Nanjian Town | |
Native Name: | 南涧镇 |
Native Name Lang: | zh |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | China Yunnan |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Yunnan. |
Coordinates: | 25.0531°N 100.5231°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Yunnan |
Subdivision Type2: | Autonomous prefecture |
Subdivision Name2: | Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture |
Subdivision Type3: | Autonomous county |
Subdivision Name3: | Nanjian Yi Autonomous County |
Established Title2: | Designated (town) |
Established Date2: | 1969 |
Area Total Km2: | 362.93 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 49,854 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | China Standard |
Utc Offset1: | +08:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 675799 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 0872 |
Nanjian 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 362.93km2. It is the political, economic and cultural center of Nanjian Yi Autonomous County.
As of 2018, the town is divided into one community and thirteen villages:
After the founding of the Communist State in 1949, the Nanjian District was set up. During the Great Leap Forward, it was renamed "Nanjian Commune" in 1958. In 1969 it was upgraded to a town. In 1988 its name was changed to "Desheng Township" . In 2002, the Desheng Township was revoked and Nanjian became a town after reorganization.
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.[1]
The highest point is Taiji Peak, elevation .[1] The lowest point is the bottom of Nanjian River, which, at above sea level.[1]
The town experiences a subtropical monsoon climate, with an average annual temperature of, total annual rainfall of 737.5mm, a frost-free period of 305 days and annual average sunshine hours in 2443 hours.
The main industries in and around the town are commerce, forestry and farming. Commercial crops include tobacco, Juglans sigillata, and vegetable.
As of 2020, the National Bureau of Statistics of China estimates the township's population now to be 49,854.[1]
The township is crossed by the China National Highway G214.