Nan County, or Nanxian () is a

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in the

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Hunan Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to ...

, China, it is under the administration of the

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Yiyang Yiyang () is a prefecture-level city on the Zi River in Hunan province, China, straddling Lake Dongting and bordering Hubei to the north. According to the 2010 Census, Yiyang has a population of 4,313,084 inhabitants residing in an area of . The ...

. Located in the northern margin of the province, the county is bordered to the north by Shishou City of

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, to the northeast by

Huarong County Huarong County () is a county in Hunan province, South Central part of China, it is under the administration of Yueyang City. The county is located on the northeastern margin of the province, on the southern bank of the Yangtze River and on ...

, to the east by

Yueyang County Yueyang County () is a county in Hunan province, China. It is under the administration of Yueyang City. The county is located on the northeastern margin of the province, the Xiang River runs through the west land of the county from south to eas ...

, to the south by

Yuanjiang County Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County (; Hani: ) is a county of south-central Yunnan province, People's Republic of China. The county seat is the town of Lijiang (), while the county itself is under the administration of Yuxi City. It deri ...

, to the southwest by

Hanshou County Hanshou County () is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Changde prefecture-city. The County is located on the north in Hunan Province and the southeast in Changde City, it borders to the north and the west by D ...

and

Dingcheng District Dingcheng District () is one of two urban districts in Changde City, Hunan Province, China; it is also the 2nd most populous district (after Heshan District) in Hunan. The district is bordered to the north by Anxiang County, Jinshi City and L ...

of Changde City, to the northwest by

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. Nan County covers , as of 2015, it had a registered population of 683,500 and a permanent resident population of 632,800. o
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/ref> The county has 14

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under its jurisdiction, the

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is Nanzhou ().

Administrative divisions

Through the amalgamation of township-level divisions in Nan County on November 26, 2015, Nan County had 13 towns and 2 townships under its jurisdiction.the divisions of Nan County in 2015, according to the o
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/ref> In 2017, the township of Zhongyukou was reorganized as a town, the county has a township and 14 towns.; ;14 towns *

Beizhouzi Beizhouzi Town () is an urban town in Nan County, Yiyang, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. Administrative division The town is divided into 14 villages and 2 community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with ...

() *

Changjiao Changjiao Town () is an urban town in and subdivision of Nan County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. Administrative division The town is divided into 18 villages and 1 community A community is a social unit (a group of living t ...

() *

Heba, Nan County Heba Town () is an urban town in Nan County, Yiyang, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. Administrative division The town is divided into 25 villages and 3 communities A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with com ...

(): Merging Shabaozhou Town () and the former Heba Town on November 26, 2015. *

Huage Huage Town () is an urban town in Nan County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. Administrative division The town is divided into 35 villages and 2 communities A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonalit ...

() *

Jinpen Jinpen Town () is an urban town in Nan County, Yiyang, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. Administrative division The town is divided into 15 villages and 2 communities A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with c ...

() *

Langbahu Langbahu Town () is an urban town in Nan County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. Administrative division The town is divided into 24 village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet bu ...

() *

Mahekou, Nan County Mahekou Town () is an urban town in Nan County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. Administrative division The town is divided into 35 villages and 2 community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonalit ...

() * Maocaojie () *

Mingshantou Mingshantou Town () is an urban town in Nan County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. Administrative division The town is divided into 20 villages and 2 community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with common ...

() *

Nanzhou, Nan County Nanzhou Town () is an urban town and the seat of Nan County in Hunan, China. Administrative division The town is divided into 25 villages and 9 communities A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as pla ...

() * Qingshuzui () * Sanxianhu () * Wushenggong () * Zhongyukou () ;a township * Wuzui ()

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