Y Border Gate  • Kon Tum wooden church  • Bishop of Kon Tum Building  • Hotel Đồi Thông  • Mountain Măng Đen  • River Đắk Bla
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Location of Kon Tum within Vietnam
Coordinates: 14°45′N 107°55′E / 14.750°N 107.917°E / 14.750; 107.917
Country	Vietnam
Region	Central Highlands
Capital	Kon Tum
Area
• Total	9,677.30 km (3,736.43 sq mi)
Population
• Total	691,300
• Density	71/km (190/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnicities	Vietnamese, Xơ Đăng, Ba Na, Giẻ Triêng, Jarai
GDP
• Province	VND 20.057 trillion US$ 0.871 billion
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Calling code	60
ISO 3166 code	VN-28
HDI (2020)	0.658 (59th)
Website	www.kontum.gov.vn

Kon Tum is the northernmost mountainous province in the Central Highlands region, the Central of Vietnam. It borders Quảng Nam to the north, Gia Lai to the south, Quảng Ngãi to the east, Sekong, Attapeu of Laos and Ratanakiri of Cambodia in the west.

Kon Tum shares borders with Laos and Cambodia. It has an area of 9,677.30 km (3,736.43 sq mi) and a population of approximately 530,000. The economy is primarily agricultural.

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 崑嵩.

Administrative divisions

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

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

Geography

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 Sa Thầy River, a tributary of the Sê San, also runs through the province.

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

• Siu Black, singer

See also

• Battle of Đắk Tô

References

1. ^ Biểu số 4.4: Hiện trạng sử dụng đất vùng Tây Nguyên năm 2022 [Table 4.4: Current land use status in the Central Highlands in 2022] (PDF) (Decision 3048/QĐ-BTNMT) (in Vietnamese). Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Vietnam). 18 October 2023. – the data in the report are in hectares, rounded to integers
2. "Tình hình kinh tế, xã hội Kon Tum năm 2018". Cục Thống kê tỉnh Kon Tum. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
3. "Human Development Index by province(*) by Cities, provincies and Year". General Statistics Office of Vietnam. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
4. "Khảo sát tính đa dạng sinh học của lưu vực sông Sa Thầy".

External links

• Kon Tum province government official site

v t e Places adjacent to Kon Tum province
Sekong Province,  Laos Quảng Nam province Attapeu Province  Laos Kon Tum province Quảng Ngãi province Ratanakiri Province,  Cambodia Gia Lai province

v t e Districts of Vietnam Central Highlands
Đắk Lắk province	Buôn Ma Thuột city Buôn Hồ town Buôn Đôn Cư Kuin Cư M'gar Ea H'Leo Ea Kar Ea Súp Krông Ana Krông Bông Krông Búk Krông Năng Krông Pắc Lắk M'Drắk
Đắk Nông province	Gia Nghĩa city Cư Jút Đắk Glong Đắk Mil Đắk R'lấp Đắk Song Krông Nô Tuy Đức
Gia Lai province	Pleiku city An Khê town Ayun Pa town Chư Păh Chư Prông Chư Pưh Chư Sê Đắk Đoa Đak Pơ Đức Cơ Ia Grai Ia Pa Kbang Kông Chro Krông Pa Mang Yang Phú Thiện
Kon Tum province	Kon Tum city Đăk Glei Đăk Hà Đăk Tô Ia H'Drai Kon Plông Kon Rẫy Ngọc Hồi Sa Thầy Tu Mơ Rông
Lâm Đồng province	Bảo Lộc city Da Lat city Bảo Lâm Cát Tiên Đạ Huoai Đạ Tẻh Đam Rông Di Linh Đơn Dương Đức Trọng Lạc Dương Lâm Hà
denotes provincial seat.

• Kon Tum province
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