| Nancheng County | |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Pushpin Map: | China |
| Pushpin Label: | Nancheng |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the seat in Jiangxi--> |
| Coordinates: | 27.5697°N 116.637°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jiangxi |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Fuzhou |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 202 BCE |
| Area Total Km2: | 1698 |
| Elevation M: | 70 |
| Elevation Ft: | 230 |
| Population Total: | 316,900 |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset1: | +8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 344700 |
| Area Code: | 0794 |
Nancheng is a county of eastern Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Fuzhou. Historically it has been known as Jianchangfu (Kienchang) (Chinese: 建昌府).
In the present, Nancheng County has 9 towns and 3 townships.[1]
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The population of the district was in 1999.[2]
Nancheng County has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with long, humid, very hot summers and cool and drier winters with occasional cold snaps. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to 29.1°C in July, with an annual mean of 18.04°C; the frost-free period lasts 265 days.[3] The average annual precipitation is around 1740mm. Winter begins somewhat sunny and dry but becomes progressively wetter and cloudier; spring begins especially gloomy, and from March to June each of the months averages more than 190mm of rainfall. After the heavy rains subside in June, summer is especially sunny. Autumn is warm to mild and relatively dry. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 20% in March to 58% in July, the county receives 1,635 hours of bright sunshine annually.