Đăk Tô district
Đăk Tô district Huyện Đăk Tô | |
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![]() Location in Kon Tum province | |
Coordinates: 14°42′N 107°51′E / 14.700°N 107.850°E | |
Country | ![]() |
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, elevation 500 m (1,600 ft) | |||||||||||||
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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) | 35.2 (95.4) | 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."