Taining County (simplified Chinese: 泰宁县; traditional Chinese: 泰寧縣; pinyin: Tàiníng Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is the northernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Sanming.

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Taining County 泰宁县
County
Tongxin Bridge (同心桥)
Taining Location in Fujian
Coordinates: 26°54′01″N 117°10′33″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Fujian
Prefecture-level city	Sanming
Area
• Total	1,535 km2 (593 sq mi)
Population
• Total	130,000
• Density	85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

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Area: 1,535 square kilometres (593 sq mi).

Population: 130,000.^[when?]

Postal Code: 354400.

The county government is located in Shancheng town.

The local dialect is a dialect of Gan Chinese, although surrounding areas speak Min Chinese.^{[citation needed]}

• Xiangtang–Putian Railway

Towns:^[3]

• Shancheng (杉城镇), Zhukou (朱口镇), Xiaqu Town (下渠镇)

Townships:

• Xinqiao Township (新桥乡), Shangqing Township (上青乡), Datian Township (大田乡), Meikou Township (梅口乡), Kaishan Township (开善乡), Dalong Township (大龙乡)

Due to the presence of the Wuyi Mountains, Taining County includes a number of notable parks of various types. One of them, located in the central part of the range, after having been made a World Heritage Site, and qualifying as a UNESCO National Geopark, was certified in 2004 as a UNESCO Global Geopark in the Asia Pacific regional network.

• Wuyishan, Fujian
• Wuyi New Area