Sanya is a resort city and the southernmost city on Hainan Island, and one of the four prefecture-level cities of Hainan Province in South China. It is a major tourist destination with several large scale resorts and contains the Sanya coral reef, a national protected nature reserve spanning 4000 hectares. Phoenix Island, an artificial island with a seven-star resort (one of the few in the world) and a complex of five-star hotels, is in Sanya Bay. The Guanyin of Nanshan, a Buddhist statue of Guanyin, is the thirteenth tallest statue in the world and is located in Sanya.
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Until the end of 2024, the total population of Sanya was 1,116,100 inhabitants, living in an area of 1,919.58 km2 (741.15 sq mi). Its built-up (or metro) area was home to 818,000 inhabitants as of 2024.
The city is renowned for its tropical climate and has emerged as a popular tourist destination, also serving as the training site of the Chinese national beach volleyball team. Sanya is home to small concentrations of Utsul people. Sanya is also the location of Yulin Naval Base, a major military facility on the South China Sea which is home to the People's Liberation Army Navy ballistic nuclear missile fleet.
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Towns around Sanya
- Baocheng47 km NE
- Wuzhishan59 km N
- Yinggen94 km N
- Wanning110 km NE
- Nanfeng129 km N
- Basuo130 km NW
- Lanyang135 km N
- Yaxing135 km N
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