Kon Tum
City in Vietnam's Central Highlands with a walkable centre and a lively café and restaurant scene, Kon Tum sits on the fertile banks of the Dak Bla River near the borders of Laos and Cambodia. Its name derives from the Ba Na language, meaning "Village by the Lake," reflecting the indigenous Ba Na people who have long inhabited the area. French missionaries established the region's first Christian mission here in the 1840s, and French colonial authorities formally named the city in 1893.
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- Population205,762
- Nearest water from center 1.3 km0.8 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 8.4 km5.2 mi
Kon Tum: quick answers
Where is Kon Tum?
Kon Tum is in Vietnam.
How do you get to Kon Tum?
The nearest airport is Pleiku (PXU), about 1 hr 5 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Kon Tum?
The warmest month is April, averaging 25°C78°F across day and night; the coolest is December, at 21°C69°F. The wettest month is September, with about 253 mm10.0 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Kon Tum?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 museum, 30 restaurants, 22 cafés and 12 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Kon Tum?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Pleiku.