Da Nang
Da Nang | |
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| Municipality of Danang Thành phố Đà Nẵng | |
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Interactive map of Da Nang | |
| Coordinates: 16°04′10″N 108°12′35″E / 16.06944°N 108.20972°E | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Region | South Central Coast |
| Seat | Hải Châu ward |
| Subdivision | 23 wards, 70 communes, 1 special zone |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality (Class-1) |
| • Body | Danang People's Council |
| • Secretary of the Party | Lê Ngọc Quang |
| • Chairman of People's Council | Nguyễn Đức Dũng |
| • Chairman of People's Committee | Phạm Đức Ấn |
| Area | |
| 11,859.59 km2 (4,579.01 sq mi) | |
| Highest elevation (Ngọc Linh Mount) | 2,598 m (8,524 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
| 3,065,628 | |
| • Density | 258/km2 (670/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,660,122 |
| • Rural | 1,405,506 |
| • Dialect | Quảng Nam |
| Demonym | Danangese |
| GDP | |
| • Municipality (Class-1) | VND 279.926 trillion US$ 11.4 billion |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 50xxx |
| Area codes | 236 |
| ISO 3166 code | VN-DN |
| License plate | 43 |
| HDI (2022) | 0.800 (5th) |
| Website | www |
Da Nang or Danang is the fourth largest municipality in Vietnam by population and the largest by geographical area. As one of the country's six direct-controlled municipalities, it falls under the administration of the central government. Da Nang's port and its location on National Route 1 and the North–South Railway makes it a transport hub. APEC 2017 was hosted in Da Nang. Da Nang has a Human Development Index of 0.800 (very high), ranking fifth among all municipalities and provinces of Vietnam.
The city was known as Cửa Hàn (Hàn River Estuary) during Đại Việt settlement, and as Tourane (or Turon) during French colonial rule. Before 1997, the city was part of Quang Nam–Da Nang province. On 1 January 1997, Da Nang was separated from Quảng Nam province to become one of the centrally controlled municipalities. Da Nang is designated as a first class city. In a proposal announced in April 2025, which came into force starting 1 July that year, the new Da Nang City was formed by incorporating the neighbouring Quảng Nam province whilst maintaining its political and administrative centres.