🇨🇳 Nanping (南平; Nánpíng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâm-pêng), historically known as Yanping (延平; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Iân-pêng), is a third-tier prefecture-level city in north-western Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. It borders Ningde to the east, Sanming to the south, and the provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangxi to the north and west respectively. Part of the famous Bú-î Mountains range is located in this prefecture. The built-up (or metro) area is made up of Yanping and Jianyang urban districts.
Nanping is a picturesque old city, located on a hill near the fall of the Jianxi Brook into the Min, and surrounded by high stone walls, which were used to prevent artillery fire. They formed a considerable obstacle to anything hostile in past conflicts. The city flower is lily.
Administration The prefecture-level city of Nanping administers 2 districts, 3 county-level cities and 5 counties. • Yanping District (延平区) • Jianyang District (建阳区) • Shaowu City (邵武市) • Wuyishan City (武夷山市) • Jian'ou City (建瓯市) • Shunchang County (顺昌县) • Pucheng County (浦城县) • Guangze County (光泽县) • Songxi County (松溪县) • Zhenghe County (政和县).
Economy: Industry The industry of Nanping comprises various export-oriented industries. This includes the Fujian Nanping Nanfu Battery Company Ltd. It is the biggest alkaline battery manufacturer and supplier in Chinese mainland.
Nanping has a population of over 795,448 people. Nanping also forms the centre of the wider Nanping Prefecture which has a population of over 2,680,645 people.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Nanping has links with:
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🇳🇵 Mechinagar 26.667
🇺🇸 Palm Beach 26.703
🇺🇸 West Palm Beach 26.708
🇳🇵 Janakpur Dham 26.717
🇨🇳 Huangshan City 118.338
Locations Near: Nanping 118.177,26.6418
🇨🇳 Sanming 117.639,26.263 d: 68.1
🇨🇳 Gutian County 118.85,26.617 d: 67
🇨🇳 Sanyuan 117.608,26.234 d: 72.6
🇨🇳 Minqing 118.867,26.217 d: 83.4
🇨🇳 Pingnan 118.986,26.908 d: 85.6
🇨🇳 Minhou 119.132,26.15 d: 109.7
🇨🇳 Wuyishan 118.035,27.756 d: 124.7
Antipodal to: Nanping -61.823,-26.642
🇦🇷 Santiago del Estero -64.267,-27.783 d: 19742.1
🇦🇷 Resistencia -58.983,-27.45 d: 19719.9
🇦🇷 Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña -58.983,-27.45 d: 19719.9
🇦🇷 Corrientes -58.817,-27.483 d: 19703.1
🇦🇷 Termas de Río Hondo -64.867,-27.483 d: 19699.5
🇦🇷 Reconquista -59.933,-29.233 d: 19672.3
🇦🇷 San Miguel de Tucumán -65.225,-26.83 d: 19676.6
🇵🇾 Pilar -58.303,-26.858 d: 19664.8