Nanchang

Nanchang
南昌市
Nanchang Skyline, with the Pavilion of Prince Teng in the front
Sunrise in Nanchang
New Fourth Army Headquarters
Nickname(s): 
Hongcheng (洪城 lit. Grand City[citation needed]), Hongdu (洪都 lit. Grand Metropolis[citation needed]), Yuzhang (豫章)
Map
Location of Nanchang City jurisdiction in Jiangxi
Location of Nanchang City jurisdiction in Jiangxi
Nanchang is located in Eastern China
Nanchang
Nanchang
Location in eastern China
Nanchang is located in China
Nanchang
Nanchang
Nanchang (China)
Coordinates (Nanchang municipal government): 28°40′59″N 115°51′29″E / 28.683°N 115.858°E / 28.683; 115.858
CountryChina
ProvinceJiangxi
County-level divisions6 districts, 3 counties
Municipal seatHonggutan District
Government
 • TypePrefecture-level city
 • BodyNanchang Municipal People's Congress
 • CCP SecretaryWu Xiaojun
 • Congress ChairmanWu Weizhu
 • MayorGe Guangming
 • CPPCC ChairmanLiu Jiafu
Area
7,194 km2 (2,778 sq mi)
 • Urban
686 km2 (265 sq mi)
 • Metro
4,588 km2 (1,771 sq mi)
Elevation
37 m (122 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
6,255,007
 • Density870/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
 • Urban
3,929,660
 • Urban density5,700/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
 • Metro
5,382,162
 • Metro density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
GDP (2024)[2]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 780.04 billion
US$ 109.53 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 117,843
US$ 16,547
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
330000
ISO 3166 codeCN-JX-01
Licence plate prefixes赣A, 赣M
City FlowerChinese Rose
City TreeCamphor Laurel
Websitenc.gov.cn
Nanchang
"Nanchang" in Chinese characters
Chinese南昌
Literal meaning"Southern Prosperity"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinNánchāng
Wade–GilesNan2-ch'ang1
IPA[nǎn.ʈʂʰáŋ]
Wu
SuzhouneseNoe-tshaon
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationNàahm-chēung
JyutpingNaam4-coeng1
IPA[nam˩.tsʰœŋ˥]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJLâm-chhiong
Tâi-lôLâm-tshiong
"Kiangsi" (Nanchang). Nieuhof: L'ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale des Provinces Unies vers l'Empereur de la Chine, 1665

Nanchang[a] is the capital of Jiangxi, China. Located in the north-central part of the province and in the hinterland of Poyang Lake Plain, it is bounded on the west by the Jiuling Mountains, and on the east by Poyang Lake. Because of its strategic location connecting the prosperous East and South China, it has become a major railway hub in Southern China in recent decades.

As the Nanchang Uprising in 1927 is distinctively recognized by the ruling Communist Party as "firing the first gunshot against the Nationalists",[4] the current government has therefore named the city since 1949 "the place where the People's Liberation Army was born", and the most widely known "place where the military banner of the People's Liberation Army was first raised".

Nanchang is also a major city, appearing among the top 100 cities in the world by scientific research outputs, as tracked by the Nature Index[5] and home to Nanchang University.

  1. ^ "China: Jiāngxī (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. ^ Nanchang's total permanent population at the end of 2023 is 6.5682 million, and at the end of 2024 it is 6.6704 million"zh:2024年南昌市常住人口增加10.22万人" (Press release). Nanchang.gov. February 22, 2025. Retrieved February 26, 2025. Based on this, the mid-year population of Nanchang in 2024 is 6.6193 million. Nanchang's GDP in 2024 is CN¥ 780.037 billion, or US$109.530 billion (average annual exchange rate in 2024 is 1 US dollar to RMB 7.1217)"zh:2024年南昌市经济运行情况" (Press release). nanchang.gov.cn. January 23, 2025. Retrieved February 26, 2025.. Based on this, Nanchang's GDP per capita in 2024 based on the mid-year population is CN¥117,843 (US$16,547).
  3. ^ "Nanchang". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021.
  4. ^ Schwartz, Benjamin, Chinese Communism and the Rise of Mao, Harper & Row (New York: 1951), p. 93.
  5. ^ "Leading 200 science cities | | Supplements | Nature Index". www.nature.com. Retrieved 2024-11-21.


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