Datian County


is a county of central Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is placed under the jurisdiction of the Sanming City.

History

Before the year 1535, this area belonged to four counties: Youxi, Dehua, Yong'an and Zhangping. Datian County was set up and affiliated to Yanping Fu in 1535. The county changed affiliate to Yongchun Zhou in 1734, then to Yong'an Division in 1949.

Administrative divisions

Towns:
Townships:
The population of the district was 362,566 inhabitants in 1999.
The people speak Datian Min, which is sometimes considered a dialect of Southern Min, although due to its low intelligibility with the latter is also considered a separate branch of Min Chinese.

Climate