Kon Tum | |
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 .jpg)   .jpg)          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 | |
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| Coordinates:14°45′N107°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 km2 (3,736.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 701,817 |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnicities | Vietnamese,Xơ Đăng,Ba Na,Giẻ Triêng,Jarai |
| GDP[2] | |
| • 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[3](59th) |
| Website | www |
Kon Tum is the northernmost mountainousprovince in theCentral Highlands region, theCentral ofVietnam. It borders Quảng Nam to the north, Gia Lai to the south, Quảng Ngãi to the east,Sekong,Attapeu ofLaos andRatanakiri ofCambodia in the west.
Kon Tum shares borders withLaos andCambodia. It has an area of 9,677.30 km2 (3,736.43 sq mi)[1] and a population of approximately 530,000. The economy is primarily agricultural.
The name Kon Tum comes from the name of a village of theBahnar ethnic group. In theBahnar language,kon means "village" andtum means "pool". Prior to the adoption of theVietnamese alphabet in the 1920s, the name was rendered as崑嵩.
Kon Tum is subdivided into ten district-level sub-divisions:
| Second Tier subdivisions | Area (km2) | Third Tier subdivisions | ||
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| Wards | Townships | Communes | ||
| Kon Tum city | 432.98 | 10 | 11 | |
| Đắk Glei District | 1495.26 | 1 | 11 | |
| Đắk Hà District | 844.47 | 1 | 10 | |
| Đắk Tô District | 509.24 | 1 | 8 | |
| Ia H'Drai District | 980.13 | 3 | ||
| Kon Plông District | 1381.20 | 9 | ||
| Kon Rẫy District | 886.60 | 1 | 6 | |
| Ngọc Hồi District | 824.00 | 1 | 7 | |
| Sa Thầy District | 1435.22 | 1 | 10 | |
| Tu Mơ Rông District | 857.18 | 11 | ||
They are further subdivided into six commune-level towns (or townlets), 83 communes, and 10 wards.
The capital city isKon Tum, located on theĐăk Bla River.
The southern border withGia Lai follows theSê San river up toYali Falls Dam, as well as part of the Dak Bla, Dak Pokei and Dak Poe rivers. TheSa Thầy River, a tributary of the Sê San, also runs through the province.[4]
The province is primarily located in the Sê San river basin, though parts are also in the headwaters of theVu Gia,Trà Khúc andSekong Rivers.
Ethnic groups in Kon Tum province include theViet,Bahnar,Brau,Giẻ Triêng,Jarai,Rơ Măm, andXo Dang.
Places adjacent to Kon Tum province | |
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| Đắk Lắk province |  | |
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| Đắk Nông province | ||
| Gia Lai province | ||
| Kon Tum province | ||
| Lâm Đồng province | ||
※ denotes provincial seat. | ||
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