Nan County

Nan County, or Nanxian (simplified Chinese: 南县; traditional Chinese: 南縣; pinyin: Nán Xiàn; lit.: 'south county') is a county in the Province of Hunan, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yiyang.

Nan County

南县
County
Nanxian
Location in Hunan
Coordinates (Qingshuizui (青树嘴镇; 青樹嘴鎮)): 29°12′47″N 112°24′25″E[1]
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityYiyang
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Located in the northern margin of the province, the county is bordered to the north by Shishou City of Hubei, to the northeast by Huarong County, to the east by Yueyang County, to the south by Yuanjiang County, to the southwest by Hanshou County and Dingcheng District of Changde City, to the northwest by Anxiang County. Nan County covers 1,346.62 km2 (519.93 sq mi), as of 2015, it had a registered population of 683,500 and a permanent resident population of 632,800.[2] The county has 14 towns and 1 township under its jurisdiction,[3] the county seat is Nanzhou (南洲镇).[4]

Administrative divisions

Through the amalgamation of township-level divisions in Nan County on November 26, 2015, Nan County had 13 towns and 2 townships under its jurisdiction.[4] In 2017, the township of Zhongyukou was reorganized as a town, the county has a township and 14 towns.;[3]

14 towns
a township

Climate

References
  1. Google (2014-07-02). "Qingshuizhen" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. 南县2015年国民经济和社会发展统计公报 [Statistical Communiqué of Nan County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development]. Yiyang People's Government. or nanxian.gov
  3. 《湖南省民政厅关于撤销南县中鱼口乡设立中鱼口镇的批复》（湖南省民政厅 湘民行发〔2017〕8号）. mzt.hunan.gov. 2018-02-13.
  4. the divisions of Nan County in 2015, according to the 《湖南省民政厅关于同意南县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕93号 [result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Nan County on 26 November 2015]. rednet.cn Hunan. 2015-12-04. or 163.com, also see 《湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案》. people.com Hunan. 2015-12-08. or xinhuanet.com
  5. 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 20 October 2018.


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