Nancheng County
County
Native name南城县
Coordinates27.5697°N 116.6370°E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityFuzhou
Established202 BCE
Area total1698 km²
Elevation70 m
Elevation230 ft
Population total316,900
Population as of2019
Time zoneChina Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code344700
Websitejxnc.gov.cn

Nancheng (Chinese: 南城县; pinyin: Nánchéng; literally: south city) is a county of eastern Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Fuzhou. Historically it has been known as Jianchangfu (Kienchang) (建昌府).

Administrative divisions

In the present, Nancheng County has 9 towns and 3 townships.[1]

9 towns
3 townships

Demographics

The population of the district was 287,466 in 1999.[2]

Climate

Nancheng County has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with long, humid, very hot summers and cool and drier winters with occasional cold snaps. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 6.0 °C (42.8 °F) in January to 29.1 °C (84.4 °F) in July, with an annual mean of 18.04 °C (64.5 °F); the frost-free period lasts 265 days.[3] The average annual precipitation is around 1,740 mm (69 in). Winter begins somewhat sunny and dry but becomes progressively wetter and cloudier; spring begins especially gloomy, and from March to June each of the months averages more than 190 mm (7.5 in) of rainfall. After the heavy rains subside in June, summer is especially sunny. Autumn is warm to mild and relatively dry. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 20% in March to 58% in July, the county receives 1,635 hours of bright sunshine annually.

Transportation

Notes and references

  1. ^ "南京市-行政区划网" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  2. ^ National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
  3. ^ "zh:南城 - 气象数据 -中国天气网" (in zh-cn). Weather.com.cn. Retrieved 2011-12-29.