# Nanchuan, Chongqing

Nanchuan (Chinese: 南川; pinyin: Nánchuān) is a district and former county of Chongqing, China, bordering Guizhou province to the south.

## Administration

| Name | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010) | Area (km$^2$) |
| Dongcheng Subdistrict | 东城街道 | Dōngchéng Jiēdào | 84,164 | 108 |
| Nancheng Subdistrict | 南城街道 | Nánchéng Jiēdào | 80,485 | 208 |
| Xicheng Subdistrict | 西城街道 | Xīchéng Jiēdào | 40,126 | 70.5 |
| Sanquan town | 三泉镇 | Sānquán Zhèn | 13,822 | 191.5 |
| Jinshan town | 金山镇 | Jīnshān Zhèn | 10,609 | 110 |
| Nanping town | 南平镇 | Nánpíng Zhèn | 32,888 | 130 |
| Shentong town | 神童镇 | Shéntóng Zhèn | 6,781 | 43 |
| Mingyu town | 鸣玉镇 | Míngyù Zhèn | 11,934 | 78 |
| Dashuang town | 大观镇 | Dàguān Zhèn | 20,538 | 87 |
| Xinglong town | 兴隆镇 | Xīnglóng Zhèn | 20,489 | 76.5 |
| Taipingchang town | 太平场镇 | Tàipíngchǎng Zhèn | 10,208 | 66.4 |
| Baisha town | 白沙镇 | Báishā Zhèn | 6,412 | 37.6 |
| Shuijiang Town | 水江镇 | Shuǐjiāng Zhèn | 50,918 | 233.03 |
| Shiqiang town | 石墙镇 | Shíqiáng Zhèn | 6,832 | 37 |
| Toudu town | 头渡镇 | Tóudù Zhèn | 7,255 | 164.1 |
| Dayou town | 大有镇 | Dàyǒu Zhèn | 10,040 | 39.5 |
| Hexi town | 合溪镇 | Héxī Zhèn | 6,604 | 132.7 |
| Lixianghu town | 黎香湖镇 | Líxiānghú Zhèn | 5,149 | 37.5 |
| Nanzhushan town | 楠竹山镇 | Nánzhúshān Zhèn | | 57.5 |
| Shixi Township | 石溪乡 | Shíxī Xiāng | 9,982 | 54 |
| Hetu Township | 河图乡 | Hétú Xiāng | 5,059 | 33 |
| Guhua Township | 古花乡 | Gǔhuā Xiāng | 7,221 | 57.7 |
| Qingyuan Township | 庆元乡 | Qìngyuán Xiāng | 7,407 | 68 |
| Ganfeng Township | 乾丰乡 | Gānfēng Xiāng | 5,174 | 34 |
| Shilian Township | 石莲乡 | Shílián Xiāng | 5,153 | 37 |
| Lengshuiguan Township | 冷水关乡 | Lěngshuǐguān Xiāng | 7,345 | 35.8 |
| Qilong Township | 骑龙乡 | Qílóng Xiāng | 6,249 | 40.36 |
| Muliang Township | 木凉乡 | Mùliáng Xiāng | 6,770 | 42.5 |
| Yuquan Township | 鱼泉乡 | Yúquán Xiāng | 6,532 | 105 |
| Zhongqiao Township | 中桥乡 | Zhōngqiáo Xiāng | 7,668 | 42.85 |
| Delong Township | 德隆乡 | Délóng Xiāng | 5,279 | 80.2 |
| Fengyan Township | 峰岩乡 | Fēngyán Xiāng | 6,473 | 44.3 |
| Minzhu Township | 民主乡 | Mínzhǔ Xiāng | 7,092 | 30.3 |
| Fushou Township | 福寿乡 | Fúshòu Xiāng | 8,014 | 42.19 |
| Tiecun Township | 铁村乡 | Tiěcūn Xiāng | 7,657 | 57.5 |

## Climate

Climate data for Nanchuan, elevation 560 m (1,840 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.4 (66.9) | 30.4 (86.7) | 34.6 (94.3) | 35.7 (96.3) | 36.7 (98.1) | 37.0 (98.6) | 39.1 (102.4) | 41.5 (106.7) | 40.8 (105.4) | 34.6 (94.3) | 28.8 (83.8) | 20.9 (69.6) | 41.5 (106.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) | 12.4 (54.3) | 16.9 (62.4) | 22.3 (72.1) | 26.1 (79.0) | 28.4 (83.1) | 32.0 (89.6) | 32.0 (89.6) | 28.0 (82.4) | 21.1 (70.0) | 16.8 (62.2) | 10.8 (51.4) | 21.3 (70.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) | 8.7 (47.7) | 12.3 (54.1) | 17.2 (63.0) | 20.9 (69.6) | 23.6 (74.5) | 26.6 (79.9) | 26.2 (79.2) | 22.7 (72.9) | 17.3 (63.1) | 12.9 (55.2) | 7.8 (46.0) | 16.9 (62.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) | 6.2 (43.2) | 9.2 (48.6) | 13.8 (56.8) | 17.3 (63.1) | 20.3 (68.5) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.3 (72.1) | 19.0 (66.2) | 14.8 (58.6) | 10.4 (50.7) | 5.9 (42.6) | 13.8 (56.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.7 (25.3) | −2.1 (28.2) | −2.6 (27.3) | 4.7 (40.5) | 8.5 (47.3) | 14.0 (57.2) | 16.2 (61.2) | 16.4 (61.5) | 11.3 (52.3) | 5.3 (41.5) | 0.6 (33.1) | −4.7 (23.5) | −4.7 (23.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22.0 (0.87) | 26.6 (1.05) | 48.2 (1.90) | 97.0 (3.82) | 153.3 (6.04) | 175.8 (6.92) | 173.9 (6.85) | 136.6 (5.38) | 85.4 (3.36) | 97.8 (3.85) | 53.0 (2.09) | 26.3 (1.04) | 1,095.9 (43.17) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.9 | 10.8 | 14.0 | 16.3 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 14.4 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 17.5 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 168.2 |
| Average snowy days | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 82 | 78 | 76 | 78 | 84 | 83 | 84 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 19.4 | 39.2 | 68.3 | 96.3 | 109.4 | 98.0 | 169.9 | 170.4 | 131.1 | 57.5 | 51.1 | 22.5 | 1,033.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 6 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 40 | 42 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 22 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Transport

* Nanchuan–Fuling Railway
29°09′36″N 107°05′24″E﻿ / ﻿29.16000°N 107.09000°E﻿ / 29.16000; 107.09000