Đắk Nông,

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as Daknong, was a former southern mountainous

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in the Central Highlands region, the Central of

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. It borders Đắk Lắk to the north,

Lâm Đồng Lâm is a Vietnamese surname. The name is transliterated as Lin (surname), Lin in Mandarin Chinese , Mandarin and Im (Korean name), Im in Korean language, Korean. Lam is the anglicized variation of the surname Lâm. Lin (surname), Lam is also a c ...

to the southeast, Bình Phước and Mondulkiri of

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to the west. It was dissolved and merged with

Lâm Đồng province Lâm is a Vietnamese surname. The name is transliterated as Lin in Mandarin and Im in Korean. Lam is the anglicized variation of the surname Lâm. Lam is also a commonly held surname of Cantonese speakers of Chinese descent. Large populations ...

on 12th June, 2025.

Name

Its name comes from the Đăk Nông River, an upper stream of the

Đồng Nai River The Đồng Nai River ( ) is a river in Vietnam that originates in the Central Highlands region of the southern portion of the country. It is approximately 586 km in length, making it the longest river to be entirely located in Vietnam. It g ...

. ''Daàk-nông'' means "River of the Mnong" in Mnong language.

Geography

Đắk Nông is about 500m above sea level in elevation. 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

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basin) and

Đồng Nai river The Đồng Nai River ( ) is a river in Vietnam that originates in the Central Highlands region of the southern portion of the country. It is approximately 586 km in length, making it the longest river to be entirely located in Vietnam. It g ...

demarking the southern border of the Province, with other small rivers and

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. Tà Đùng National Park helps to provide

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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,

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and

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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.

Transportation

In terms of air travel, the province does not have its own airport with nearest airports located in either the provinces of Đắk Lắk or

provinces.

Administrative divisions

Đắk Nông is subdivided into eight district-level sub-divisions: They are further subdivided into five commune-level towns (or townlets), 61 communes, and five wards.

History

Before 1975, Đắk Nông was part of

South Vietnam South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam (RVN; , VNCH), was a country in Southeast Asia that existed from 1955 to 1975. It first garnered Diplomatic recognition, international recognition in 1949 as the State of Vietnam within the ...

(Republic of Vietnam) and was formerly named Quảng Đức Province. However, after the 1975

Việt Cộng The Viet Cong (VC) was an epithet and umbrella term to refer to the communist-driven armed movement and united front organization in South Vietnam. It was formally organized as and led by the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam, and ...

victory and reunification with southern Vietnam in the

Vietnam War The Vietnam War (1 November 1955 – 30 April 1975) was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam) and their allies. North Vietnam w ...

, Quảng Đức was conjoined with Đắk Lắk Province.

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dak Nong Province Former provinces of Vietnam Lâm Đồng province