Nanchong

30°50′14″N 106°06′38″E / 30.8372°N 106.1106°E / 30.8372; 106.1106

Nanchong
南充市
Nanchung
Nickname: 
The fruit City
Location of Nanchong City jurisdiction in Sichuan
Location of Nanchong City jurisdiction in Sichuan
Coordinates (Nanchong Bureau of Civil Affairs (南充市民政局)): 30°47′29″N 106°04′31″E / 30.7913°N 106.0753°E / 30.7913; 106.0753
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceSichuan
Officiated1993
Municipal seatShunqing District
Government
 • Party SecretaryLiu Hongjian
Area
12,479.96 km2 (4,818.54 sq mi)
 • Urban
2,527.8 km2 (976.0 sq mi)
 • Metro
2,527.8 km2 (976.0 sq mi)
Elevation
340 m (1,120 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
5,607,565
 • Density450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,936,534
 • Urban density770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,936,534
 • Metro density770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
GDP[2]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 151.6 billion
US$ 24.3 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 23,881
US$ 3,834
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
637000
Area code0817
ISO 3166 codeCN-SC-13
Licence plate prefixes川R
Websitenanchong.gov.cn

Nanchong (Chinese: 南充; pinyin: Nánchōng; Wade–Giles: Nan-ch'ung; Sichuanese: lan2cong1) is a prefecture-level city in the northeast of Sichuan province, China, with an area of 12,479.96 km2 (4,818.54 sq mi).[3] At the 2020 census it was home to 5,607,565 people, of whom 1,936,534 lived in the built-up (or 'metro') area made of three urban districts. It is the second most populated city of Sichuan Province, after Chengdu. The administrative center is Shunqing District.[4]

  1. ^ "China: Sìchuān (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. ^ 四川省统计局、国家统计局四川调查总队 (2016). 《四川统计年鉴-2016》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-7871-1.
  3. ^ 南充市 (in Chinese (China)). XZQH. Archived from the original on 2008-05-18. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
  4. ^ "南充市第七次全国人口普查公报-南充市人民政府" [Nanchong Seventh National Population Census Bulletin-Nanchong Municipal People's Government]. www.nanchong.gov.cn. Retrieved 2024-06-21.