Nanning is located in the south of China, the south of Guangxi, and the junction of economic circles of South China, Southwest China and Southeast Asia. It is the meeting point of multi-regional cooperation such as Pan-Beibu Gulf Economic Cooperation, Greater Mekong Subregion Cooperation and Pan-Pearl River Delta Cooperation. It is also the frontier city of China's open cooperation with ASEAN, the permanent venue of the China-ASEAN Expo, an important gateway city for the organic connection of the national "Belt and Road" and the residence of army organs in the southern theater.
The city is connected to Chongzuo in the west, Baise, Hechi and Laibin in the north, Guigang in the east and Qinzhou and Fangchenggang in the south. Located in the hilly area of southwest Guangxi, there are Daming Mountain in the northeast and Qijian Mountain in the south. The terrain is high in the north and low in the south, and the Yongjiang River runs through the central and urban areas.
The total area of the city is 22,099 square kilometers, the area of municipal districts is 9,836 square kilometers, and the registered population is 7,568,700 (2065,438+end of 2007). The main ethnic groups are Zhuang and Han, among which the proportion of Zhuang population exceeds 50%.
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Nanning has a history of over 1700 years since it was founded in the first year of Daxing in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (3 18). Nanning is the political, economic, cultural, financial, information and science and technology center of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the "bridgehead" city of China open to ASEAN, the permanent venue of China-ASEAN Expo, the important transportation hub of the southwest sea passage and the core city of Beibu Gulf Economic Zone.
Nanning is known as "China Greentown", won the UN Habitat Award in 2007 and the title of "Best Leisure City in China" in 20 13.
Nanning city belongs to the hilly area of southwest Guangxi between the basins in southwest Guangxi in geomorphology division. The landform is divided into flat land, low mountains, rocky mountains, hills and terraces. The main geomorphic units are Nanning Basin, Wuming Basin, Yongning Platform and Daming Mountain, and the flat land accounts for the largest proportion. The elevation of the basin is between 70~ 100 meters, and the elevation of the hills is mostly between 200~500 meters.
Daming Mountain, the highest mountain in the city, spans Shanglin County, mashan county, Binyang County and Wuming District, with the highest elevation of1.785m and the average elevation of1.200m..
Baidu Encyclopedia-Nanning (the capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region)