| Xisha | |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Map Caption1: | Location of the major islands in Xisha District |
| Area Total Km2: | 10.07 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hainan |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sansha |
| Government Type: | County-level division |
| Population Total: | ~1800 |
| Timezone1: | China Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +8 |
| Footnotes: | 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 | |
| P: | 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).[1]
Along with Nansha, Xisha District was created on April 18, 2020.
| Name | Chinese (S) | Residential communities | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 永兴 | Yǒngxìng | 2 (Yongxing, Yingqu) | ||
| 永乐 | Yǒnglè | 5 (Jinqing, Yinyu, Lingyang, Ganquan, Yagong) | ||
| 七连屿 | Qīliányǔ | 2 (Beidao, Zhaoshu) | ||
| 中沙岛礁 | Zhōngshā Dǎojiāo | 1 (Zhongsha Daojiao) |