Da Nang

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Da Nang

Total population

3,065,628

Coordinates16.07°, 108.21°

Demographic figures from General Statistics Office of Vietnam. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Da Nang, also spelt Danang, is the fourth largest municipality in Vietnam by population and the largest by geographical area. As one of the country's seven 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, ranking fifth among all municipalities and provinces of Vietnam.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

T

Trần Quang Diệu

general of Tay Son dynasty

Dany Carrel

French actress

Trần Anh Hùng

French-Vietnamese filmmaker (born 1962)

John Phan

American poker player

F

François Xavier Nguyên Quang Sách

Vietnamese Catholic bishop (1925-2013)

H

Hiep Thi Le

Vietnamese-American actress (1971-2017)

James Nguyen

American-Vietnamese film director and producer

Joseph Chau Ngoc Tri

P

Pham Phu Quoc

South Vietnamese military pilot (1935–1965)

Mỹ Tâm

Vietnamese singer-songwriter

Pierre Trần Thanh Chung

Vietnamese catholic bishop

N

Nguyễn Thị Thanh Phúc

Vietnamese racewalker

H

Hoang Quy Phuoc

Vietnamese swimmer

Jacques Oudin

French politician (1939–2020)

V

Vink

Belgian comics artist

C

Chau Le Phuoc Vinh

Vietnamese footballer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Da Nang

• Hòa Phước
  7.7 mi away
• Hòa Liên
  8 mi away
• Hòa Ninh
  8.7 mi away
• Hòa Khương
  8.8 mi away
• Hòa Bắc
  11.6 mi away
• Dien Ban
  12.6 mi away · pop. 235,013
• Ái Nghĩa
  14.4 mi away
• Hội An
  15.3 mi away · pop. 120,000
• Cẩm Kim
  16 mi away
• Nam Phước
  16.9 mi away
• Tân Hiệp
  21 mi away
• Hương An
  21.4 mi away

Browse all places in Da Nang →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Da Nang

Nange pairan da Safar

Dalip Kaur Tiwana · 1980

Da Nang Diary

Tom Yarborough · 1990

The Vietnam War

Deborah Kent · 2011

Phép lạ của sự tỉnh thức

Thích Nhất Hạnh · 1976

Kỷ yếu Vietcombank Đà Nẵng

Hữu Đức Nguyễn · 2010

Naked in Da Nang

Mike Jackson · 2010

Từ Đà Nẵng đi Bà Nà Hill

Thời tiết 24h · 2023

Vietnam

Kyung Suk Oh · 2015

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Asian Painted Frog

Kaloula pulchra

Seen 2026-06-13

Asian Honey Bee

Apis cerana

Seen 2026-06-12

Great Eggfly

Hypolimnas bolina

Seen 2026-06-12

Red-based Jezebel

Delias pasithoe

Seen 2026-06-12

Red-shanked Douc Langur

Pygathrix nemaeus

Seen 2026-06-12

Scarce Catseye

Coelites nothis

Seen 2026-06-12

White-crested Laughingthrush

Garrulax leucolophus

Seen 2026-06-12

Caridina haivanensis

Caridina haivanensis

Seen 2026-06-11

Yellow Boxfish

Ostracion cubicum

Seen 2026-06-11

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Da Nang, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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