Buôn Đôn district
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Buôn Đôn district Huyện Buôn Đôn | |
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Country | VIE |
Region | Central Highlands |
Province | Đắk Lắk |
Capital | Ea Wer |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 63,816 |
Time zone | UTC+7 (Indochina Time) |
Buôn Đôn is a rural district of Đắk Lắk province in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam. As of 2003, the district had a population of 56,238.[1] The district covers an area of 1,414 km². The district capital lies at Ea Wer.[1]
Name
[edit]Its original name is Băn Dón (Buôn Dôn in Rhade language) from Laotian language, what means "the village of the isle". It is related with a small stone bund on Srepok River, where Laotian people have lived since XIX century.
Administrative divisions
[edit]It contains one township, Buôn Đôn, and seven communes:
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 13, 2009.