Map of Sanya, China

Sanya is a city in Hainan, China, with a population of about 1,031,396. It lies at 18.2543°N, 109.5095°E. Sanya is about 2,497 km (1,552 mi) south of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Wuzhishan, 59 km to the north.

Sanya at a glance

Where is Sanya?

• The 2nd largest city in Hainan on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 02 min on the shortest day to 13 h 14 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Sanya

• Wuzhishan — 59 km north
• Yinggen — 94 km north
• Wanning — 110 km northeast
• Basuo — 130 km northwest
• Yaxing — 135 km north
• Dacheng — 140 km north
• Nada — 141 km north
• Qionghai — 149 km northeast
• Haitou — 151 km northwest
• Dongcheng — 162 km north

Largest cities in Hainan

• Haikou — 3,001,600
• Wenchang — 560,894
• Wanning — 545,992
• Qionghai — 528,238
• Basuo — 444,458
• Xiuying — 290,000
• Nada — 256,652
• Wuzhishan — 112,269
• Qiongshan — 87,657
• Dacheng — 84,620

Largest cities in China

• Shanghai — 24,874,500
• Beijing — 18,960,744
• Guangzhou — 18,676,605
• Shenzhen — 17,494,398
• Tianjin — 13,866,009
• Wuhan — 13,739,000
• Chengdu — 13,568,357
• Xi’an — 12,952,907
• Hangzhou — 11,936,010
• Dongguan — 9,644,871

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.