Đắk Nông Province

Đắk Nông (listen), also Ðắc Nông, is a province of Vietnam. It is located in the country's Central Highlands. The provincial capital is Gia Nghĩa.

Đắk Nông Province Tỉnh Đắk Nông
Province
Waterfall Dray Sap
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Location of Đắk/Ðắc Nông within Vietnam
Coordinates: 11°59′N 107°42′E
Country	Vietnam
Region	Central Highlands
Capital	Gia Nghĩa
Area [1]
• Total	6,515.6 km^2 (2,515.7 sq mi)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	574,673
• Density	88/km^2 (230/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnicities	Vietnamese, Ê Đê, Nùng, M'Nông, Tày
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Area codes	261 (from 17 June 2017) 501 (until 16 July 2017)
ISO 3166 code	VN-72
Website	www.daknong.gov.vn

Geography

Đắk Nông borders Đắk Lắk Province in the north, Lâm Đồng Province in the south-east, and Bình Phước Province and Cambodia in the west. It is located in the southern part of the Central Highlands, 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: Ba River, Sêrêpôk River and other small rivers.

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 city	286.64	5		3
Cư Jút District	718.90		1	7
Đăk Glong District				7
Đăk Mil District	682.70		1	9
Đăk R'Lấp District	63.42		1	10
Đăk Song District	808.10		1	8
Krông Nô District	816.80		1	11
Tuy Đức District	1123.27			6

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 conquest over the South in the Vietnam War, Quảng Đức was conjoined with Đắk Lắk Province. For Đắk Nông's history, please see Đắk Lắk Province.

References

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

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