Guangnan County

Guangnan County
广南县 · Gvangjnanz Yen
Lianhu Park, Bronze Drum Square
Nong's Tusi Office, Fields in Babao Town
Location of Guangnan County (red) within Wenshan Prefecture (pink) and Yunnan
Location of Guangnan County (red) within Wenshan Prefecture (pink) and Yunnan
Guangnan County is located in Yunnan
Guangnan County
Guangnan County
Location of the seat in Yunnan
Coordinates: 24°03′N 105°04′E / 24.050°N 105.067°E / 24.050; 105.067
CountryChina
ProvinceYunnan
Autonomous prefectureWenshan
County seatLiancheng
Area
 • Total7,983 km2 (3,082 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Total771,948
 • Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Postal code
663300
Area code0876
Websitewww.yngn.gov.cn
Guangnan (labelled as KUANG-NAN (PAO-NING) 廣南 (寶寧)) (1954)

Guangnan County (simplified Chinese: 广南县; traditional Chinese: 廣南縣; pinyin: Guǎngnán Xiàn; Zhuang: Gvangjnanz Yen) is located in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China. The seat of Guangnan, known today as Liancheng (莲城镇), was the heart of the Gouding Kingdom (句町) that lasted approximately 400 years, from 111 BC to 316 AD.[2]

  1. ^ "文山州第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (in Chinese). Government of Wenshan Prefecture. 2021-05-25. Archived from the original on 2023-07-23. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  2. ^ Johnson & Wang 2008