Sanming

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.

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Settlement.name: Sanming
Settlement.native_name: 三明市
Settlement.native_name_lang: zh
Settlement.settlement_type: Prefecture-level city
Settlement.image_caption: 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.
Settlement.image_map: Locator map Sanming in Fujian.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Sanming City in Fujian
Settlement.pushpin_map: China
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in China
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: People's Republic of China
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Fujian
Settlement.seat_type: Municipal seat
Settlement.seat: Sanyuan District
Settlement.area_total_km2: 22929
Settlement.population_as_of: 2020 Census
Settlement.population_total: 2,486,450

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Official website

三明市人民政府门户网站

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Wikidata facts

Official name: 三明市
Population: 2486450
Area: 22964.77
Official website: www.sm.gov.cn
Image: Sanming City View 2025-07-19.jpg
Dialing code: 0598
Licence plate code: 闽G

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postal code: 365000
Commons category: Sanming

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Geography and climate
Demographics
Administration
History
Environment and tourism
Cuisine
Twin towns – sister cities
See also
References
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==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.