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]

Buôn Đôn district
Huyện Buôn Đôn
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Country VIE
RegionCentral Highlands
ProvinceĐắk Lắk
CapitalEa Wer
Population
 (2018)
 • Total63,816
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indochina Time)

Name

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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

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It contains one township, Buôn Đôn, and seven communes:

References

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  1. ^ a b "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 13, 2009.