The GPS coordinates of Sanya are latitude 18.2544° and longitude 109.5095°. In directional format: 18.2544° N, 109.5095° E. These coordinates mark the center of Sanya in Hainan and work with Google Maps, OpenStreetMap and every major navigation app.

Sanya is a city in Hainan, China, on the continent of Asia. It falls within Sanya Shi. View its exact position on the satellite map above or check nearby cities for regional context.

In DMS (Degrees Minutes Seconds) format, Sanya sits at: Latitude 18° 15' 16" N and Longitude 109° 30' 34" E. This format is common in surveying records, printed maps and legacy GPS hardware still used by field crews on site visits.

Sanya has a population of approximately 1,031,396 people. This is roughly 10.231% of Hainan's total population. See the population rank and density figures above, or compare it against every city in Hainan.

The interactive satellite map of Sanya is embedded on this page and shows streets, buildings and terrain. You can also enter the GPS coordinates 18.2544, 109.5095 directly into Google Maps, Apple Maps or any navigation app to locate Sanya in Hainan. For broader context, explore the Hainan state map or nearby cities.

The nearest airport to Sanya is Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX), roughly 12 km away. See the Nearest Airport card in the sidebar for the exact distance in kilometers and miles.

Sanya is approximately 217 km (135 mi) from Haikou, the capital of Hainan, measured as a straight-line distance between city centers. See the Major Cities table above for distances from other cities in Hainan.

Sanya sits at an elevation of approximately 1 meters (3 feet) above sea level — see the Geographic Profile above. Compare it against other cities in the Major Cities table for Hainan.

The closest cities to Sanya include Fenghuang, Tiandu, Tianya. See the Geographic Intelligence panel above for the full list with distances, or the nearby cities tool for a complete breakdown.

Today in Sanya, sunrise is at 06:22 AM and sunset is at 07:12 PM, giving a day length of 12h 50m. See the Sunrise & Sunset panel above, calculated directly from Sanya's GPS coordinates and updated daily.

Sanya is approximately 2,032 km (1,263 mi) from the Equator, in the northern hemisphere. It's also about 11,577 km from the Prime Meridian. See the Global Position panel above for the full breakdown.

The antipodal point of Sanya — the spot exactly opposite it through the Earth's center — falls nearest to Los Palos, Peru, roughly 6 km from the true antipode. Since about 71% of the Earth's surface is ocean, most antipodal points land in open water rather than on a named city.

Sanya is approximately 2,497 km (1,552 mi) N of Beijing, the national capital of China, measured as a straight-line distance between city centers. See the Distance to Capitals card above.