Da Nang

Da Nang (occasionally Danang; in Vietnamese: Đà Nẵng pronunciation ) is a major port ceety in the Sooth Central Coast o Vietnam, on the coast o the Sooth Cheenae Sea at the mooth o the Han River. It is the commercial an educational centre o Central Vietnam; its well-sheltered, easily accessible port an its location on the path o the North-Sooth Railway forby maks it a hub for transportation. It is locatit athin 100 km o several UNESCO Warld Heritage Steids, includin the Imperial Ceety o Huế, the Auld Toun o Hội An, an the Mỹ Sơn ruins. The ceety wis forby kent as Tourane or Turon durin the French colonization o Vietnam.

Location o Da Nang in Vietnam

Afore 1997, the ceety wis pairt o Quảng Nam-Đà Nẵng province. On Januar 1, 1997, Đà Nẵng wis separatit frae Quảng Nam province tae acome ane o five independent (centrally-controlled) municipalities in Vietnam. Đà Nẵng is leetit as a first cless ceety,^[1] an haes a heicher urbanization ratio than ony o Vietnam's ither provinces or centrally governed ceeties.^[2]

Airport

Da Nang Airport is an airport in Da Nang, Sooth Central Coast, Vietnam, 80 km sooth o Phu Bai Internaitional Airport (Hue) an 760 km sooth o Hanoi. It haes a runway 3,048 metres lang, 45 metres braid.

Sister ceeties

References

1. "Quyết định số 145/2003/QĐ/TTg ngày 15/7/2003". Archived frae the original on 22 Julie 2011. Retrieved 6 Januar 2011.
2. ""Đà Nẵng - Trung tâm vùng kinh tế trọng điểm miền Trung"". Archived frae the original on 17 August 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
3. "Overseas Relations: Sister cities and prefectures of Danang City". Danang People's Committee. 1 October 2007. Archived frae the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 9 Julie 2010.
4. "Russian and Vietnamesee partnership". Archived frae the original on 12 Februar 2009. Retrieved 6 Januar 2011.

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