Nan'an, Fujian

Nan'an (Chinese: 南安; pinyin: Nán'ān; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâm-oaⁿ; lit.: 'southern peace') is a county-level city of southern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Quanzhou City and as of 2010, had a total population of 1,500,000.[1] More than 3,000,000 overseas Chinese trace their ancestry to Nan'an.[1]

Nan'an

南安市

Nanan
County-level city
  Nan'an
in Quanzhou
Nan'an
Location in Fujian
Coordinates (Nan'an municipal government): 24°57′40″N 118°23′06″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceFujian
Prefecture-level cityQuanzhou
Area
 • Total2,036 km2 (786 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,500,000
 • Density740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

History
Lianhe Church in Qianban Village, Shijing Town, Nan'an

Nan'an is located on the southeastern coast of Fujian province. It has been the centre of the 3 Wu Kingdoms. Nan'an history dates back 1700 years. Nan'an has been the economic and cultural centre for Minnan people.[2]

Geography and climate

Nan'an experiences subtropical monsoonal humid climate. It has an average temperature of 20.9 °C (69.6 °F). It has 349 days which is frost free.

The city covers an area of 2,036 square kilometres (786 sq mi).

Nan'an is situated below Anxi County, adjacent to Jinjiang to the east and Tong'an District to the West. Nan'an is 97 kilometres (60 mi) from Xiamen. It is 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Quanzhou and 220 kilometres (140 mi) from the provincial capital, Fuzhou.

Islands in Nan'an include:[3]

Administrative divisions

The city is divided into 3 subdistricts, 21 towns, and 2 townships.[5][6] The city also contains an economic development zone.[5]

Subdistricts
  • Ximei Subdistrict, Liucheng Subdistrict, and Meilin Subdistrict.[5][6]

Towns
  • Guanqiao (官桥镇), Shengxin (省新镇), Luncang (仑苍镇), Dongtian (东田镇), Yingdu (英都镇), Xiangyun, Jintao (金淘镇), Shishan (诗山镇), Penghua (蓬华镇), Matou (码头镇), Jiudu (九都镇), Lefeng (乐峰镇), Luodong (罗东镇), Meishan (梅山镇), Honglai (洪濑镇), Hongmei (洪梅镇), Kangmei (康美镇), Fengzhou (丰州镇), Xiamei (霞美镇), Shuitou, and Shijing.[5][6]

Townships

Economy
An aquaculture establishment in Anhai Bay, near Shijing Town. Note the use of the local stone for construction.

Nan'an is fast developing into an economic and industrial hub for Quanzhou prefecture. Its close proximity to economic centres such as Xiamen, Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen makes it an important investment location for foreign investments and Taiwan businessmen.

Nan'an has very strong rail infrastructure and road links making it a gateway for tourism as well as commerce.

Education

Schools located in Nan'an include Nan'an Experimental Middle School.

Notable people

Climate
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References
  1. "Nan'an City Government Official Website".
  2. "Nan'an City Government Official Website History".
  3. State Oceanic Administration (12 April 2011). 曾小颖 (ed.). 第一批开发利用无居民海岛名录 [First Series of Names of Uninhabited Islands for Development and Usage]. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2020. 83 奎屿 福建省 泉州市 南安市 24°35′N，118°25′E 0.006042 为大陆岛，由变质岩组成。表层黄沙壤土，植被主要为灌木和木麻黄。基岩海岸，附近水深0～2 m，周围多干出礁。海域吊养牡蛎。 岛上岩石曾被开采。 旅游娱乐用岛
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    86 小佰屿 福建省 泉州市 南安市 24°34′N，118°26′E 0.0351 为大陆岛，由变质岩组成。表层黄土，植被茂密。海岸为基岩岸滩，间有沙质岸。附近水深0～2 m，周围海域多干出礁，南部多暗礁，为航行危险区域。海域产有鲻鱼、章鱼等。 尚未开发利用。 旅游娱乐用岛 又名“小百屿”
  4. 金門地區離島通航航道公告圖 (PDF) (Map). Coast Guard Administration (Taiwan) (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 August 2019. 大百嶼
  5. 2019年统计用区划代码. stats.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  6. 泉州市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
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