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Kon Tum province
Kon Tum was a former 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 km2 (3,736.43 sq mi) and a population of approximately 530,000. The economy is primarily agricultural.
On June 12, 2025, Kon Tum was incorporated into Quảng Ngãi province.
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.
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.
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.
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Kon Tum province
Kon Tum was a former 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 km2 (3,736.43 sq mi) and a population of approximately 530,000. The economy is primarily agricultural.
On June 12, 2025, Kon Tum was incorporated into Quảng Ngãi province.
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.
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.
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.
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