Yong'an is a county-level city

County-level city

A county-level city is a county-level administrative division of mainland China. County-level cities are usually governed by prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by province-level divisions....

 in Fujian

Fujian

' , formerly romanised as Fukien or Huguing or Foukien, is a province on the southeast coast of mainland China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, and Guangdong to the south. Taiwan lies to the east, across the Taiwan Strait...

 province, China

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. It is located on the Sha River, which is a tributary of the Min River

Minjiang River (Fujian)

The Min River is a 577 km-long river in Fujian province, China. It is the largest river in Fujian, and an important water transport channel. Most of the northern and central Fujian is within its drainage area....

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The county is located in west central Sanming

Sanming

Sanming ) is a prefecture-level city in western Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It borders Nanping City to the north, Fuzhou City to the east, Quanzhou City to the southeast, Longyan City to the south, and the province of Jiangxi to the west...

, a prefecture level city in Fujian. It is located approximately 289.68 kilometres southwest of Fuzhou

Fuzhou

Fuzhou is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. Along with the many counties of Ningde, those of Fuzhou are considered to constitute the Mindong linguistic and cultural area....

, capital of Fujian

Fujian

' , formerly romanised as Fukien or Huguing or Foukien, is a province on the southeast coast of mainland China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, and Guangdong to the south. Taiwan lies to the east, across the Taiwan Strait...

province. The city's population is 319,000 (2003-2004).The natural population growth rate is 5.87%.

Yong'an is known for:

1. its rich natural resources (hence the saying "gold mountain silver water").
2. a relatively strong industrial base. Yong'an is a rising industrial city in Fujian Province and an important energy and raw materials production base.
3. a relatively complete infrastructure located in the northwest of Fujian Minnan. It is an important transport hub and a distribution center.
4. a relatively high level of urbanization, actively creating better urban residences.

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