- Nan'an, Fujian
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Nan'an (Chinese: 南安; pinyin: Nán ān; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâm-oaⁿ) is a county-level city within the Quanzhou prefecture level city, Fujian province, China. As of 2010 the city has a population of 1,500,000. [1] More than 3,000,000 overseas Chinese trace their ancestry to Nan'an. [2]
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History
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]
Climate and Geography
Nan'an experiences subtropical monsoonal humid climate. It has an average temperature of 20.9°C. It has 349 days which is frost free.
The city covers an area of 2036 square kilometres.
Nan'an is situated below Anxi County, adjacent to Jinjiang to the east and Tong'an District to the West. Nan'an county is 97 km from Xiamen. It is 30 km from Quanzhou and 220 km from the provincial capital, Fuzhou.
Economy
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
- Hong Chengchou
- Zheng Zhilong
- Liu Zaifu
- Koxinga
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Coordinates: 24°57′44″N 118°23′00″E / 24.96222°N 118.3833333°E
Fujian Province county-level divisions Fuzhou: Gulou District · Taijiang District · Cangshan District · Mawei District · Jin'an District · Fuqing City · Changle City · Minhou County · Lianjiang County · Luoyuan County · Minqing County · Yongtai County · Pingtan County
Xiamen: Siming District · Haicang District · Huli District · Jimei District · Tong'an District · Xiang'an District
Nanping: Yanping District · Shaowu · Wuyishan City · Jian'ou City · Jianyang · Shunchang County · Pucheng County · Guangze County · Songxi County · Zhenghe County
Sanming: Meilie District · Sanyuan District · Yong'an City · Mingxi County · Qingliu County · Ninghua County · Datian County · Youxi County · Sha County · Jiangle County · Taining County · Jianning County
Putian: Chengxiang District · Hanjiang District · Licheng District · Xiuyu District · Xianyou County
Quanzhou: Licheng District · Fengze District · Luojiang District · Quangang District · Shishi City · Jinjiang City · Nan'an City · Hui'an County · Anxi County · Yongchun County · Dehua County · Kinmen*
Zhangzhou: Xiangcheng District · Longwen District · Longhai · Yunxiao County · Zhangpu County · Zhao'an County · Changtai County · Dongshan County · Nanjing County · Pinghe County · Hua'an County
Longyan: Xinluo District · Zhangping City · Changting County · Yongding County · Shanghang County · Wuping County · Liancheng County
Ningde: Jiaocheng District · Fu'an City · Fuding City · Shouning County · Xiapu County · Zherong County · Pingnan County · Gutian County · Zhouning County■ = Sub-provincial city ■ = Prefecture-level city
*Kinmen is administered as a county by the Republic of China, but claimed by the PRC.Categories:- People's Republic of China geography stubs
- Cities in Fujian
- County-level divisions of Fujian
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