The Dongsha Marine National Park is Taiwan's seventh and latest national park. It is managed by the Ministry of the Interior. It was established on January 17, 2007. The Park is on the Dongsha Islands in the South China Sea and includes the atolls and surrounding sea areas. The total area is 3,537 km², with 1.74 km² of land. The main part of the Park is the Dongsha Island, a circular atoll 25 kilometres in diameter, with tropical monsoon climate. It is about 445 km from the nearest Taiwanese city, Kaohsiung.