Nan County
County in Hunan, People's Republic of China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 | |
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Coordinates (Qingshuizui (青树嘴镇; 青樹嘴鎮)): 29°12′47″N 112°24′25″E[1] | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hunan |
Prefecture-level city | Yiyang |
Area | |
• Total | 1,321 km2 (510 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 725,562 |
• Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+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]