Kon Tum is a province in the northernmost region of the Central Highlands, located 48 kilometers north of Gia Lai, home to many ethnic groups, so cultures are extremely diverse, not only with majestic nature but also in Kon Tum. Also associated with the heroic stories, legends and history.If traveling to Kon Tum, you will be replaced by Kon Tum City built on the banks of the Dak Bla River, a branch of the Po Ko River, in the middle of a small plain. 525m high. This is the old administrative center of France in the Central Highlands. The French cages have been here since 1851
There are also Kon Tum prison, Dak GLei prison, Ho Chi Minh trail, Dak To - Tan Canh battlefield, where heroic and glorious victories of the nation have been recorded. Kon Tum is derived from the Ba Na language, Kon means village, Tum is a lake, only the name of a village near a lake next to the river which is now Kon Ko Nam village in Kon Tum city. heard