Qili Station of the Metro in Donghu District, Nanchang City.

Nanchang City, referred to as Hong or Chang, formerly known as Yuzhang and Hongdu, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiangxi Province, the provincial capital, a type I large city, a second-tier city, and an important center in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River in China approved by the State Council. City, the central city of the Poyang Lake Ecological Economic Zone. As of 2021, the city has jurisdiction over 6 districts and 3 counties, with a total area of ??7,195 square kilometers. As of the end of 2022, Nanchang City has a permanent population of 6.5381 million people.

Nanchang City is located in East China, north of central Jiangxi, on the lower reaches of Ganjiang River and Fuhe River, and on the southwest bank of Poyang Lake. The entire territory is dominated by the Poyang Lake Plain and has a subtropical monsoon climate. Nanchang City has Guangdong and Fujian provinces. Ting, known as the Wutouchuwei, the three rivers and the five lakes, the place that controls the wild thorns and leads the Ouyue, is one of the important central cities in East China, one of the central cities of the urban agglomeration in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and one of the first batch of low-income cities in China. Carbon pilot city.

Geographical environment

Nanchang City is located in the north of central Jiangxi, the lower reaches of Ganjiang River and Fuhe River, and the southwest bank of Poyang Lake. It is located at 115°27'-116°35' east longitude and 28° north latitude. Between °10'-29°11', it connects Yugan and Dongxiang to the east, Linchuan and Fengcheng to the south, Gao'an, Fengxin, and Jing'an to the west, and Yongxiu, Duchang, and Poyang counties to the north***Poyang The lake has a maximum longitudinal distance of about 121 kilometers from north to south and a maximum horizontal distance of about 108 kilometers from east to west, with a total area of ??7195 square kilometers.

The highest point in Nanchang City is the medicine-washing dock in the medicine-washing lake at the main peak of Meiling, with an altitude of 841.4 meters. The entire territory is dominated by the Poyang Lake plain, with the southeast relatively flat and the northwest hilly. The entire territory is mountainous and There are alternating hills, hills and plains, of which hills and low hills account for 34.4%. The water area reaches 2204.37 square kilometers, accounting for 29.78%. It ranks in the top three among cities above provincial capitals in the country. The whole territory is dominated by plains, accounting for 35.8%. The southeast is relatively flat, and the northwest is hilly, with dense water networks and numerous lakes.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia - Nanchang