Đăk Tô district
Đăk Tô district
Huyện Đăk Tô | |
|---|---|
 Location in Kon Tum province | |
  Đăk Tô district Location of in Vietnam | |
| Coordinates: 14°42′N 107°51′E / 14.700°N 107.850°E | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Province | Kon Tum |
| Area | |
| • Total | 509.24 km2 (196.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 38,642 |
Đăk Tô is a rural district of Kon Tum province in Central Highlands region of Vietnam.
As of 2018, the district had a population of 38,642. The district covers an area of 509.24 km². The district capital lies at Đăk Tô.
Geography[edit]
Located just north of the Vietnamese town of Tân Cảnh (nicknamed "Tin Can" by American GIs), Đăk Tô is populated by a Montagnard tribal people known as the Degar. Đăk Tô is in a lush region of forest-covered mountains and deep valleys, with many streams.
Climate[edit]
| Climate data for Đăk Tô | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.3 (91.9) |
35.5 (95.9) |
37.1 (98.8) |
37.9 (100.2) |
35.2 (95.4) |
35.1 (95.2) |
34.4 (93.9) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.5 (90.5) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.6 (90.7) |
33.2 (91.8) |
37.9 (100.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.6 (81.7) |
29.8 (85.6) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.9 (89.4) |
30.4 (86.7) |
28.6 (83.5) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
28.7 (83.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 19.3 (66.7) |
21.1 (70.0) |
23.3 (73.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.2 (70.2) |
19.6 (67.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.0 (55.4) |
14.6 (58.3) |
17.5 (63.5) |
19.9 (67.8) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.1 (70.0) |
20.5 (68.9) |
18.8 (65.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) |
7.2 (45.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
12.9 (55.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
18.0 (64.4) |
13.1 (55.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
7.4 (45.3) |
3.6 (38.5) |
3.2 (37.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.1 (0.12) |
7.4 (0.29) |
41.7 (1.64) |
92.5 (3.64) |
207.6 (8.17) |
264.2 (10.40) |
314.2 (12.37) |
380.9 (15.00) |
285.9 (11.26) |
160.8 (6.33) |
54.7 (2.15) |
13.1 (0.52) |
1,814.8 (71.45) |
| Average rainy days | 0.7 | 1.6 | 5.3 | 10.5 | 18.2 | 22.5 | 23.6 | 26.8 | 22.8 | 15.7 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 156.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73.9 | 71.7 | 72.1 | 76.3 | 81.8 | 86.8 | 88.1 | 89.2 | 88.1 | 84.5 | 79.4 | 76.6 | 80.7 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 266.4 | 244.7 | 253.5 | 221.5 | 188.1 | 134.7 | 124.9 | 113.7 | 127.4 | 173.7 | 206.2 | 241.8 | 2,290.6 |
| Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[1] | |||||||||||||
History[edit]
During the Vietnam War, Đăk Tô was viewed as a strategic area because of its proximity to a major branch of the Ho Chi Minh trail, which Hanoi maintained through the neighboring country of Laos. It was the site of the Battle of Đăk Tô.
Industry[edit]
It is part of the Kon Tum province industrial area.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology" (PDF). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ Kon Tum - Viet Nam Export Portal "Administrative units: Include the town of Kon Tum and 8 districts: Đắk Glei, Đắk Hà, Đăk Tô, Kon Plông, Kon Rẫy, Ngọc Hồi, Sa Thầy, Tu Mơ Rông."
| Đắk Lắk province |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Đắk Nông province | ||
| Gia Lai province | ||
| Kon Tum province | ||
| Lâm Đồng province | ||
※ denotes provincial seat. | ||
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