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Geography
Danang City is located in middle of Central
Vietnam, between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City,
separated from Laos by the western Truong Son
Mountains. It is surrounded by Thua Thien-Hue
along the northern border and Quang Nam on the
southern border. It is embraced by the East Sea
with 150km of seacoast.
Topography is rather complex. The south is
impressive Hai Van Pass with Mang Mountain
1,708m, Ba Na Mountain 1,487m. The east is Son
Tra Peninsula, an ideal site of yellow sand
beaches, historical remains, and rare bird and
animal species. The south is Ngu Hanh Son
(Marble Mountains). The seashore is Hoang Sa
archipelago with a large fishery.
Climate:Danang is located in the zone of typical
tropical monsoon, temperate and equable climate.
The city's weather bears the combination of the
north and the south climate characters with the
inclination to the former. There are two
seasons: the wet from August to December and the
dry season from January to July, cold waves are
occasional but they are of average and short
lasting. Average humidity is 83.4%.
Average temperature is about 26ºC, the highest
is 28-30ºC in June, July, August, the lowest is
18-23ºC in December, January, February. In Ba Na
Mountain, the temperature is 20ºC. Average
rainfall is 2,505mm per year that concentrates
during October and November.
Tourism
Danang is an ancient land, closely related with
the Sa Huynh cultural traditions. Many imposing,
palaces, towers, temples, citadels and ramparts,
the vestiges from 1st to 13th are still to be
seen in Cham Museum
Danang has other various interesting attractions
as Ba Na Tourist Resort, Ngu Hanh Son (Marble
Mountains) as well as the Linh Ung Pagoda, Han
River, and My An, Non Nuoc beaches, stretching
on dozens of kilometers...
Transportation
Road: Danang is 108km from Hue, 130km from Quang
Ngai, 763km from Hanoi, and 947km from Ho Chi
Minh City.
Air:
The Danang International Airport is 2.5km
south-west of the city center. There are
domestic flights to some cities. There are
direct flight from Bangkok, Hong Kong, Siem
Riep, Taipei and Singapore to Danang City by
Vietnam Airlines, PB Air, Siem Riep Air way, Far
Transportasion and Sil Airway.
Train:Thong Nhat Express train, which connects
Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, stop in Danang.
Water: There are marine routes to international
and domestic ports. Tien Sa and Han River ports
are located in a very wonderful position. |
