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Trường Sa (township)

Trường Sa is a township (thị trấn) and capital of Trường Sa District, Khánh Hòa Province, Vietnam.[1]

Trường Sa
Thị trấn Trường Sa
Trường Sa township
Trường Sa
Coordinates: 8°38′41″N 111°55′12″E / 8.64472°N 111.92000°E / 8.64472; 111.92000 (Trường Sa)
Country Vietnam
RegionSouth China Sea
ProvinceKhánh Hòa
DistrictTrường Sa
Population
 (2019)
 • Total31
Time zoneUTC+7 (UTC + 7)

The township consists of Spratly Island and nearby islands, reefs and banks.

History edit

The township was established on April 11, 2007 under the Vietnam Government's Decree 65/2007/NĐ-CP.[2]

Traffic edit

The town has a regional airport, Truong Sa Airport, with a runway length of 1,200 m that can accommodate small planes to transport people and necessities as well as transport patients to the mainland. The airport management and technical assurance department is in charge of the General Staff Department, Division 370.[3]

The town also has a lock with many piers that can accommodate many boats at the same time.

Islands and atolls belong edit

Islands edit

S. No. Island name Vietnamese name in Atoll Area (ha) Image Note
1 Spratly Island Đảo Trường Sa Lớn Spratly Island 36.5   Spratly Island and West Reef East Island are the only two islands of Truong Sa township inhabited by civilians.
2 West Reef East Island[4] Đảo Đá Tây A West London Reef 11  
3 Truong Sa Dong Island Đảo Trường Sa Đông Central London Reef 2.5   Truong Sa Dong Island is a small sand island in Central London Reef
4 Phan Vinh Island Đảo Phan Vinh Pearson Reef 61   Phan Vinh Island is a small sandy island belonging to Pearson Reef. Today, Vietnam has built up a large island with an area 13 times its natural area. In the illustration is the original island (natural).
5 Tien Nu Island Đảo Tiên Nữ Tennent Reef 26   Vietnam has built artificial islands located Tennent Reef with the current area of 26 hectares.
6 Thuyen Chai Island Đảo Thuyền Chài Barque Canada Reef 98   Thuyen Chai Island is a newly built artificial island by Vietnam located on Barque Canada Reef. This is also the largest island (both natural and artificial) occupied and controlled by Vietnam.
7 Amboyna Cay Đảo An Bang Amboyna Cay 1.6   Initially, this island was called Cồn cát An Bang by Vietnam. Then changed the calling to Đảo An Bang as today.

Atolls edit

S. No. Reef name Vietnamese Name Image
1 Ladd Reef Đá Lát  
2 West London Reef Đá Tây  
3 Central London Reef Đá Giữa  
4 East London Reef Đá Đông  
5 Pearson Reef Rạn san hô vòng Pearson  
6 Alison Reef Đá Tốc Tan  
7 Cornwallis South Reef Đá Núi Le  
8 Tennent Reef Đá Tiên Nữ  
9 Barque Canada Reef Bãi Thuyền Chài  

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Ministry of Public Information in Vietnam 2012-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Nghị định 65/2007/NĐ-CP về việc điều chỉnh địa giới hành chính thị xã Cam Ranh và huyện Diên Khánh để thành lập huyện Cam Lâm; điều chỉnh địa giới hành chính để thành lập xã, thị trấn thuộc các huyện: Cam Lâm, Trường Sa và mở rộng phường Cam Nghĩa thuộc thị xã Cam Ranh, tỉnh Khánh Hòa".
  3. ^ "Chuyện kể trên đường băng Trường Sa".
  4. ^ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/special/scs-80/

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