Ningde

Ningde 宁德市
Prefecture-level city
Qiansheng Covered Bridge in Pingnan, Ningde
Location of Ningde City in Fujian
Ningde Location in China
Coordinates: 26°40′N 119°31′E / 26.667°N 119.517°E / 26.667; 119.517Coordinates: 26°40′N 119°31′E / 26.667°N 119.517°E / 26.667; 119.517
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Fujian
Government
• CPC Secretary	Chen Rongkai
• Mayor	Chen Jiadong
Area
• Total	13,452 km2 (5,194 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census)
• Total	2,821,996
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	352000, 355000
Area code(s)	593
GDP	2009
- Total	CNY 60.364 billion (USD 8.84 billion)
- Per capita	CNY 19,889 (USD 2,914)
- Growth	13.3%
License Plate	闽J
Local variety	Eastern Min
City flowers	Canna indica
Website	www.nds.gov.cn

Ningde (simplified Chinese: 宁德; traditional Chinese: 寧德; pinyin: Níngdé; Foochow Romanized: Nìng-dáik), also known as Mindong (simplified Chinese: 闽东; traditional Chinese: 閩東; pinyin: Mǐndōng; Foochow Romanized: Mìng-dĕ̤ng; lit. East of Fujian), is a prefecture-level city located along the northeastern coast of Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It borders the provincial capital of Fuzhou to the south, Wenzhou (Zhejiang) to the north, and Nanping to the west.

The prefecture-level Ningde City administers 1 district, 2 cities, 6 counties, as well as 124 towns, townships and subdistricts. Listed below are the district, cities and counties, first four of which are coastal whereas the rest locate in mountainous areas.

Ningde's history dates back to the Stamped Pottery Culture System (海印紋陶文化系統 Hāi-éng-ùng-dò̤ Ùng-huá Hiê-tūng). As early as 10,000 to 20,000 years ago during the late Upper Palaeolithic period of the Stone Age (also known as the Old Stone Age) there were already human beings living and multiplying here. In 282, the Jin Dynasty government established magistrate rule here.