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Also known as Sanya, Hainan, Sanya City

Sanya is a resort city and the southernmost city on Hainan Island, and one of the four prefecture-level cities of Hainan Province in South China. It is a major tourist destination with several large scale resorts and contains the Sanya coral reef, a national protected nature reserve spanning 4000 hectares. Phoenix Island, an artificial island with a seven-star resort (one of the few in the world) and a complex of five-star hotels, is in Sanya Bay. The Guanyin of Nanshan, a Buddhist statue of Guanyin, is the thirteenth tallest statue in the world and is located in Sanya.

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Sanya is a major resort city located at the southern tip of Hainan Island in China, known for its large-scale tourism infrastructure including luxury resorts and the famous Guanyin of Nanshan statue. The city is significant both as a vacation destination and for its natural attractions, including a 4,000-hectare protected coral reef and artificial developments like Phoenix Island's seven-star resort.

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Sanya
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Official name
三亚市
Population
1031396
Area
1919.6
Official website
www.sanya.gov.cn
Image
Hainan Sanya 1.jpg
Dialing code
898
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Sanya
postal code
572002
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21 sections
Contents
  • History
  • 20th century
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Subdivisions
  • Tourism
  • Transportation
  • Hainan East Ring Intercity Rail
  • Tram
  • Economics & Social services
  • Hospitals
  • Medical tourism
  • Education
  • Colleges and universities
  • Primary and secondary schools
  • Events
  • Sister cities
  • Gallery
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Sanya is a resort city and the southernmost city on Hainan Island, and one of the four prefecture-level cities of Hainan Province in South China. It is a major tourist destination with several large scale resorts and contains the Sanya coral reef, a national protected nature reserve spanning 4000 hectares. Phoenix Island, an artificial island with a seven-star resort (one of the few in the world) and a complex of five-star hotels, is in Sanya Bay. The Guanyin of Nanshan, a Buddhist statue of Guanyin, is the thirteenth tallest statue in the world and is located in Sanya.

According to the 2020 census, the total population of Sanya was 1,031,396 inhabitants, living in an area of . Its built-up (or metro) area encompassing Haitang and Jiyang Districts was home to 801,020 inhabitants as of 2020.

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