The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum shares borders with Laos and Cambodia. Nguyen Ngoc Vinh traveled to Kon Tum and captured interesting moments there.

VietNamNet Bridge – Kon Tum Province lies in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam and shares borders with Laos and Cambodia. It has an area of 9,934 square km and a population of approximately 330,000. The economy is primarily agricultural.

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The 100-year-old wooden church of Kontum

The name Kontum comes from the name of a village of the Bahnar ethnic group. In the Bahnar language, kon means “village” and tum means “pool.”

Neighboring provinces are Quang Nam to the north, Quang Ngai to the east and Gia Lai to the south. The capital city is Kon Tum.

Ethnic groups in Kon Tum Province include the Viet, Ba Na, Brau, Gie Trieng, Jarai, Ro Mam, and Xo Dang.

Nguyen Ngoc Vinh traveled to Kon Tum and captured interesting moments there.

Kon Tum is the home of Bana and Xedang ethnic groups.

A Bana house on stilts.

Dak Bla River.

Ancient statues at a charnel-house.

The 100-year-old wooden church in Kon Tum.

Bana kids.

A Bana old man knits bamboo.

Source: VNE