Longyan

龙岩市
Lóngyán Shì

Also known as: 闽西 (Pinyin: Mǐnxī)
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Administration Type	Prefecture-level city
Area	19,100 km²
Population	2.87 million (2001)
GDP	¥8,985 per capita (2002)
Major Nationalities	Han
County-level divisions	7
Township-level divisions	Unknown
Area Code	597

Longyan () is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It borders Sanming City to the north, Quanzhou City to the east, Zhangzhou City to the southeast, and the provinces of Jiangxi and Guangdong to the west and south respectively.

Administration

The prefecture-level city of Longyan administers 1 district, 1 county-level city and 5 counties.
* Xinluo District (新罗区)
* Zhangping City (漳平市)
* Changting County (长汀县)
* Yongding County ((永定县)
* Shanghang County (上杭县)
* Wuping County (武平县)
* Liancheng County (连城县)

Famous people of Longyan

*Lin Dan (b. 1983), number 1 badminton player on the world ranking list in 2004.

External links

*Government website of Longyan (in Simplified Chinese)