Kon Tum Province
Encyclopedia
Kon Tum province lies in the Central Highlands
region of Vietnam
and shares borders with Laos
and Cambodia
. It has an area of 9,934 square km and a population of approximately 330,000. The economy is primarily agricultural.
. In the Bahnar language
, kon means "village" and tum means "pool". Prior to the adoption of quốc ngữ, the name was rendered in Hán tự (Sino-Vietnamese characters), in official documents, as 崑嵩.
The capital, Kon Tum, is its own municipality.
There are 76 communes, 10 wards, and 6 towns.
to the north, Quảng Ngãi
to the east and Gia Lai
to the south. The capital city is Kon Tum.
, Brau
, Giẻ Triêng, Jarai
, Rơ Măm
, and Xo Dang
.
Tây Nguyên
Tây Nguyên, translated as Western Highlands and sometimes also called Central Highlands, is one of the regions of Vietnam. It contains the provinces of Đắk Lắk, Đắk Nông, Gia Lai, Kon Tum, Lâm Đồng....
region of Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
and shares borders with Laos
Laos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
and Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
. It has an area of 9,934 square km and a population of approximately 330,000. The economy is primarily agricultural.
Name
The name Kon Tum comes from the name of a village of the Bahnar ethnic groupBahnar people
The Bahnar are an ethnic group of Vietnam living primarily in the Central Highland provinces of Gia Lai and Kon Tum, as well as the coastal provinces of Bình Định and Phú Yên...
. In the Bahnar language
Bahnar language
The Bahnar language is a Central Bahnaric language. It has nine vowel qualities and phonemic vowel length....
, kon means "village" and tum means "pool". Prior to the adoption of quốc ngữ, the name was rendered in Hán tự (Sino-Vietnamese characters), in official documents, as 崑嵩.
Administration
Kon Tum is divided into 8 districts:- Đắk Glei
- Đắk Hà
- Đắk Tô
- Kon Plông
- Kon Rẫy
- Ngọc Hồi
- Sa Thầy
- Tu Mơ Rông
The capital, Kon Tum, is its own municipality.
There are 76 communes, 10 wards, and 6 towns.
Geography
Neighboring provinces are Quảng NamQuang Nam Province
Quảng Nam is a province on the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is bordered by Thua Thien-Huế province to the north, the nation of Laos to the west, Kon Tum Province to the southwest, Quảng Ngãi Province to the southeast, the South China Sea to the east, and the city of Da Nang to the...
to the north, Quảng Ngãi
Quang Ngai Province
Quảng Ngãi is a province in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam, on the coast of South China Sea. It is located 883 km south of Hanoi and 838 km north of Ho Chi Minh City.-History:...
to the east and Gia Lai
Gia Lai Province
Gia Lai is a province in the Central Highlands of Vietnam.-Administrative divisions:The province is divided into one city , two towns , and 13 districts:#Chư Păh#Chư Prông#Chư Sê#Đắk Đoa#Đắk Pơ#Đức Cơ#Ia Grai#Ia Pa...
to the south. The capital city is Kon Tum.
Demographics
Ethnic groups in Kon Tum Province include the Viet, Ba NaBahnar people
The Bahnar are an ethnic group of Vietnam living primarily in the Central Highland provinces of Gia Lai and Kon Tum, as well as the coastal provinces of Bình Định and Phú Yên...
, Brau
Brau people
The Brau people are an ethnic group living in Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. In Vietnam, most Brau live in Kon Tum, and the population was 313 in 1999. They speak a Mon–Khmer language.The Brau have only two surnames: Thao and Nang...
, Giẻ Triêng, Jarai
Jarai
The Jarai is an ethnic group based primarily in Vietnam's Central Highlands. The Jarai language is a member of the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family...
, Rơ Măm
Ro Mam people
The Rơ Măm people are a small ethnic group in Vietnam . They speak a language in the Central Bahnaric branch of the Mon–Khmer family.-External links:*...
, and Xo Dang
Xo Dang people
The Xo Dang are an ethnic group of Vietnam.Their main source of income is farming. They are also known to be involved with raising cattle and poultry.Religiously, they are largely animistic...
.