| Kon Tum province | |||||
| Native Name: | Tỉnh Kon Tum | ||||
| Native Name Lang: | vi | ||||
| Type: | Province | ||||
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| Coordinates: | 14.75°N 162°W | ||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Highlands | ||||
| Seat Type: | Capital | ||||
| Seat: | Kon Tum | ||||
| Leader Title: | People's Council Chair | ||||
| Leader Title1: | People's Committee Chair | ||||
| Area Footnotes: | [1] | ||||
| Area Total Km2: | 9677.30 | ||||
| Population Total: | 679,900 | ||||
| Population As Of: | 2022 | ||||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||||
| Demographics Type1: | Demographics | ||||
| Demographics1 Title1: | Ethnicities | ||||
| Demographics1 Info1: | Vietnamese, Xơ Đăng, Ba Na, Giẻ Triêng, Jarai | ||||
| Demographics Type2: | GDP[2] | ||||
| Demographics2 Title1: | Province | ||||
| Demographics2 Info1: | VND 20.057 trillion US$ 0.871 billion | ||||
| Timezone1: | ICT | ||||
| Utc Offset1: | +7 | ||||
| Area Code Type: | Calling code | ||||
| Area Code: | 60 | ||||
| Iso Code: | VN-28 | ||||
Kon Tum (in Vietnamese pronounced as /kɔn˧˧ 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 9677.3km2[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 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 .
Kon Tum is subdivided into ten district-level sub-divisions:
| Second Tier subdivisions | Area (km2) | Third Tier subdivisions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wards | Townships | Communes | |||
| Kon Tum city | 432.98 | 10 | 11 | ||
| 1495.26 | 1 | 11 | |||
| 844.47 | 1 | 10 | |||
| 509.24 | 1 | 8 | |||
| 980.13 | 3 | ||||
| 1381.20 | 9 | ||||
| 886.60 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 824.00 | 1 | 7 | |||
| 1435.22 | 1 | 10 | |||
| 857.18 | 11 | ||||
They are further subdivided into six commune-level towns (or townlets), 83 communes, and 10 wards.
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.[3]
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.
Ethnic groups in Kon Tum province include the Viet, Bahnar, Brau, Giẻ Triêng, Jarai, Rơ Măm, and Xo Dang.