Buôn Đôn district

District in Central Highlands, Vietnam From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Buôn Đôn is a former rural district of Đắk Lắk province in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam. As of 2003, the district had a population of 56,238.[1] The district covers an area of 1,414 km². The district capital lies at Ea Wer.[1]

CountryVietnam
CapitalEa Wer
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indochina Time)
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Buôn Đôn district
Huyện Buôn Đôn
Official seal of Buôn Đôn district
Interactive map of Buôn Đôn district
CountryVietnam
RegionCentral Highlands
ProvinceĐắk Lắk
CapitalEa Wer
Population
 (2018)
  Total
63,816
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indochina Time)
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Name

Its original name is Băn Dón (Buôn Dôn in Rhade language) from Laotian language, what means "the village of the isle". It is related with a small stone bund on Srepok River, where Laotian people have lived since the 19th century.

Administrative divisions

It contains one township, Buôn Đôn, and seven communes:

References

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