Đắk Nông province
Tỉnh Đắk Nông
Dray Sap Falls   Mơ Nông Plateau   Dak R'Tih River   Đạo Nguyên Temple   Nam Đông Mountain
Official seal of Đắk Nông province
Location of Đắk/Ðắc Nông within Vietnam
Location of Đắk/Ðắc Nông within Vietnam
Coordinates: 11°59′N 107°42′E / 11.983°N 107.700°E / 11.983; 107.700
Country Vietnam
RegionCentral Highlands
CapitalGia Nghĩa
Area
  Total6,515.6 km2 (2,515.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
  Total737,907
  Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Demographics
  EthnicitiesVietnamese, Ê Đê, Nùng, M'Nông, Tày
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Area codes261 (from 17 June 2017)
501 (until 16 July 2017)
ISO 3166 codeVN-72
Websitewww.daknong.gov.vn

Đắk Nông (Vietnamese: [ʔɗak̚˧˦ nəwŋ͡m˧˧] ), also Ðắc Nông, is a southern mountainous province in the Central Highlands region, the Central of Vietnam. It borders Đắk Lắk to the north, Lâm Đồng to the southeast, Bình Phước and Mondulkiri of Cambodia to the west.

Geography

Đắk Nông has about 500m above sea level. The terrain is lower in the west. Đắk Nông has large fields and lakes in the south. Đắk Nông has three main river systems: the Ba River, the Srepok (or Sêrêpôk) river (part of the Mekong river basin) and Đồng Nai river demarking the southern border of the Province, with other small rivers and tributaries. Tà Đùng National Park helps to provide riparian zone protection for the Đồng Nai River basin.

Climate

The average temperature is 24 degrees Celsius. The rainy season starts in May and ends in October. The dry season starts in November and ends in April the year after.

Economy

Like Đắk Lắk province, coffee, pepper and rubber are the most important products of Đắk Nông. Đắk Nông is a potential province of tourism. There are many beautiful sites such as Ba Tang Waterfall, Diệu Thanh Waterfall, and Nâm Nung pine hill.

Administrative divisions

Đắk Nông is subdivided into eight district-level sub-divisions:

Second Tier
subdivisions
Area
(km2)
Third Tier subdivisions
Ward Township Commune
Gia Nghĩa city286.6453
Cư Jút District718.9017
Đăk Glong District7
Đăk Mil District682.7019
Đăk R'Lấp District63.42110
Đăk Song District808.1018
Krông Nô District816.80111
Tuy Đức District1123.276

They are further subdivided into five commune-level towns (or townlets), 61 communes, and five wards.

History

Until recently, Đắk Nông was part of the larger Đắk Lắk province, but is now fully independent. Before 1975, Đắk Nông was part of South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam) and was formerly named Quảng Đức Province. However, after the 1975 Việt Cộng victory and reunification with southern Vietnam in the Vietnam War, Quảng Đức was conjoined with Đắk Lắk Province. For Đắk Nông's history, please see Đắk Lắk province.

References

  1. 1 2 Statistical Handbook of Vietnam 2014, General Statistics Office Of Vietnam
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