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Xisha 西沙区
District
Yongxing Town
YongxingHuangyanXisha, 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 km (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 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).

Along with Nansha, Xisha District was created on April 18, 2020.

Administrative divisions

References

1. "民政部关于国务院批准海南省三沙市设立市辖区的公告-中华人民共和国民政部". www.mca.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 2020-05-30. Retrieved 2020-07-26.

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Prefecture-level cities	Haikou Longhua Meilan Qiongshan Xiuying Sanya Jiyang Tianya Haitang Yazhou Sansha Xisha District Zhongsha* Nansha District Danzhou v t e Danzhou Chengqu Area* Nada town Heqing town Nanfeng town Dacheng town Yaxing town Lanyang town Guangcun town Dongcheng town Binhai Area* Sandou Subdistrict Mutang town Haitou town Eman town Wangwu town Baimajing town Zhonghe town Paipu town Xingzhou town * Not a formal administrative subdivision
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