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Prefecture-level city
  
Yiyang

Province
  
Hunan

Time zone
  
China Standard (UTC+8)

Nan County

Country
  
People's Republic of China

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

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Map of Nanxian, Yiyang, Hunan, China

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. The county has 13 towns and 2 townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Nanzhou (南洲镇).

Administrative divisions

According to the result on adjustment of township-level divisions of Nan County on November 26, 2015, Nan County has 13 towns and 2 townships under its jurisdiction. they are:

13 towns
  • Beizhouzi (北洲子镇)
  • Changjiao (厂窖镇)
  • Heba, Nan County (河坝镇): Merging Shabaozhou Town (沙堡洲镇) and the former Heba Town on November 26, 2015.
  • Huage (华阁镇)
  • Jinpen (金盆镇)
  • Langbahu (浪拔湖镇)
  • Mahekou, Nan County (麻河口镇)
  • Maocaojie (茅草街镇)
  • Mingshantou (明山头镇)
  • Nanzhou, Nan County (南洲镇)
  • Qingshuzui (青树嘴镇)
  • Sanxianhu (三仙湖镇)
  • Wushenggong (武圣宫镇)
  • 2 townships
  • Wuzui (乌嘴乡)
  • Zhongyukou (中鱼口乡)
  • References

    Nan County Wikipedia