Hoàng Sa is a special zone of

Đà Nẵng Da Nang or DanangSee also Danang Dragons (, ) is the list of cities in Vietnam, fifth-largest city in Vietnam by municipal population. It lies on the coast of the Western Pacific Ocean of Vietnam at the mouth of the Hàn River (Vietnam), Hàn R ...

in the North-Central and Central Coastal region of

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

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The Hoàng Sa administrative unit covers an area of of the

Paracel Islands The Paracel Islands, also known as the Xisha Islands () and the Hoàng Sa Archipelago (), are a disputed archipelago in the South China Sea and currently controlled by the People's Republic of China. The word ''paracel'' is of Portuguese origi ...

, including these main features : Pattle Island, North Reef, Robert Island, Discovery Reef, Passu Keah,

Triton Island Triton Island (; ) is the westernmost and southernmost of the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. It is located on the southwest corner of Triton Reef and has an area of above sea-level. The reef including the island measures about in are ...

, Tree Island, North Island, Middle Island, South Island, Woody Island, Lincoln Island, Duncan Island,

Bombay Reef Bombay Reef (, ) is an atoll of the Paracel Islands. In Chinese, the reef is alternatively known as "Pengbojiao" (), or "Qilianyu(七连屿)" (literally "7 key lago") along with six other islands close by. Geography The National Geospatial-Int ...

, Observation Bank, West Sand, Vuladdore Reef and Pyramid Rock. In 2009, Vietnam appointed an official, Đặng Công Ngữ, to be the first chairman of Hoàng Sa District. The incumbent is Võ Công Chánh, who was appointed on 5 May 2014. Vietnam does not control any of the islands it claims and the entire

is under the administration of the

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

after the Battle of the Paracel Islands in 1974 with the defeat of the

Republic of Vietnam Military Forces The Republic of Vietnam Military Forces (RVNMF; – QLVNCH), were the armed forces of the Republic of Vietnam and were responsible for the defence of the country from 8 December 1950

. In July 2012,

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

declared the

to be under the administration of Sansha prefecture in

Hainan Hainan is an island provinces of China, province and the southernmost province of China. It consists of the eponymous Hainan Island and various smaller islands in the South China Sea under the province's administration. The name literally mean ...

province.

Government of Vietnam The Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (; less formally the Vietnamese Government or the Government of Vietnam, ) is the Cabinet (government), cabinet and the central Executive (government), executive arm of the Politics of Vietn ...

established Hoàng Sa district in 1982 as part of Quảng Nam-Da Nang province. Since Quảng Nam and Da Nang were split in November 1996, the island district has belonged to Da Nang.

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Towards an environmental history of the Eastern Red River Delta, Vietnam, c.900–1400
', Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, 2014. * Samuel Baron, Christoforo Borri, Olga Dror, Keith W. Taylor (2018). ''Views of Seventeenth-Century Vietnam : Christoforo Borri on Cochinchina and Samuel Baron on Tonkin''. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-1-501-72090-1. * * * * *

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