Sansha Town

Sansha Town (三沙镇) is a town under the jurisdiction of Ningde City, Xiapu County in Fujian Province, China.

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Sansha
Interactive map of Sansha
Coordinates: 26.921944°N 120.216389°E / 26.921944; 120.216389
Population  (2010)
• Total	36,918
	[1]
Time zone	UTC+8 (CT)

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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,^[2] and has 36,918 inhabitants.^[1] 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.^[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 is 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 is October, with 71 millimeters.^[5]

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Location of Sansha in People's Republic of China