Sansha Town (三沙镇) is a
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
under the jurisdiction of
Ningde City,
Xiapu County
Xiapu (; Foochow Romanized: Hà-puō) is a county in the municipal region of Ningde, Fujian, People's Republic of China, located along a stretch of East China Sea coast, with many harbours and islands. It is bordered by Fuding City and Zherong ...
in
Fujian Province
Fujian is a province in southeastern China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capital is Fuzhou and its largest prefecture city by population is Qua ...
,
China
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.
Sansha is located in Fujian Sheng province, in the southeastern part of the country, 1,500 km south of Beijing. Sansha is located at 41 meters above sea level,
Sansha
Sansha City () is a prefecture-level city under the Hainan province of China. It is the southernmost and least populated prefecture in China by far, with the smallest land area but the largest maritime territory. The city's seat is located on ...
sa Geonames.org (cc-by)
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post updated 2012-01-18; database download sa 2017-02-07 and has 36,918 inhabitants.
The population consists of 17,865 females and 19,053 males. Of the population, 14.0% are children under the age of 15, 76% adults aged 15-64, and 8.0% of the elderly population over 65.
The land around Sansha is mostly hilly, but to the south it is flat. To the southeast, the sea is closest to Sansha. The highest point in the vicinity has an elevation of 516 meters and is 2.3 km northwest of Sansha. Sansha is the largest town in the area. In the region around Sansha, islands are unusually common.
The climate is temperate. The average temperature is 18°C. The warmest month is August, at 24°C, and the coldest is February, at 9°C.
The average rainfall is 1,950 millimeters per year. The wettest month is June, with 274 millimeters of rain, and the driest is October, with 71 millimeters.
Administrative divisions
Sansha Town has a total of 4
communities
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and 27 administrative
village
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s.
Communities
*Center Community
*Wu'ao Community
*Dong'ao Community
*Xi'ao Community
Villages
*Center Village
*Wuwo Village
*Dongwo Village
*Xiwo Village
*Sanwo Village
*Sanxiang Village
*Jinyang Village
*Guzhen Village
*Beacon Village
*Longtou Village
*Dongshan Village
*Fushan Village
*Sanping Village
*Shishi Nose Village
*Xiaohao Village
*Caiyang Village
*Shandu Village
*Gubang Village
*Yu Gongting Village
*Dongbi Village
*Daluting Village
*Badu Village
*Erkeng Village
*Jinji Village
*Huazhu Village
*Qingguansi Village
*Qingguan Lan Village
Notable people
The former
Secretary General of the State Council
The Secretary-General of the State Council is an executive position within the State Council of the People's Republic of China. The secretary-general also leads the General Office of the State Council. The office ranks below the premier and abo ...
,
Du Xinyuan
Du Xinyuan () (1905–1985) birth name Du Chunren (), was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Wutai County, Xinzhou, Shanxi Province. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1927, while studying at Beijing Normal Universit ...
, is a native of Sansha Town.
Language and culture
Sansha Township
Minnan Dialect
Minnan or Banlam may refer to:
* Minnan region, or southern Fujian
* Southern Min, a variety of Chinese
* Hokkien people in the narrow definition
* Hokkien and Teochew people in the loose definition
People
* Denzil Minnan-Wong
* Hsieh Min-Nan
...
is the area closest to the southern Fujian mainland where the Minnan dialect is spoken.
Notes
References
Township-level divisions of Fujian
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