Nanbu County

Nanbu County (Chinese: 南部县; pinyin: Nánbù Xiàn) is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Nanchong city.^[1]

Nanbu County 南部县
County
Location of Nanbu County (red) within Nanchong City (yellow) and Sichuan
Nanbu Location of the seat in Sichuan
Coordinates: 31°21′16″N 106°03′55″E
Country	China
Province	Sichuan
Prefecture-level city	Nanchong
County seat	Nanlong
Area
• Total	2,305 km2 (890 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)
• Total	817,235
• Density	350/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

History

In 1960, local government officials tasked with cleaning up Qing-dynasty archives found 4000 Qing-era official documents in a watchtower of the county's public security bureau, covering political, economic, military, cultural, educational, judicial, religious, and diplomatic records of the years 1656 to 1911.^[2] It is one of the largest surviving collections of Qing-era judicial material.^[3] The archives are nowadays stored by the Nanchong Municipal Bureau of Archives.^[4]

Administrative divisions

Nanbu County comprises 4 subdistricts, 33 towns and 5 townships:^[5]

subdistricts

• Binjiang 滨江街道
• Shubei 蜀北街道
• Manfu 满福街道
• Nanlong 南隆街道

towns

• Laoya 老鸦镇
• Yongding 永定镇
• Beiyuan 碑院镇
• Xiehe 谢河镇
• Panlong 盘龙镇
• Tiefotang 铁佛塘镇
• Shihe 石河镇
• Wangjia 王家镇
• Fuli 富利镇
• Nanmu 楠木镇
• Changping 长坪镇
• Dongba 东坝镇
• Heba 河坝镇
• Dingshui 定水镇
• Dawang 大王镇
• Huangjin 黄金镇
• Liuma 流马镇
• Jianxing 建兴镇
• Sanguan 三官镇
• Fuhu 伏虎镇
• Shuangfo 双佛镇
• Huaguan 花罐镇
• Daqiao 大桥镇
• Dahe 大河镇
• Wannian 万年镇
• Shengzhong 升钟镇
• Shengshui 升水镇
• Daping 大坪镇
• Shenba 神坝镇
• Ba'erhu 八尔湖镇
• Shilong 石龙镇
• Xishui 西水镇
• Tongping 桐坪镇

townships

• Wuling 五灵乡
• Xiaoyuan 小元乡
• Hongguan 宏观乡
• Shuangfeng 双峰乡
• Taixia 太霞乡

Climate

Climate data for Nanbu, elevation 406 m (1,332 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)	19.6 (67.3)	23.6 (74.5)	31.2 (88.2)	34.1 (93.4)	36.4 (97.5)	37.4 (99.3)	39.5 (103.1)	42.4 (108.3)	38.8 (101.8)	33.1 (91.6)	25.4 (77.7)	18.1 (64.6)	42.4 (108.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	9.5 (49.1)	12.6 (54.7)	17.6 (63.7)	23.4 (74.1)	27.1 (80.8)	29.4 (84.9)	32.0 (89.6)	32.3 (90.1)	26.7 (80.1)	21.3 (70.3)	16.2 (61.2)	10.4 (50.7)	21.5 (70.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	6.1 (43.0)	8.7 (47.7)	12.9 (55.2)	18.0 (64.4)	21.8 (71.2)	24.7 (76.5)	27.3 (81.1)	27.1 (80.8)	22.5 (72.5)	17.5 (63.5)	12.6 (54.7)	7.5 (45.5)	17.2 (63.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	3.8 (38.8)	5.9 (42.6)	9.5 (49.1)	14.0 (57.2)	17.9 (64.2)	21.2 (70.2)	23.7 (74.7)	23.4 (74.1)	19.6 (67.3)	15.1 (59.2)	10.3 (50.5)	5.4 (41.7)	14.2 (57.5)
Record low °C (°F)	−3.3 (26.1)	−1.6 (29.1)	−2.2 (28.0)	4.6 (40.3)	9.1 (48.4)	14.2 (57.6)	17.0 (62.6)	16.7 (62.1)	13.2 (55.8)	1.7 (35.1)	0.6 (33.1)	−4.3 (24.3)	−4.3 (24.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	14.1 (0.56)	16.2 (0.64)	32.0 (1.26)	66.0 (2.60)	102.1 (4.02)	148.1 (5.83)	167.7 (6.60)	141.5 (5.57)	140.3 (5.52)	71.3 (2.81)	33.0 (1.30)	14.0 (0.55)	946.3 (37.26)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	7.7	7.4	9.7	10.8	12.4	13.4	13.1	10.5	13.3	13.9	8.4	7.1	127.7
Average snowy days	0.9	0.4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4	1.7
Average relative humidity (%)	82	78	74	73	73	79	79	76	82	84	83	83	79
Mean monthly sunshine hours	48.6	58.7	98.5	134.9	138.2	129.5	169.9	179.8	99.1	73.6	58.7	41.6	1,231.1
Percent possible sunshine	15	19	26	35	32	31	40	44	27	21	19	13	27
Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7]

References

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2. "《清代南部县衙门档案》 文献史上的奇迹-南部县人民政府". www.scnanbu.gov.cn. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
3. Tam, Ka-Chai (2020-08-31). Justice in Print: Discovering Prefectural Judges and Their Judicial Consistency in Late-Ming Casebooks. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-44284-9.
4. Karasawa, Yasuhiko; Reed, Bradly Ward; Sommer, Matthew Harvey (2005). "Qing County Archives in Sichuan: An Update from the Field". Late Imperial China. 26 (2): 114–128. doi:10.1353/late.2006.0003.
5. 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：南部县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
6. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
7. "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.