Kon Tum is the northernmost mountainous province in the Central Highlands region, the Central of Vietnam. It borders Quảng Nam to the north, Gia Lai to the south, Quảng Ngãi to the east, Sekong, Attapeu of Laos and Ratanakiri of Cambodia in the west. Kon Tum shares borders with Laos and Cambodia. It has an area of 9,677.30 km2 and a population of approximately 530,000. The economy is primarily agricultural.