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Nanning

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position in Guangxi

Nanning (Simplified Chinese: 南宁; Traditional Chinese: 南寧; pinyin: Nánníng) is the capital of Guangxi autonomous region in southern China. It is known as the "Green City" because of its abundance of lush tropical foliage.


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Geography

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Location of Nanning

Nanning is located in the southern part of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, 160 km from the border with Vietnam. It is the intersection for three tributaries of the Yong River, itself a tributary of the Xi River, the Yu River, You River, and Zuo River. The Yong River bisects the actual "city" of Nanning. It is in a hilly basin with elevations between 70 and 500 meters above sea-level. Qingxiu Mountain dominates the southern part of town.

Nanning's climate is tropical and monsoonal and it is sometimes warm in winters as well as summers. Average temperature is 21.7°C. It is often windy or breezy and very rainy, with more than 1300 mm of precipitation annually. It is also frost-free for all but 3 or 4 days a year and very rarely snows.

History

A settlement was first established at Nanning's present location in the Eastern Jin dynasty around 318 AD when it was called Jinxing County. Since then its name and area of administration has changed several times. During much of that time, it was the administrative center for the Gui-Xinan Circuit. Starting in the Sui dynasty it received the name Yongzhou. In 1325 the name was changed to the present Nanning. In 1914, the capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region moved from Guilin to Nanning.

Administrative Divisions

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districts of Nanning

Nanning has jurisdiction over 6 districts, 6 counties, and 6 development zones.

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Demographics

Nanning's population as of 2004 is 880,400. Thirty-six ethnic groups are represented in Nanning including Zhuang, Han, Miao, and Yao.

Economy

2004 GDP was 58.8 billion RMB, which is a 13% growth over the previous year. The GDP per capita was ¥16,121 (ca. US$1,950) in 2003, ranked no. 116 among 659 Chinese cities. Foreign exports in 2004 were 5 billion USD. Foreign fixed asset investment was 26 billion RMB. Nanning has 6 development zones and industrial parks, 3 of which accounted for 6 billion RMB of Nanning's GDP, more than 8% of Nanning's total.

Mineral resources include gold, iron, manganse, aluminum, quartz, silver, indium, coal, marble, and granite. One third of China's different types of mineral resources are found in Nanning.

Tourism

Nanning is the jumping off point for scenic Guilin, with its world famous hillscape, northern and western Guangxi and its minority villages, and the border with Vietnam in the south.

Flora and Fauna

Nanning's tropical climate gives it an amazing amount of biodiversity. There are many species of animals and more than 3000 species of plants.

Colleges and universities

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Note: Institutions without full-time bachelor programs are not listed.

Miscellaneous

Births

Nanning was the birthplace of:


Prefecture-level divisions of Guangxi
Prefecture-level cities: Baise | Beihai | Chongzuo | Fangchenggang | Guigang | Guilin
Hechi | Hezhou | Laibin | Liuzhou | Nanning | Qinzhou | Wuzhou | Yulin
List of Guangxi County-level divisions


Coordinates: 22°49′N 108°19′E

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Prefecture-level divisions of Guangxi | 310s establishments | Cities in Guangxi

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