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Coordinates: 13°54′06″N 109°13′23″E / 13.9017°N 109.2231°E / 13.9017; 109.2231
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[[File:Binh Dinh scenery.jpg|thumb|Côn river, upstream]]
| name = Con River
| native_name = {{native name|vi|Sông Côn}}
| name_other = Kon River, ''Sông Kôn''
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| image_caption = Côn River flows through [[Bình Định province]].
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| source1 = Ngọc Roo mountain range
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| source1_elevation = 925 m
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[[File:Kon river and PhuPhong town.jpg|thumb|Côn river and Phu Phong town.]]
'''Côn River''' ({{lang-vi|Sông Côn}}, also '''Kôn River''', ''Sông Kôn'') is a river of [[Vietnam]]. With a length of 171&nbsp;km, it is the longest river in [[Bình Định Province]]. Much of it can be used as an inland waterway for transportation.<ref>''Vietnam Road Atlas'' (Tập Bản đồ Giao thông Đường bộ Việt Nam). Cartographic Publishing House (Vietnam), 2004</ref>
'''Côn River''' ({{lang-vi|Sông Côn}}, also '''Kôn River''', ''Sông Kôn'') is a river of [[Vietnam]]. With a length of 171&nbsp;km, it is the longest river in [[Bình Định Province]]. Much of it can be used as an inland waterway for transportation.<ref>''Vietnam Road Atlas'' (Tập Bản đồ Giao thông Đường bộ Việt Nam). Cartographic Publishing House (Vietnam), 2004</ref>


It has its source at Ngọc Roo mountain at 925m above sea level in the border region of the provinces [[Kon Tum Province|Kontum]] and [[Gia Lai Province|Gia Lai]]. It flows through the districts of [[An Lão District, Bình Định|An Lão]], [[Vĩnh Thạnh District, Bình Định|Vĩnh Thạnh]], [[Tây Sơn District|Tây Sơn]], [[Vân Canh District|Vân Canh]], [[An Nhơn District|An Nhơn]] và [[Tuy Phước District|Tuy Phước]].<ref>''Bình Định Travel Map''. Nha Xuat ban Ban do</ref> Kon River basin suffers from flood damage almost every year, especially in the
It has its source at Ngọc Roo mountain at 925 m above sea level in the border region of the provinces [[Kon Tum Province|Kontum]] and [[Gia Lai Province|Gia Lai]]. It flows through the districts of [[An Lão District, Bình Định|An Lão]], [[Vĩnh Thạnh District, Bình Định|Vĩnh Thạnh]], [[Tây Sơn District|Tây Sơn]], [[Vân Canh District|Vân Canh]], [[An Nhơn District|An Nhơn]] và [[Tuy Phước District|Tuy Phước]].<ref>''Bình Định Travel Map''. Nha Xuat ban Ban do</ref> Kon River basin suffers from flood damage almost every year, especially in the
downstream areas from Thi Nai wetland.<ref name=report>{{Cite web|title=Integrated River Basin Management Plan for the Kone River Basin|url=https://openjicareport.jica.go.jp/pdf/11740669_02.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818141140/https://openjicareport.jica.go.jp/pdf/11740669_02.pdf |archive-date=2021-08-18 }}</ref>
downstream areas from Thi Nai wetland.<ref name=report>{{Cite web|title=Integrated River Basin Management Plan for the Kone River Basin|url=https://openjicareport.jica.go.jp/pdf/11740669_02.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818141140/https://openjicareport.jica.go.jp/pdf/11740669_02.pdf |archive-date=2021-08-18 }}</ref>



Latest revision as of 16:50, 2 March 2024

Con River
Kon River, Sông Kôn
Côn River flows through Bình Định province.
Côn River is located in Vietnam
Côn River
Native nameSông Côn (Vietnamese)
Location
CountryVietnam
Province
Physical characteristics
SourceNgọc Roo mountain range
 • locationKon Tum
 • elevation925 m
Mouth 
 • location
Thi Nai lagoon
 • elevation
0 m
Length171 km (106 mi)
Basin size2,980 km2 (1,150 sq mi)
Côn river and Phu Phong town.

Côn River (Vietnamese: Sông Côn, also Kôn River, Sông Kôn) is a river of Vietnam. 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.[1]

It has its source at Ngọc Roo mountain at 925 m above sea level in the border region of the provinces Kontum and Gia Lai. It flows through the districts of An Lão, Vĩnh Thạnh, Tây Sơn, Vân Canh, An NhơnTuy Phước.[2] Kon River basin suffers from flood damage almost every year, especially in the downstream areas from Thi Nai wetland.[3]

Côn River flows through the artificial Định Bình Lake in Vĩnh Thạnh District.

Land use

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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.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Vietnam Road Atlas (Tập Bản đồ Giao thông Đường bộ Việt Nam). Cartographic Publishing House (Vietnam), 2004
  2. ^ Bình Định Travel Map. Nha Xuat ban Ban do
  3. ^ a b "Integrated River Basin Management Plan for the Kone River Basin" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-08-18.

13°54′06″N 109°13′23″E / 13.9017°N 109.2231°E / 13.9017; 109.2231