Da Nang
108°14′E / 16.067°N 108.233°E
Da Nang (occasionally Danang; in Vietnamese: Đà Nẵng pronunciation (help·info)) 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.
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.