[7] The dry season spans from November to April, characterized by low rainfall and the influence of northeastern monsoons, causing temperatures to drop close to 0°C at times.

[9] About 4 kilometers east of Trà Lân Town, there is a site called Tam Hoi Cave (Vietnamese: Hang Tàm Hối), which exhibits characteristics of the Hoa Binh culture.

[28] After Au Lac was annexed by Nanyue (Vietnamese: Nam Việt) in 179 BC, Nghệ An Province—including the area that is now Con Cuông—came under the jurisdiction of Jiuzhen Commandery.

[30] The Ming also built a base near Cửa Rọ Valley, but according to local lore, Lê Lợi learned of their movements and launched a surprise attack, resulting in victory for the rebels.

In the early 1930s, the French colonial administration cracked down harshly on the Nghệ-Tĩnh Soviets, causing revolutionary activities in Nghệ An to face severe challenges.

[32] In response, the Central Party Committee decided to expand revolutionary bases into the mountainous areas, sending Lê Xuân Đào and Nguyễn Hữu Bình to Con Cuông to organize local youth and support peasant uprisings against landowners.

[4] Although agriculture and forestry—including rice, corn, cassava,[33] and forestry—remain the primary industries, recent years have seen efforts to attract wood-processing and agricultural-processing facilities, alongside promoting manufacturing and tourism as part of a broader drive for local development.

[34] With its scenic spots such as Pu Mat National Park and Khe Kem Waterfall, alongside rich ethnic minority cultures, according to a 2024 report by Báo Nghệ An, Con Cuông has been welcoming between 300,000 and 400,000 domestic and international tourists annually since around 2012, following the promotion of ecotourism and community-based tourism.

[37] Many ethnic groups, particularly the Thai, maintain traditional crafts such as weaving, bamboo and rattan handicrafts and local spirits made with leaf yeast (Vietnamese: rượu men lá).