Sanming
Sign in to saveSanming (, Foochow Romanized: Săng-mìng), also known as Minzhong (), is a prefecture-level city in western Fujian province, China. It borders Nanping City to the north, Fuzhou City to the east, Quanzhou City to the southeast, Longyan City to the south and the province of Jiangxi to the west. Sanming lies between Wuyi and Daiyun mountains.
Key facts
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- Sanming
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- 三明市
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- zh
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- Prefecture-level city
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- Clockwise from top: Liedong Bridge () over Sha River (), Taining Golden Lake, street scene in Yong'an, more Danxia Landform in Taining County, and Baiyan Park in Datian County.
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- Locator map Sanming in Fujian.svg
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- Location of Sanming City in Fujian
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- China
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- Location in China
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- Country
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- People's Republic of China
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- Province
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- Fujian
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- Municipal seat
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- Sanyuan District
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 22929
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- 2020 Census
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- 2,486,450
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Sanming (, Foochow Romanized: Săng-mìng), also known as Minzhong (), is a prefecture-level city in western Fujian province, China. It borders Nanping City to the north, Fuzhou City to the east, Quanzhou City to the southeast, Longyan City to the south and the province of Jiangxi to the west. Sanming lies between Wuyi and Daiyun mountains.
==Geography and climate== The prefecture level city of Sanming has a total area of , of which 82 percent of this extension is composed of mountainous areas, 8.3 percent of arable land and 9.7 percent of water or other type of terrain.