Yong'an

Yong'an 永安市
County-level city
Yan Jiang Zhong street
Yong'an Location in Fujian
Coordinates: 25°59′N 117°22′E / 25.983°N 117.367°E / 25.983; 117.367Coordinates: 25°59′N 117°22′E / 25.983°N 117.367°E / 25.983; 117.367
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Fujian
Prefecture-level city	Sanming
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)

Yong'an (Chinese: 永安; pinyin: Yǒng'ān; Wade–Giles: Yung-an) is a county-level city in west-central Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is located on the Sha River, which is a tributary of the Min River.

Yong'an is located in west-central Sanming City, located approximately 290 km (180 miles) west of Fuzhou, the provincial capital. The city's population is 319,000 (2003–2004).The natural population growth rate is 5.87%.

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Yong'an, similar to the rest of the province, has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with short and mild winters, and long, very hot and humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 9.7 °C (49.5 °F) in January to 28.2 °C (82.8 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 19.36 °C (66.8 °F). Rainfall averages more than 190 mm (7.5 in) per month from March to June before gradually tapering off until early winter. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 23% in March to 55% in July, the city receives 1,629 hours of bright sunshine annually, with summer being the sunniest time of the year; spring and late winter are especially overcast and damp.