Introducing some features about Kon Tum
From a small village of the Bana people next to the Dakbla river, people of the Xo Dang, Bana, Gia Rai, Je - Trieng, Brau, Ro Mam,... ethnic groups came to settle and live, reaching an important position. about the politics, economics, culture and society of the vast and majestic Central Highlands... the land of Kon Tum has gone through many ups and downs with many changes in name and boundaries. administrative.
The name is Kon Tum
According to legend of the Bana people, Kon Tum was originally just a village of the Bana people. At that time, the Bana ethnic group (now Kon Tum city) had a local village near the Dakbla river called Kon Trang - OR. At that time, Kon Trang - OR village was very prosperous with a large population. At that time, villages were always fighting with each other to confiscate wealth and capture people as slaves. The two sons of Ja Xi - one of the leaders of Kon Trang - OR village named Jo Rong and Uong, did not like the war and built their own house near the lake, next to the Dakbla river. This land is very favorable for a settled way of life, so gradually more people came to live, growing more and more every day, establishing a new village called Kon Tum. From then on, Kon Tum became the official name for a newly established village of the Bana people, next to the Dakbla stream, where there are many low-lying lakes. In Kinh language, Kon Tum means Lake Village (Kon is village, Tum is lake, pond, water tank,...).
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Due to its special location, Kon Tum is a flat land, surrounded by the Dakbla River and deposited with fertile alluvium. Experiencing the upheavals and ups and downs of history, this land has undergone many changes, with people from all ethnic groups gathering here in increasing numbers. When Kinh people came to the Central Highlands, they also chose Kon Tum as a place to settle. Since then, Kon Tum has become a residential area of many ethnic groups.
Promoting the advantages of natural conditions with the hard work of people, the land of Kon Tum is increasingly prosperous, not only one village but many villages, covering a large land area. This land when the town was established was also officially called Kon Tum. When the provincial administrative unit was established, Kon Tum was still officially used as the name of the province. This is the earliest administrative geographical region formed in the Central Highlands.
Geographical location
Kon Tum is a mountainous province in the South Central region, bordering the Lao People's Democratic Republic and the Kingdom of Cambodia to the west, with a border length of about 260 km, bordering Quang Nam province to the north; The East borders Quang Ngai province; The south borders Gia Lai province; There is road 14 connecting to the Central Highlands and Quang Nam provinces, and road 40 going to Atopu (Laos). Located at the Indochina junction, Kon Tum has conditions to form border gates and expand international cooperation to the West. In addition, Kon Tum has a very important strategic position in terms of defense and ecological environment protection. Kon Tum is the economic exchange hub of both the Central Coast and the whole country.
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| Landmark of the Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia border junction |
Natural condition
Kon Tum's terrain is mainly mountainous, accounting for about 2/5 of the entire province's area, including continuous hills and mountains with slopes of 150 degrees or more. The continuous high mountain terrain is distributed mainly in the North - Northwest running to the East of Kon Tum province, diverse with hills, mountains, plateaus and lowlands interspersed quite complexly, creating beautiful landscapes. rich and diverse.
Kon Tum's climate has common features of the tropical monsoon climate of southern Vietnam, but also has the characteristics of a highland climate. Kon Tum's climate is divided into two distinct seasons: the rainy season and the dry season. In particular, the rainy season usually starts from April to November, the dry season from December to March of the following year. The average temperature during the year ranges from 22 - 230C, with a daily temperature range of 8 - 90C.
Kon Tum forest is mostly primeval forest with many precious woods such as rosewood, rosewood, po mu, pine... Kon Tum province has more than 300 species of plants, belonging to more than 180 genera and 75 families of flowering plants. Animals here are also very rich and diverse, including many rare species, including birds with 165 species, 40 families, 13 orders, enough for most bird species. Mammals have 88 species, 26 families, 10 orders, accounting for 88% of mammal species in the Central Highlands. Besides mammals, Kon Tum also has many precious birds that need to be protected such as peacocks, star pheasants, purple pheasants and striped pheasants.
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Economic potential
Kon Tum has many natural landscapes such as Ya Ly lake, Mang Den pine forest, Km 23 natural rock area, Dak Nung waterfall, Dak To hot spring and special-use forests, nature reserves... The ability to form landscape and recreational tourist areas. These ecological landscapes can be combined with historical revolutionary relics such as: Kon Tum prison revolutionary relics, Dak Glei prison, Dak To - Tan Canh victory relics, Plei Kan victory, Mang victory Black... indigenous traditional cultural villages form eco-humanist tourist arcs and routes.
Advantageous economic fields
Kon Tum has the largest hydroelectric potential in the country (2,790 MW). In addition to hydroelectric projects that have been and are being built. Kon Tum can also build small and medium hydroelectric projects. Currently, many investors are investigating and surveying hydroelectric projects in the area. With the current investment in hydroelectric projects, in the future, Kon Tum may become an important power coordination center for the country through the 500 KV line.
In addition, Kon Tum has an agricultural area and an average agricultural and forestry capacity that is high compared to the whole country. The land has diverse ecological terrain and has the ability to form a large industrial crop growing area. large, especially paper material trees...
Kon Tum is also home to many pristine natural landscapes, primeval forests, Ho Chi Minh trail relics, historical relics of the Dak To - Tan Canh victory, Kon Tum prison, Dak Glei prison, ... this is a favorable condition for tourism development.