Nanjing County | |
Settlement Type: | County |
Pushpin Map: | China Fujian |
Pushpin Label: | Nanjing |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the seat in Fujian |
Coordinates: | 24.5147°N 117.3573°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Fujian |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Zhangzhou |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | China Standard |
Utc Offset1: | +8 |
Nanjing County is a county under the administration of Zhangzhou City, in the south of Fujian province, People's Republic of China.
Nanjing County is administratively divided into several towns:
Nanjing County, and in particular its western part (Shuyang and Meilin Towns), is the location of many famous Fujian Tulou. Out of the 10 tulou sites listed on UNESCO's World Heritage list, four are in Nanjing County:
Until 2012, Nanjing County had no railways. The Longyan–Xiamen Railway, opened on June 30, 2012, became the first railway to cross the county. The two stations within the county are Nanjing Station (located near Fengtian Town, about 15km (09miles) (by road) to the northeast of the county seat, Shancheng[1]) and Longshan;[2] they serve the county's eastern and northern parts.