Nan'an
南安 | |
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南安市 | |
  Nan'an Location in Fujian | |
| Coordinates: 24°58′N 118°23′E / 24.967°N 118.383°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Prefecture-level city | Quanzhou |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,036 km2 (786 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,500,000 |
| • Density | 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
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.[2]
History
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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.[3]
Geography and climate
editNan'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 average temperature in January is 12.1 °C (53.8 °F); The average temperature in July is 28.9 °C (84.0 °F). Rain comes seasonally in Spring and Summer.
The city covers an area of 2,036 square kilometres (786 sq mi). It includes the existing cultivated land of 344.9 square kilometres (133.2 sq mi), garden plot of 207.4 square kilometres (80.1 sq mi), woodland area of 883.4 square kilometres (341.1 sq mi)，grassland are of 0.13 square kilometres (0.050 sq mi), other agricultural land area of 81.36 square kilometres (31.41 sq mi), construction land of 299.1 square kilometres (115.5 sq mi), and unused land of 218.98 square kilometres (84.55 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.
Economy
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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.
People
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Category:Cities in Fujian Category:County-level divisions of Fujian