Sansha
Sign in to saveSansha City () is a prefecture-level city under the Hainan province of China. It is the southernmost and least populated prefecture in China by far, with the smallest land area but the largest maritime territory. The city's seat is located on Yongxing Island in the South China Sea, and administers (actually or nominally) several island groups, atolls, seamounts and a number of other ungrouped maritime features within the nine-dash line, although the PRC's de facto control over the area varies. The name "Sansha", literally meaning "three sands", refers to the three archipelago districts of Xish
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Sansha
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- 三沙市
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- zh
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Prefecture-level city
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- 三沙升旗仪式.png
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- City Hall of Sansha
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- South China Sea
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- Country
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- People's Republic of China
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- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Hainan
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- City seat
- Settlement.seat
- Yongxing Island(Woody Island)
- Settlement.leader_title
- CCP Secretary
- Settlement.leader_name
- Yuan Guangping ()
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Congress Chairperson
- Settlement.leader_name1
- Wang Changren ()
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- Mayor
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11 sectionsContents
- Recent history
- Administrative divisions
- Climate
- Industries and facilities
- Initiatives
- "Greening the islands"
- Controversy and protests
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Sansha City () is a prefecture-level city under the Hainan province of China. It is the southernmost and least populated prefecture in China by far, with the smallest land area but the largest maritime territory. The city's seat is located on Yongxing Island in the South China Sea, and administers (actually or nominally) several island groups, atolls, seamounts and a number of other ungrouped maritime features within the nine-dash line, although the PRC's de facto control over the area varies. The name "Sansha", literally meaning "three sands", refers to the three archipelago districts of Xisha (), Zhongsha () and Nansha ().
Sansha was created on 24 July 2012, and administers a group of 260 islands, reefs and beaches located in the Spratly Islands (Nansha), Paracel Islands (Xisha), and Macclesfield Bank (Zhongsha Islands). Reports in the China Daily stated that the establishment of Sansha was simply an upgrade of its administrative status from the previous county-level administration to prefecture-level. Subsequent developments have turned Sansha City (located on Xisha District's Yongxing Island) into a small town with over 1,400 residents, with a dual-use airport that has a runway and two artificial harbors capable of docking sea vessels up to 5,000 tonnes.