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Area: 1,255.5 sq. km
Population: 764,500 habitants (2004)
Administrative divisions:
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Districs: Hai Chau, Thanh Khe, Son Tra, Ngu Hanh Son, Lien
Chieu.
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Rural districts: Hoa Vang, Hoang Sa.
Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Hoa, Co Tu,
Tay...
Geography
Danang City
is located in middle of Central Vietnam, between Hanoi and
Ho Chi Minh City, separated from Laos by the western Truong
Son Mountains. It is surrounded by Thua Thien-Hue along the
northern border and Quang Nam on the southern border. It is
embraced by the
East
Sea
with 150km of seacoast.
Topography is rather complex. The south is impressive Hai Van
Pass with
Mang
Mountain
1,708m, Ba Na Mountain 1,487m. The east is
Son
Tra
Peninsula,
an ideal site of yellow sand beaches, historical remains,
and rare bird and animal species. The south is Ngu Hanh Son
(Marble
Mountains).
The seashore is Hoang Sa archipelago with a large fishery.
Climate:Danang is located in the zone of typical tropical
monsoon, temperate and equable climate. The city’s weather
bears the combination of the north and the south climate
characters with the inclination to the former. There are two
seasons: the wet from August to December and the dry season
from January to July, cold waves are occasional but they are
of average and short lasting. Average humidity is 83.4%.
Average temperature is about 26ºC, the highest is 28-30ºC in
June, July, August, the lowest is 18-23ºC in December,
January, February. In Ba Na Mountain, the temperature is
20ºC. Average rainfall is 2,505mm per year that concentrates
during October and November.
Danang is an ancient land, closely related with the Sa Huynh
cultural traditions. Many imposing, palaces, towers,
temples, citadels and ramparts, the vestiges from 1st to
13th are still to be seen in
Cham Museum
Danang has other various interesting attractions as Ba Na
Tourist Resort, Ngu Hanh Son (Marble Mountains) as well as
the Linh Ung Pagoda, Han River, and My An, Non Nuoc beaches,
stretching on dozens of kilometers...
Road: Danang is 108km from
Hue, 130km
from Quang Ngai, 763km from Hanoi, and 947km from Ho Chi
Minh City.
Air: The
Danang
International Airport is 2.5km south-west of the city
center. There are domestic flights to some cities. There are
direct flight from Bangkok, Hong Kong, Siem Riep, Taipei and
Singapore to Danang City by Vietnam Airlines, PB Air, Siem
Riep Air way, Far Transportasion and Sil Airway.
Train:Thong Nhat Express train, which connects
Hanoi and
Ho Chi Minh City, stop in Danang.
Water: There are marine routes to international and domestic
ports. Tien Sa and
Han River ports are located in a very wonderful position.
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