Kon Tum
Kon Tum
Thành phố Kon Tum | |
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Kon Tum | |
Area | |
• Total | 432.9815 km2 (167.1751 sq mi) |
Elevation | 525 m (1,722 ft) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 172,712 |
• Density | 358/km2 (930/sq mi) |
Climate | Aw |
Kon Tum City is the capital city of Kon Tum 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
Geography
Kon Tum City is situated in the southern part of Kon Tum Province, within a basin landscape at an elevation of approximately 525 meters above sea level. It is encircled by the Dak Bla River valley. The city is located 654 kilometers north of Ho Chi Minh City, 292 kilometers south of Da Nang, and 1,237 kilometers south of the capital Hanoi. Additionally, it is 50 kilometers from Pleiku and 229 kilometers from Buon Ma Thuot. Kon Tum City shares its geographical boundaries as follows:
- To the east, it borders Kon Ray District.
- To the west, it borders Sa Thay District.
- To the south, it shares borders with Chu Pah District in Gia Lai Province.
- To the north, it borders Dak Ha District.
The city covers an area of 433 square kilometers and had a population of 205,762[2] people in the year 2021, with a population density of 475 people per square kilometer.
In 2019, Kon Tum City had a land area of 432.98 square kilometers and a population of 168,264 people. Among these, 102,051 residents lived in urban areas, constituting 61% of the population, while 66,213 people resided in rural areas, making up the remaining 39%. The population density in the city was approximately 389 people per square kilometer.
Kon Tum City is home to 20 different ethnic groups living together.
Chu Hreng Mountain
Chu Hreng mountain range is located in the south of Kon Tum city with a total length of about 11km, the mountain direction runs in the Northwest - Southeast direction, starting from Kon K'Tu Village, Dak Ro Wa commune and ending. Ending at Sao Mai Pass, Hoa Binh commune, Kon Tum city, adjacent to Chu Pao mountain range in Ia Khui commune, Chu Pah district, Gia Lai province. Mostly along the top of the mountain range is the administrative boundary between Gia Lai and Kon Tum provinces. Chu Hreng Mountain has the highest point equivalent to 1,152m above sea level.[3]
History
After the
Kon Tum has several vestiges of the French colonial period, as well as several tribal villages directly in the suburbs of the Vietnamese-reconstructed town. Among the town's landmarks, there is a
Climate
Kon Tum has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) with a wet season from April to November, a dry season from November to April, and consistently very warm-to-hot temperatures with high-to-oppressive humidity year-round.
Climate data for Kon Tum | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 35.5 (95.9) |
38.2 (100.8) |
39.8 (103.6) |
39.5 (103.1) |
39.5 (103.1) |
35.6 (96.1) |
34.2 (93.6) |
34.0 (93.2) |
34.5 (94.1) |
35.0 (95.0) |
33.7 (92.7) |
35.1 (95.2) |
39.8 (103.6) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.0 (82.4) |
30.3 (86.5) |
32.4 (90.3) |
33.2 (91.8) |
31.7 (89.1) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.9 (84.0) |
29.1 (84.4) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
29.7 (85.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.1 (70.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
21.1 (70.0) |
23.8 (74.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.6 (60.1) |
16.9 (62.4) |
19.3 (66.7) |
21.3 (70.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
18.5 (65.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
19.8 (67.6) |
Record low °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8) |
5.9 (42.6) |
8.5 (47.3) |
13.3 (55.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
13.9 (57.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
17.8 (64.0) |
16.3 (61.3) |
11.9 (53.4) |
8.9 (48.0) |
5.9 (42.6) |
4.9 (40.8) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 1.0 (0.04) |
7.0 (0.28) |
39.6 (1.56) |
97.3 (3.83) |
237.2 (9.34) |
257.0 (10.12) |
314.1 (12.37) |
336.1 (13.23) |
313.1 (12.33) |
180.3 (7.10) |
58.0 (2.28) |
8.0 (0.31) |
1,854.7 (73.02) |
Average rainy days | 0.5 | 1.1 | 4.7 | 9.4 | 18.2 | 21.2 | 24.2 | 25.6 | 22.3 | 13.8 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 148.3 |
Average relative humidity (%)
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70.8 | 68.3 | 68.2 | 71.7 | 78.7 | 83.6 | 85.1 | 86.5 | 85.7 | 81.2 | 76.7 | 73.3 | 77.2 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 269.3 | 253.6 | 264.8 | 235.6 | 203.6 | 152.6 | 138.6 | 127.4 | 125.9 | 181.5 | 208.1 | 241.7 | 2,569.6 |
Source 1: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[4] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: The Yearbook of Indochina (1932-1933)[5] |
References
- ^ Vietnam City Maps 1:12,500, Series L909, Edition 4-DMATC, Defense Mapping Agency, Washington, 1972.
- ^ dựng, Báo Xây (2022-11-25). "Thẩm định Đề án đề nghị công nhận thành phố Kon Tum, tỉnh Kon Tum là đô thị loại II". Báo Xây dựng (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ^ "NÚI CHƯ HRENG – ĐIỂM ĐẾN HẤP DẪN GIỚI TRẺ KON TUM". NÚI CHƯ HRENG – ĐIỂM ĐẾN HẤP DẪN GIỚI TRẺ KON TUM. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ "Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology" (PDF).
- ^ The Yearbook of Indochina (1932-1933)
External links
- Kontum government home page (Vietnamese)
- The Battle of Kontum
- Kontum travel guide from Wikivoyage