Nansha, Sansha

Not to be confused with Nansha, Guangzhou.

Nansha District is the municipal district of Sansha, Hainan that governs the islands and reefs of the disputed Spratly Islands and their sea areas. The People's Government of Nansha District is located in Yongshu Reef (Nansha Management Area).^[1]

Nansha 南沙区
District
Yongshu Meiji Zhubi Huayang Nansha, Sansha (South China Sea) Location of the major islands in Nansha District
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hainan
Prefecture-level city	Sansha
Government
• Type	County-level division
Area
• Total	886,000 km2 (342,000 sq mi)
• Land	11 km2 (4 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Territorial Dispute: There are on-going territorial disputes in the entire area covered by the district, whose administrative authority is not internationally recognized.

Nansha District
Simplified Chinese	南沙区
Literal meaning	Southern Sands
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Nánshā Qū Qū

Along with Xisha, Nansha District was created on April 18, 2020.

Administrative divisions

Name	Chinese (S)	Hanyu Pinyin	Residential community
Yongshu	永暑	Yǒngshǔ	1 (Yongshu)

See also

• Chinese cutter Nansha - named after the district