Nanjian Town
Nanjian is a town in and the county seat of Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 49,854 and an area of. It is the political, economic and cultural center of Nanjian Yi Autonomous County.
Administrative division
As of 2018, the town is divided into one community and thirteen villages:- South Street Community
- Anding
- Xishan
- Xiaojunzhuang
- Tuanshan
- Bao'an
- Wazhe
- Wenqi
- Dongyong
- Desheng
- Yaiping
- Fuxing
- Baiyun
- Xinshan
History
After the founding of the Communist State in 1949, the Nanjian District was set up. During the Great Leap Forward, it was renamed "Nanjian Commune" in 1958. In 1969 it was upgraded to a town. In 1988 its name was changed to "Desheng Township". In 2002, the Desheng Township was revoked and Nanjian became a town after reorganization.Geography
It is surrounded by Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County and Midu County on the north, Leqiu Township and Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County on the west, Midu County on the east, and Yongcui Township and Baohua Town on the south.The highest point is Taiji Peak, elevation. The lowest point is the bottom of Nanjian River, which, at above sea level.
The town experiences a subtropical monsoon climate, with an average annual temperature of, total annual rainfall of, a frost-free period of 305 days and annual average sunshine hours in 2443 hours.