Sanming

Sanming 三明市
Prefecture-level city
Clockwise from top: Liedong Bridge (列东大桥) over Sha River (沙溪), Taining Golden Lake, street scene in Yong'an, more Danxia Landform in Taining County, and Baiyan Park in Datian County.
Location of Sanming City in Fujian
Sanming Location in China
Coordinates (Sanming municipal government): 26°15′48″N 117°38′20″E / 26.2634°N 117.6389°E / 26.2634; 117.6389
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Fujian
Municipal seat	Sanyuan District
Area
• Prefecture-level city	22,929 km2 (8,853 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)
• Prefecture-level city	2,503,388
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
• Urban	379,701
• Metro	379,701
GDP[1]
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 270 billion US$ 39.2 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 108,304 US$ 17,004
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST)
Postal code	365000
Area code	598
ISO 3166 code	CN-FJ-04
License Plate	闽G
Local variety	Central Min (Sanming dialect)
Website	www.sm.gov.cn

Sanming (Chinese: 三明; pinyin: Sānmíng, Foochow Romanized: Săng-mìng), also known as Minzhong (simplified Chinese: 闽中; traditional Chinese: 閩中), 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.