Sanming
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| Also known as: 闽西 (pinyin: Mǐnxī) | |
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| Administration Type | Prefecture-level city |
| Area | 22,900 km² |
| Population | 2.7 million |
| GDP | ¥13,950 per capita (2004) |
| Major Nationalities | Han |
| County-level divisions | 12 |
| Township-level divisions | Unknown |
| Area Code | 598 |
Sanming (Simplified Chinese: 三明; pinyin: Sānmíng) is a prefecture-level city in western Fujian province, People's Republic of 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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[edit] Administration
The prefecture-level city of Sanming administers 2 districts, 1 county-level city, 9 counties.
- Meilie District (梅列区)
- Sanyuan District (三元区)
- Yong'an City
- Mingxi County (明溪县)
- Qingliu County (清流县)
- Ninghua County (宁化县)
- Datian County (大田县)
- Youxi County (尤溪县)
- Sha County (沙县)
- Jiangle County (将乐县)
- Taining County (泰宁县)
- Jianning County (建宁县)
[edit] History
In 1940 Sanyuan County was established. In 1956 it was replaced with Sanming city.
[edit] Sister cities
Lansing has seven sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI):
Akuapem South District, Ghana
Belmopan, Belize
Kuybushevsky Central District, Russia
Ōtsu, Japan- [[Image:{{{flag alias-flagicon}}}|22x20px|Flag of United States]] Lansing, Michigan
Guadalajara, Mexico- Saltillo, Mexico
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