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Kon Tum
Quang Ngai, Vietnam · Asia
About Kon Tum
Kon Tum sits on the route: 25 minutes from Đắk Hà.
Kon Tum is in Quang Ngai, Vietnam, with about 210,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Đắk Hà, about 20 km away.
Kon Tum is a ward of Quảng Ngãi province in Vietnam. It is located inland in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam, near the borders of Laos and Cambodia.
Historically, this area has been inhabited by the indigenous Ba Na people, which led to the name Kon Tum, meaning "Village by the Lake" in the Ba Na language. ItsRead more
unique location features flat and fertile land, enriched by the Dak Bla River, and a convergence of various ethnic groups over time. Among these, the Kinh people, hailing from provinces such as Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, and Binh Dinh, have settled here. In the years 1841-1850, French missionaries, en route to the Central Highlands, established the first Christian mission in this region. By 1893, the colonial French authorities established the Kon Tum administrative agency, headed by Father Vialleton, and from that point, the name Kon Tum became officially used. Subsequently, the provincial administrative unit adopted this name. Kon Tum City, once a sparsely populated and desolate area, has evolved into a hub for settlement, commerce, and governance throughout the province's rich history. Prior to 2025, Kon Tum holds the status of Class-2 Provincial city.
Prior to Vietnam's 2025 administrative reforms, Kon Tum was the capital of the formerly Kon Tum province.
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Kon Tum is in Quang Ngai, Vietnam, about 20 km from Đắk Hà.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 205,762
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Vietnam
- Region
- Quang Ngai
- Timezone
- Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
- Coordinates
- 14.3545, 108.0076
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