Sansha Town

Sansha
Coordinates: 24°37′08″N 72°31′41″E / 24.618909°N 72.527942°E / 24.618909; 72.527942
Population
 (2010)
36,918
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (CT)

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

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]

Sansha is located in China
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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Sansha sa Geonames.org (cc-by); post updated 2012-01-18; database download sa 2017-02-07
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference vp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  5. ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. Retrieved 30 January 2016.


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