Xisha, Sansha

Xisha 西沙区
District
Yongxing Town
Yongxing Huangyan Xisha, Sansha (South China Sea) Location of the major islands in Xisha District
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hainan
Prefecture-level city	Sansha
Government
• Type	County-level division
Area
• Total	10.07 km2 (3.89 sq mi)
Population
• Total	~1,800
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Territorial Dispute: There are on-going territorial disputes in the entire area covered by the district, whose administrative authority is not internationally recognized.

Xisha District
Simplified Chinese	西沙区
Literal meaning	Western Sands
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xīshā Qū

Xisha District is the municipal district of Sansha, Hainan. It administers the islands and reefs of the disputed Paracel Islands and its sea areas, and is responsible for the islands and reefs and sea areas of the Zhongsha Islands. The People's Government of Xisha District is stationed in Yongxing Island (Yongxing Town Management Area).

Administrative divisions

Name	Chinese (S)	Hanyu Pinyin	Residential communities
Yongxing	永兴	Yǒngxìng	2 (Yongxing, Yingqu)
Yongle	永乐	Yǒnglè	5 (Jinqing, Yinyu, Lingyang, Ganquan, Yagong)
Qilianyu	七连屿	Qīliányǔ	2 (Beidao, Zhaoshu)
Zhongsha Daojiao	中沙岛礁	Zhōngshā Dǎojiāo	1 (Zhongsha Daojiao)