The GPS coordinates of Sanchuan are latitude 26.7504° and longitude 100.6589°. In directional format: 26.7504° N, 100.6589° E. These coordinates mark the center of Sanchuan in Yunnan and work with Google Maps, OpenStreetMap and every major navigation app.

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

In DMS (Degrees Minutes Seconds) format, Sanchuan sits at: Latitude 26° 45' 1" N and Longitude 100° 39' 32" E. This format is common in surveying records, printed maps and legacy GPS hardware still used by field crews on site visits.

Sanchuan has a population of approximately 56,345 people. See the population rank and density figures above, or compare it against every city in Yunnan.

The interactive satellite map of Sanchuan is embedded on this page and shows streets, buildings and terrain. You can also enter the GPS coordinates 26.7504, 100.6589 directly into Google Maps, Apple Maps or any navigation app to locate Sanchuan in Yunnan. For broader context, explore the Yunnan state map or nearby cities.

The nearest airport to Sanchuan is Lijiang Sanyi International Airport (LJG), roughly 42 km away. See the Nearest Airport card in the sidebar for the exact distance in kilometers and miles.

Sanchuan is approximately 280 km (174 mi) from Kunming, the capital of Yunnan, measured as a straight-line distance between city centers. See the Major Cities table above for distances from other cities in Yunnan.

Sanchuan sits at an elevation of approximately 1,605 meters (5,266 feet) above sea level — see the Geographic Profile above. Compare it against other cities in the Major Cities table for Yunnan.

The closest cities to Sanchuan include Yongbei, Zhoucheng, Shunzhou. See the Geographic Intelligence panel above for the full list with distances, or the nearby cities tool for a complete breakdown.

Today in Sanchuan, sunrise is at 06:46 AM and sunset is at 07:57 PM, giving a day length of 13h 10m. See the Sunrise & Sunset panel above, calculated directly from Sanchuan's GPS coordinates and updated daily.

Sanchuan is approximately 2,978 km (1,850 mi) from the Equator, in the northern hemisphere. It's also about 10,006 km from the Prime Meridian. See the Global Position panel above for the full breakdown.

The antipodal point of Sanchuan — the spot exactly opposite it through the Earth's center — falls nearest to San Juan Bautista, Chile, roughly 767 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.

Sanchuan is approximately 2,062 km (1,281 mi) NE of Beijing, the national capital of China, measured as a straight-line distance between city centers. See the Distance to Capitals card above.