◊ GEOGRAPHY

On the north, there is highest granite mountain region in Southern Viet Nam with Ngoc Linh 2,598m and Ngoc Phan 2,251m. It is source of Tranh, Thu Bon, Tra Khuc, Ba rivers.

Forest covers 50% total of Kon Tum area with valuable wood, rare birds. Basalt soil is suitable to plan rubber, coffee, tea, sugar cane. The province has 26,000ha grassland that gives good condition to raise cattle.

Climate: Kon Tum has feature climate of Central Highland. That is tropical monsoon one. There are two seasons. The rain season lasts from May to October. The dry season lasts from November to April next year. Average annual temperature is 23.4^oC. Average annual  rainfall is 1,884mm.

◊ TOURISM

Coming to Kon Tum, visitors enjoy mountainous landscapes like Ngoc Linh Mountain, Chu Mon Ray Primitive Forest, Mang Den Ecotourism Area, Dak Tre Tourist Site, and Dak To Hot Spring. Tourists are interesting in historical relics such as Kontum Former Prison, Dak Glei Prison, Ho Chi Minh Trail, Dak To, Tan Canh Battle Field.
 

Visitors would observe beautiful wooden stilt houses in Ba Na villages and Communal House (Nha Rong) that only be found in villages on the north of the Central Highlands.

Mang Den Ecotourism Area (Kon Tum Province)

◊ ETHNIC GROUPS

Ethnic minorities make up 51% population of Kon Tum. Most of them are Ba Na, Xo Dang, Gie Trieng, Gia Rai, B'Rau, and Ro Man. They work on fields in the mountains Kon Tum has colorful, diversified culture of ethnic groups. Their customs are unique with special traditional festivals like cong chieng (gongs), buffalo stabling, leaving- the- tomb, new rice festivals.