Sanming

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Sanming

Total population

2,530,000

Coordinates26.27°, 117.63°

Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics of China. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Sanming, 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

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Liu Cheng

Chinese badminton player

D

Dong Zhen

Chinese singer-songwriter

D

Deng Wei

Chinese weightlifter

J

Jia Ganglu

Chinese Go player

W

Wei Bao

researcher ORCID: 0000-0002-2105-461X

Ling Ma

Chinese American speculative fiction novelist and academic (1983-)

Y

Yang Jiayi

badminton player

Y

Ye Zimeng

Chinese Go player

Z

Zhong Chenyao

Chinese actress

W

Wei Jianzhen

badminton player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Fujian

• Chenda
  3.4 mi away
• Shenkou
  9.2 mi away
• Shaxian
  13.2 mi away
• Baziqiao
  14.4 mi away
• Nanxia
  14.9 mi away
• Huainan
  20.2 mi away · pop. 3,033,528
• Qitao
  20.5 mi away
• Hanxian
  22.2 mi away
• Zhenghu
  24.9 mi away
• Mingxi
  27.8 mi away · pop. 45,800
• Moyuan
  29 mi away
• Qianping
  32.6 mi away

Browse all places in Fujian →

Recently spotted species

Wuyi Sharp-nosed Frog

Odorrana huanggangensis

Seen 2026-08-28

Chinese Green Tree Viper

Trimeresurus stejnegeri

Seen 2026-08-28

Trichogomphus mongol

Trichogomphus mongol

Seen 2026-08-28

White-lipped Pit Viper

Trimeresurus albolabris

Seen 2026-08-27

Blyth's Kingfisher

Alcedo hercules

Seen 2026-08-15

Elliot's Pheasant

Syrmaticus ellioti

Seen 2026-08-15

Silver Pheasant

Lophura nycthemera

Seen 2026-08-15

Flospes fujianensis

Flospes fujianensis

Seen 2026-08-02

Cheirotonus jansoni

Cheirotonus jansoni

Seen 2026-07-31

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).