Taining County

Taining County 泰宁县
County
Tongxin Bridge (同心桥)
Taining Location in Fujian
Coordinates: 26°54′01″N 117°10′33″E / 26.9003°N 117.1757°E / 26.9003; 117.1757
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Fujian
Prefecture-level city	Sanming
Area
• Total	1,535 km2 (593 sq mi)
Population
• Total	130,000
• Density	85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Taining County (simplified Chinese: 泰宁县; traditional Chinese: 泰寧縣; pinyin: Tàiníng Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is the northernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Sanming.

Area: 1,535 square kilometres (593 sq mi).

Population: 130,000.^[when?]

Postal Code: 354400.

The county government is located in Shancheng town.

The local dialect is a dialect of Gan Chinese, although surrounding areas speak Min Chinese.^{[citation needed]}