Nanjian Town

Nanjian (simplified Chinese: 南みなみ涧镇; traditional Chinese: 南みなみ澗鎮; pinyin: Nánjiàn Zhèn) is a town in and the county seat of Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 49,854 and an area of 362.93-square-kilometre (140.13 sq mi). It is the political, economic and cultural center of Nanjian Yi Autonomous County.

Nanjian Town 南みなみ涧镇
Town
Nanjian Town Location in Yunnan.
Coordinates: 25°03′11″N 100°31′23″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Yunnan
Autonomous prefecture	Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture
Autonomous county	Nanjian Yi Autonomous County
Designated (town)	1969
Area
• Total	362.93 km2 (140.13 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	49,854
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code	675799
Area code	0872

Administrative division

As of 2018, the town is divided into one community and thirteen villages:

• South Street Community (南街なんがい社しゃ区く)
• Anding (安定あんてい村むら)
• Xishan (西山にしやま村むら)
• Xiaojunzhuang (小しょう军庄村むら)
• Tuanshan (团山村むら)
• Bao'an (保安ほあん村むら)
• Wazhe (瓦かわら折おり村むら)
• Wenqi (文ぶん启村)
• Dongyong (东涌村むら)
• Desheng (得とく胜村)
• Yaiping (太平おうひら村むら)
• Fuxing (复兴村むら)
• Baiyun (白しろ云うん村むら)
• Xinshan (新しん山村さんそん)

History

After the founding of the Communist State in 1949, the Nanjian District (南みなみ涧分区く) was set up. During the Great Leap Forward, it was renamed "Nanjian Commune" (南みなみ涧公社しゃ) in 1958. In 1969 it was upgraded to a town. In 1988 its name was changed to "Desheng Township" (得とく胜乡). In 2002, the Desheng Township was revoked and Nanjian became a town after reorganization.

Geography

It is surrounded by Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County and Midu County on the north, Leqiu Township and Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County on the west, Midu County on the east, and Yongcui Township and Baohua Town on the south.

The highest point is Taiji Peak (太ふとし极顶), elevation 3,061 metres (10,043 ft). The lowest point is the bottom of Nanjian River (南みなみ涧河底そこ), which, at 1,310 metres (4,300 ft) above sea level.

The town experiences a subtropical monsoon climate, with an average annual temperature of 19.1 °C (66.4 °F), total annual rainfall of 737.5-millimetre (29.04 in), a frost-free period of 305 days and annual average sunshine hours in 2443 hours.

Economy

The main industries in and around the town are commerce, forestry and farming. Commercial crops include tobacco, Juglans sigillata, and vegetable.

Demographics

Population census

Year	Pop.	±%
2005	45,391	—
2020	49,854	+9.8%
Source:

As of 2020, the National Bureau of Statistics of China estimates the township's population now to be 49,854.

Transportation

The township is crossed by the China National Highway G214.

References

Bibliography

• A Huaicong, ed. (2008). "Administrative divisions" 行政ぎょうせい区く划. 《南みなみ涧彝族ぞく自治じち县概况》 [General Situation of Nanjian Yi Autonomous County] (in Chinese). Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-105-08580-4.