Krông Nô is a former rural district of Đắk Nông province in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam.
History Its name Krông-nô means "the river of the father" in Mnong language.Meaning of places in the Central Highlands (vi) It is named after the largest river flowing through the rural district: Eă Krông-knô (the falls of the father river), Daàk Krông-knô (the stream of the father river).
The total basin area of the river is 3,934 km2, with a length of up to 160 km.Quyết-định số 1989/QĐ-TTg của Thủ-tướng Chính-phủ về việc ban-hành Danh-mục lưu-vực sông liên-tỉnh (PDF) The reason it is called like that is because from the top of the Cư-yàng-sin Mountain, there are two rivers—Krông-knô (father river) and Krông-ana (mother river). The two then continued to enter another river, Krông-srêpốk (son river).Quyết-định số 2138/QĐ-TTg của Thủ-tướng Chính-phủ về việc phê-duyệt Quy-hoạch tổng-hợp lưu-vực sông Srêpốk thời-kỳ 2021-2030, tầm nhìn đến năm 2050 (PDF)
Geography As of 2020 the rural district had a population of 81,821.Overview of natural, socio-economic and administrative conditions of Krongkno rural district (vi) The district covers an area of 813,49 km2.
The district capital lies at Đắk Mâm Township. Besides, it also includes 11 communes: Buôn Choáh, Đắk Đrô, Đắk Năng, Đắk Sôr, Đức Xuyên, Nam Đà, Nam Xuân, Nâm N'Đir, Nâm Nung, Quảng Phú, Tân Thành.
See also Krông Ana district Notes and references
Further reading Nguyễn-văn-Huy, Ứng phó với những biến động tiêu cực của sông Krông Nô trong mùa lũ (Respond to negative fluctuations of the Krong-kno in the flood season), Daklak Weekly News, October 13, 2012.