DA NANG

''This article is about the city of Da Nang. For the Vietnam War era air base, see Da Nang International Airport''.
'Da Nang' (occasionally 'Danang'; in Vietnamese: ''Đà Nẵng'' ) is a major port city in the South Central Coast of Vietnam, on the coast of the South China Sea. It is one of the 5 independent municipalities in Vietnam.
It was called Tourane during the French colonization of Vietnam.

Contents

Geography

Location

History

Education

Culture

Economy

Transportation

By Air

By Land

By Sea

Sister Cities

Administration

External links

Geography

Location

Da Nang is located from 15°55' to 16°14' N, 107°18 to 108°20' E. On the North is Vietnam's former capital Huế, on the West and South is Quảng Nam and on the East Sea. The city is 764 km south of Hà Nội and 964km north of Hồ Chí Minh City.

History

In 1847, French vessels bombard Đà Nẵng in response to persecution of Catholic missionaries.
In August 1858, French troops landed under the orders of Napoleon III, beginning colonial occupation in the area. As a concession it was renamed 'Tourane' in French. It came to be considered one of Indochina's five major cities. During the Vietnam War the city was home to a major American air base. The population has once been increased to over 1 million habitants, mostly refugees.
Before 1997, the city was part of Quảng Nam-Đà Nẵng province. On January 1, 1997, Đà Nẵng was separated from Quảng Nam province to become the 4th municipality of Vietnam.

Education

Da Nang is home to 4 universities:

★ Duy Tan University

★ Da Nang University (a regional university with member universities of Da Nang University of Economics, Danang University of Technology, Da Nang Foreign Languages University, Da Nang Pedagogy University, and Da Nang College of Industry.

★ Danang University of Architecture

★ Da Nang Sports and Physical Exercises University
Da Nang also has over ten other collges, numerous high schools.

Culture

Da Nang cultural history dates back only 300 years, so the area is historically new when compared to the 4,000 year existence of Vietnamese culture. It is home to Cham Museum the ancient pagodas of Hai Chau Pho Da Long Tho.

Economy

The city is classified as an industrial zone and has port facilities to handle container traffic. A number of light industries are located in the city.Since 1991,Da nang became one of the 4 independent municipalities in Vietnam(now,Vietnam has 5 independent municipalities).After then,this city has had a very fast economic growth and became the third strongest economic city in Vietnam after capital Hanoi and HoChiMinh city.
The city's economic output includes:

★ Seafood export

★ Furniture - ratan

★ Household goods

★ Clothing

★ Tourism
Some 4,900 factories/production facilities are located in Danang. In1997, Danang exported around fifty-five million US dollars worth of goods.

Transportation

Da Nang is on the end of the East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) which stretches over Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar.

By Air

Da Nang International Airport located at the center of the city is the third international airport in Vietnam. It is an important gateway to access central Vietnam. Before 1972, it was one of the busiest airports in the world due to the intensive military activities around the nearby seafront airbase. The airport has several domestic connections (connecting Hanoi, Hochiminh City, Quy Nhon), and limited number of international routes (Bangkok, Singapore).

By Land

★ National Highway 1

★ National Highway 14B

★ Future Đà Nẵng-Quảng Ngãi Express Way

★ Hai Van Tunnel

★ Han river bridge
The city is a major station of the Unification Train system.

By Sea

★ Tien Sa seaport

Sister Cities

★ Macau

★ Kaohsiung, Taiwan

★ Hai Phong, Vietnam

Administration

The city is divided into 8 districts:
# Hải Châu
# Thanh Khê
# Sơn Trà[1]
# Ngũ Hành Sơn
# Liên Chiểu
# Cẩm Lệ
# Hòa Vang
# Hoàng Sa (Paracel Islands)

External links

★ Danang People's Committee

★ The University of Da Nang

★ Danang travel information

★ Duy Tan University

★ Danang - Economy

★ Danang - History

★ Danang - Culture and Education

★ Danang travel guide