Đăk Nông province explained

Đắk Nông province
Native Name:Tỉnh Đắk Nông
Native Name Lang:vi
Type:Province
Image Map1:
Zoom:8
Frame-Width:280
Coordinates:11.9833°N 149°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Central Highlands
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Gia Nghĩa
Leader Title:People's Council Chair
Leader Title1:People's Committee Chair
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:6509.27
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:770,600
Population As Of:2022
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Demographics
Demographics1 Title1:Ethnicities
Demographics1 Info1:Vietnamese, Ê Đê, Nùng, M'Nông, Tày
Demographics Type2:GDP[3]
Demographics2 Title1:Total
Demographics2 Info1:VND 29.227 trillion
US$ 1.268 billion
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Area Code Type:Area codes
Area Code:261 (from 17 June 2017)
501 (until 16 July 2017)
Iso Code:VN-72

Đắk Nông or Daknong (in Vietnamese ʔɗak̚˧˦ nəwŋ͡m˧˧/), is a southern mountainous province in the Central Highlands region, the Central of Vietnam. It borders Đắk Lắk to the north, Lâm Đồng to the southeast, Bình Phước and Mondulkiri of Cambodia to the west.

Geography

Đắk Nông is about 500m above sea level in elevation. The terrain is lower in the west. Đắk Nông has large fields and lakes in the south. Đắk Nông has three main river systems: the Ba River, the Srepok (or Sêrêpôk) river (part of the Mekong river basin) and Đồng Nai river demarking the southern border of the Province, with other small rivers and tributaries. Tà Đùng National Park helps to provide riparian zone protection for the Đồng Nai River basin.

Climate

The average temperature is 24 degrees Celsius. The rainy season starts in May and ends in October. The dry season starts in November and ends in April the year after.

Economy

Like Đắk Lắk province, coffee, pepper and rubber are the most important products of Đắk Nông.Đắk Nông is a potential province of tourism. There are many beautiful sites such as Ba Tang Waterfall, Diệu Thanh Waterfall, and Nâm Nung pine hill.

Administrative divisions

Đắk Nông is subdivided into eight district-level sub-divisions:

Second Tier
subdivisions
Area
(km2)
Third Tier subdivisions
WardTownshipCommune
Gia Nghĩa city 286.64 5 3
718.90 1 7
7
682.70 1 9
63.42 1 10
808.10 1 8
816.80 1 11
1123.27 6

They are further subdivided into five commune-level towns (or townlets), 61 communes, and five wards.

History

Until recently, Đắk Nông was part of the larger Đắk Lắk province, but is now fully independent. Before 1975, Đắk Nông was part of South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam) and was formerly named Quảng Đức Province. However, after the 1975 Việt Cộng victory and reunification with southern Vietnam in the Vietnam War, Quảng Đức was conjoined with Đắk Lắk Province. For Đắk Nông's history, please see Đắk Lắk province.

Notes and References

  1. 18 October 2023. Decision. 3048/QĐ-BTNMT. Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Vietnam). 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. vi. – the data in the report are in hectares, rounded to integers
  2. http://www.gso.gov.vn/default.aspx?tabid=512&idmid=5&ItemID=14277 Statistical Handbook of Vietnam 2014
  3. Web site: Tình hình kinh tế, xã hội Đắk Nông năm 2018. Bộ Kế hoạch và Đầu tư. 10 May 2020.