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Sansha Town (三沙镇) is a town under the jurisdiction of Ningde City, Xiapu County in Fujian Province, China.
Sansha | |
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| Coordinates: 24°37′08″N 72°31′41″E / 24.618909°N 72.527942°E | |
| Population (2010) | 36,918 |
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| Time zone | UTC+8 (CT) |
Sansha is located in the 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,[2] and has 36,918 inhabitants.[1] The population consists of 17,865 females and 19,053 males. 14.0% of the population are children under the age of 15, 76% adults aged 15-64, and 8.0% of the elderly population over 65.[1]
The land around Sansha is mostly hilly, but to the south it is flat. To the southeast, the sea is closest to Sansha.[a] The highest point in the vicinity has an elevation of 516 meters and is 2.3 km northwest of Sansha.[b] Sansha is the largest town in the area. In the region around Sansha, islands are unusually common.[c]
The climate is temperate. The average temperature is 18°C. The warmest month is August, at 24°C, and the coldest February, at 9°C.[4] The average rainfall is 1,950 millimeters per year. The wettest month is June, with 274 millimeters of rain, and the driest October, with 71 millimeters.[5]
Administrative divisions edit
Sansha Town has a total of 4 communities and 27 administrative villages.
Communities edit
- Center Community
- Wu'ao Community
- Dong'ao Community
- Xi'ao Community
Villages edit
- 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 edit
The former Secretary General of the State Council, Du Xinyuan, is a native of Sansha Town.
Language and culture edit
Sansha Township Minnan Dialect is the area closest to the southern Fujian mainland where the Minnan dialect is spoken.[6]
Notes edit
- ^ Calculated from the intersection of all height data from Viewfinder Panoramas, within a 10 kilometer radius[3] The full algorithm is available here.
- ^ Calculated from height data from Viewfinder Panoramas.[3] The full algorithm is available here.
- ^ Less than 20 kilometers away compared to the average density of the Earth, according to GeoNames.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c "中国2010年人口普查分乡、镇、街道资料》xls (China 2010 census)". Baidu.com. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ a b Sansha sa Geonames.org (cc-by); post updated 2012-01-18; database download sa 2017-02-07
- ^ a b "Viewfinder Panoramas Digital elevation Model". 2015-06-21.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "霞浦三沙——闽东北的"闽南部落"". Archived from the original on 2010-07-14. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
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