Kon Tum province
Former province of Vietnam
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Kon Tum is 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 | |
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.jpg)   .jpg)          Kon Klor Rông House • Yaly Dams • Đắk Glei Stream • Mount Đắk Glei • The border mark of the tripoint between Vietnam - Laos - Cambodia • Bố Y Border Gate • Kon Tum wooden church • Bishop of Kon Tum Building • Hotel Đồi Thông • Mountain Măng Đen • Đắk Bla River | |
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 Location of Kon Tum within Vietnam | |
| Coordinates: 14°45′N 107°55′E | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Region | Central Highlands |
| Capital | Kon Tum |
| Area | |
• Total | 9,677.30 km2 (3,736.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 629,267 |
| • Density | 65.0251/km2 (168.414/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnicities | Vietnamese, Xơ Đăng, Ba Na, Giẻ Triêng, Jarai |
| GDP[2] | |
| • Province | VND 20.057 trillion US$ 0.871 billion |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Calling code | 60 |
| ISO 3166 code | VN-28 |
| HDI (2020) |  0.658[3](59th) |
| Website | www |
Kon Tum shares borders with Laos and Cambodia. It has an area of 9,677.30 km2 (3,736.43 mi2)[1] and a population of approximately 530,000. The economy is primarily agricultural.
On June 12, 2025, Kon Tum was incorporated into Quảng Ngãi province.[4]
Name
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.
Administrative divisions
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 | |
| Đắk Glei District | 1495.26 | 1 | 11 | |
| Đắk Hà District | 844.47 | 1 | 10 | |
| Đắk Tô District | 509.24 | 1 | 8 | |
| Ia H'Drai District | 980.13 | 3 | ||
| Kon Plông District | 1381.20 | 9 | ||
| Kon Rẫy District | 886.60 | 1 | 6 | |
| Ngọc Hồi District | 824.00 | 1 | 7 | |
| Sa Thầy District | 1435.22 | 1 | 10 | |
| Tu Mơ Rông District | 857.18 | 11 | ||
They are further subdivided into six commune-level towns (or townlets), 83 communes, and 10 wards.
Geography
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.[5]
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.
Demographics
Notable residents
- Siu Black, singer
