Đắk Nông province

ÃÂÃ¡ÂºÂ¯k NÃÂ´ng, anglicized as Daknong, was a former southern mountainous province in the Central Highlands region, the Central of Vietnam. It borders ÃÂÃ¡ÂºÂ¯k LÃ¡ÂºÂ¯k to the north, LÃÂ¢m ÃÂÃ¡Â»Âng to the southeast, BÃÂ¬nh PhÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Âc and Mondulkiri of Cambodia to the west. It was dissolved and merged with LÃÂ¢m ÃÂÃ¡Â»Âng province on 12 June 2025.

Name

Its name comes from the ÃÂÃÂk NÃÂ´ng River, an upper stream of the ÃÂÃ¡Â»Âng Nai River. DaÃÂ k-nÃÂ´ng means "River of the Mnong" in Mnong language.

Geography

ÃÂÃ¡ÂºÂ¯k NÃÂ´ng is about 500m above sea level in elevation. The terrain is lower in the west. ÃÂÃ¡ÂºÂ¯k NÃÂ´ng has large fields and lakes in the south. ÃÂÃ¡ÂºÂ¯k NÃÂ´ng has three main river systems: the Ba River, the Srepok (or SÃÂªrÃÂªpÃÂ´k) river (part of the Mekong river basin) and ÃÂÃ¡Â»Âng Nai river demarking the southern border of the Province, with other small rivers and tributaries. TÃÂ ÃÂÃÂ¹ng National Park helps to provide riparian zone protection for the ÃÂÃ¡Â»Âng Nai River basin.

Climate

The average temperature is 24 degrees Celsius. The rainy season starts in May and ends in October. The dry season starts in November and ends in April the year after.

Economy

Like ÃÂÃ¡ÂºÂ¯k LÃ¡ÂºÂ¯k province, coffee, pepper and rubber are the most important products of ÃÂÃ¡ÂºÂ¯k NÃÂ´ng. ÃÂÃ¡ÂºÂ¯k NÃÂ´ng is a potential province of tourism. There are many beautiful sites such as Ba Tang Waterfall, DiÃ¡Â»Âu Thanh Waterfall, and NÃÂ¢m Nung pine hill.

Transportation

In terms of air travel, the province does not have its own airport with nearest airports located in either the provinces of ÃÂÃ¡ÂºÂ¯k LÃ¡ÂºÂ¯k or LÃÂ¢m ÃÂÃ¡Â»Âng provinces.

Administrative divisions

ÃÂÃ¡ÂºÂ¯k NÃÂ´ng is subdivided into eight district-level sub-divisions:

They are further subdivided into five commune-level towns (or townlets), 61 communes, and five wards.

History

Before 1975, ÃÂÃ¡ÂºÂ¯k NÃÂ´ng was part of South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam) and was formerly named QuÃ¡ÂºÂ£ng ÃÂÃ¡Â»Â©c Province. However, after the 1975 ViÃ¡Â»Ât CÃ¡Â»Âng victory and reunification with southern Vietnam in the Vietnam War, QuÃ¡ÂºÂ£ng ÃÂÃ¡Â»Â©c was conjoined with ÃÂÃ¡ÂºÂ¯k LÃ¡ÂºÂ¯k Province.