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Nanchong
—  Prefecture-level city  —
Nickname(s): The fruit City
Coordinates: 31°15′00″N 106°14′00″E / 31.25°N 106.233333°E / 31.25; 106.233333
Country People's Republic of China
Province Sichuan
Officiated 1993
Government
 - Party Secretary Liu Hongjian
Area
 - Total 12,479 km2 (4,818.2 sq mi)
Elevation 340 m (1,115 ft)
Population [1]
 - Total 7,300,000
 - Density 585/km2 (1,515.1/sq mi)
Time zone UTC (UTC+8)
Postal code 637000
Area code(s) 0817
Website http://www.nanchong.gov.cn/

Nanchong (Chinese: 南充; pinyin: Nánchōng; Wade-Giles: Nan-ch'ung ) is a prefecture-level city in the northeast of Sichuan Province of the People's Republic of China, with an area of 12,479 kilometers[2]. and the home to 7,300,000 people. It has the second most populated area and suggested to be one of the eight largest cities of Sichuan Province. The administrative center is Shunqing district.

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[edit] History

Nanchong was in the territory of the state of Ba before it was conquested by the Qin dynasty in 314 BC. The Qin set up a government at Langzhong city. Anhan city was established in Shunqinq district at the beginning of the Han Dynasty.

The name of Anhan city was changed to Guozhou (fruit city) in 621 AD (Tang dynasty), and then to Nanchong in 742 AD.

[edit] Subdivisions

[edit] Geography

Nanchong is located in the north-east of Sichuan Province. To the east of Nanchong is Dazhou, to the west are Mianyang and Suining and to the north is Guangyuan.

The vast majority of this area is hilly. The woodland coverage is 25%.

The Jialing river, a Yangtze tributary, crosses Nanchong from north to south, and there are another thirty rivers with a drainage basin of more than 30 sq kilometers.

[edit] Demographics

The Han people is the largest ethnic group in this area, contributing to 99.88% of its total population, another 48 echnic groups can be found in the city. Langzhong has a large Hui Muslim community.

As other cities in China, population in Nanchong is divided to two level, upper urban population and lower rural population, the registered urban population is about 1.2 million.

Sunqing district is the most dense area in Nanchong.

[edit] Climate

[edit] Economy and Recources

Agriculture

Agriculture is the pillar of Nanchong’s economy, with 80% of Nanchong’s population sited in rural area and committed to traditional agriculture activities. Nanchong’s manufacturing industry also relies on raw materal which is provided by agriculture. Nanchong’s main agricultural product is food. A large quantity of orange, silk worms, and pork are produced to support related manufacturers. [3]

Manufacturing

Nanchong’s main manufacturing outputs are petroleum products, automobiles and parts, mechanical equipment, textiles, and building materials. [4]

Natral Resource

There is a large quantity of rock oil and natural gas found in Nanchong, and it has the largest slate mine in the west of China. The Dames on Jialing River and its branches have large potential to expand its electronic power generation. But the largest resource of Nanchong is "Human", and Nanchong is one of the main providers of Chinese cheap migrant workers. [5]

[edit] Transport

Transportation in Nanchong is quite convenient compared with other cities in Sichuan province because of its extensive express railway network, shipping, and air service.

Nanchong is a transport hub of the northeast Sichuan Province, it is crossed by the strategic China National Highway 318 and China National Highway 212 national highways and several newly built expressways, Cheng-Nan, and Nan-Guang expressway which link the city to Chengdu, and another prefecture-level city Guang'an. The expressway to the provincial-level municipality of Chongqing is under construction.

The Da-cheng Railway which crosses Nanchong links Chengdu and Dazhou. Another proposed railway, Lan-Yu raiway, links Lanzhou in Gansu Province and Chongqing city will make Nanchong a railway hub in northeast Sichuan province. The Nan-Chong railway station provides passenger and cargo services to several regional and national enconomic centres such as Chengdu, Shanghai, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Shenzhen, and Dongguan.

Old Nanchong airport was built in the 1950s and closed in 2003, The new Nanchong Gaoping Airport which has capacity to land bigger planes, provides regular air services to Beijing and Guangzhou.

Nanchong is suggested as an tradition shipping hub in acient time, ships from Gansu could reach Chongqing through Jialing river, but the river is not suitable for modern shipping.

[edit] Higher Education

There are four academic institutions in Nanchong which provide higher education.

[edit] Celebrities

[edit] References

  1. ^ (Chinese) Profile of Nanchong, official website of Nanchong Civil Affairs Bureau, visited on May 17, 2008.
  2. ^ (Chinese) Profile of Nanchong.
  3. ^ http://www.ncagri.gov.cn/bmzc_s.asp
  4. ^ http://www.nanchong.gov.cn/article.php?id=769
  5. ^ http://www.nanchong.gov.cn

[edit] External links

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