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 26?C, the
highest is 28-30?C in June, July, August,
the lowest is 18-23?C in December, January,
February. In Ba Na Mountain, the temperature
is 20?C. 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.
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