🇨🇳 Longyan (龙岩) is a prefecture-level city in south-western Fujian province, People's Republic of China, bordering Guangdong to the south and Jiangxi to the west. Longyan is situated in the upper reaches of the Jiulong and Ting Rivers. It borders the prefecture-level cities of Sanming to the north, Quanzhou to the east, Zhangzhou to the south-east, Meizhou (Guangdong) to the south-west, and Ganzhou (Jiangxi) to the west and northwest.
1Economy Longyan serves as a strategic centre for the distribution of goods to Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou. It also acts as a gateway for trade with Guangdong and Jiangxi province. It is the main connection between the inland and coastal area.
Longyan is rich in natural resources such as important mineral deposits and forest zones. The Septwolves tobacco business is an important contributor to the local economy, as is the Zijin Mining group. The largest construction equipment maker Lonking Holdings is based in the city.
1Longyan has a population of over 703,524 people. Longyan also forms the centre of the wider Longyan prefecture which has a population of over 2,559,545 people.
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Twin Towns - Sister Cities Longyan has links with:
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🇦🇪 Al Fujairah City 25.117
🇲🇽 Ciudad Constitución 25.048
🇨🇳 Hongjialou 117.082
Locations Near: Longyan 117.017,25.076
🇨🇳 Zhangping 117.42,25.29 d: 47
🇨🇳 Shanghang 116.42,25.05 d: 60.2
🇨🇳 Zhangzhou 117.652,24.51 d: 89.8
🇨🇳 Yongan 117.365,25.942 d: 102.4
🇨🇳 Yong'an 117.365,25.942 d: 102.4
🇨🇳 Zhangpu 117.614,24.117 d: 122.5
🇨🇳 Meixian 116.117,24.317 d: 124.1
🇨🇳 Meizhou 116.122,24.289 d: 125.8
Antipodal to: Longyan -62.983,-25.076
🇦🇷 Libertador General San Martin -64.783,-23.8 d: 19784.1
🇦🇷 Oran -64.333,-23.133 d: 19759.3
🇦🇷 San Ramón de la Nueva Orán -64.333,-23.133 d: 19759.3
🇦🇷 Salta -65.409,-24.79 d: 19768.4
🇦🇷 San Salvador de Jujuy -65.309,-24.18 d: 19759.8
🇦🇷 San Miguel de Tucumán -65.225,-26.83 d: 19718
🇦🇷 Yerba Buena -65.317,-26.817 d: 19711.9
🇦🇷 Santiago del Estero -64.267,-27.783 d: 19688
🇦🇷 Tucumán -65.366,-26.944 d: 19699.1
🇦🇷 Termas de Río Hondo -64.867,-27.483 d: 19688.1