Côn River ( vi, Sông Côn, also Kôn River, ''Sông Kôn'') is a river of

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making it ...

. With a length of 171 km, it is the longest river in Bình Định Province. Much of it can be used as an inland waterway for transportation. It has its source at Ngọc Roo mountain at 925m above sea level in the border region of the provinces

Kontum Kon Tum 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. History After the People's Army of Vietnam invaded South Vietnam on March 30 ...

and Gia Lai. It flows through the districts of An Lão, Vĩnh Thạnh, Tây Sơn, Vân Canh,

An Nhơn An Nhơn () is a district-level town of Bình Định Province in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 187,737. The district covers an area of 255 km². The district capital is Bình Định ...

và Tuy Phước.''Bình Định Travel Map''. Nha Xuat ban Ban do Kon River basin suffers from flood damage almost every year, especially in the downstream areas from Thi Nai wetland. Côn River flows through the artificial Định Bình Lake in Vĩnh Thạnh District.

Land use

In the basins, more than 50% of the upstream areas of the Kon River and the Ha Thanh River are classified as forest land. Whereas in the delta area of the Kon River, i.e. An Nhon and Tuy Phuoc districts, approximately 40 to 50 percent is farmland.

References

Rivers of Bình Định province Rivers of Vietnam {{Vietnam-river-stub