Daknong Geopark

Daknong Geopark
1/ Introduction
Dak Nong Geopark covers 4,760 km2 of 5 districts and 1 town, including Krong No, Cu Jut, Dak Mil, Dak Song, Dak G’long districts and Gia Nghia town.

Ta Dung lake
Its history begins 140 millions years ago when an ocean was covering this area. Limestone, ammonites and various fossils are the silencious witness of this marine past. More recently, volcanoes were there. Their lava gives the basalt covering half of the area. About 10.000 years ago they were still active! This territory is also renowned as biggest volcanic cave system in Southeast Asia, inhabited by prehistoric people tens thousands of years ago.

Dak Nong is as well famous for its rich ethnic identity. Originally inhabited by three indigenous peoples (M’Nong, Ede and Ma), in the late 70s it has received numerous people from other provinces to become the homeland of more than 40 ethnic groups of Vietnam. Dak Nong as part of the “Central Highlands Gong Culture Space” was also recogbized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Dak Nong is also known by the first findings in the world of a lithophone, created 3,000 years ago, by prehistoric people from basalt. One of the oldest mankind’s musical instruments. Along with the gongs, epics and other ethnic musical instruments, the sound of streams and waterfalls, of volcanic eruptions, the voices of birds and animals, the murmuring of the wind, and even, in the recent past, the violent clashes of weapons, the lithophone deserves to become the main tone of the Dak Nong Geopark. Come and visit Dak Nong Geopark – The Lands of sounds to experience the “Rhapsody of Fire and Water”, enjoy the “Wind of Changes Concerto”, and listen to the “Sounds of the Earth”.

2/ Information on Dak Nong Geopark Steering Committee
Dak Nong Geopark Steering Committee was established according to the Decision no. 1386/QD-UBND dated September 15th 2015 of Dak Nong Provincial People’s Committee on establishing the Steering Committee of Krong No Volcano Geopark construction in Dak Nong Province. After that, the Steering Committee was consolidated according to the Decision no 460/QD-UBND dated March 21st 2017 of Dak Nong Provincial People’s Committee on consolidating the Steering Committee of Krong No Volcano Geopark construction in Dak Nong Province. The head of the Steering Committee is Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee.

3/ Information on Dak Nong Geopark Management Body
Dak Nong Geopark Management Body was established according to the Decision no. 220/QD-UBND dated February 4th 2016 of Dak Nong Provincial People’s Committee. After that, the Management Body was consolidated according to the Decision no.1270/QD-UBND dated August 1st 2017 of Dak Nong Provincial People’s Committee, the Decision no.146/QD-UBND dated January 30th 2018 of Dak Nong Provincial People’s Committee and the Decision no.696/QD-UBND dated May 9th 2018 of Dak Nong Provincial People’s Committee. The Director of the Management Body: Mrs. Ton Thi Ngoc Hanh – Deputy Chairwoman of Dak Nong Provincial People’s Committee

4/ Values of Dak Nong geopark
a. Geological heritages
Geomorphological heritages

Stratigraphic-paleontologic heritages