Nanyang, Henan

Nanyang (南阳市, Nanyang Shì ) is a Chinese city in the south of Henan province with an area of 26,591 km ² and a population of about 10.47 million ( end of 2002).

Administrative Divisions

The prefecture-level city of Nanyang is made at the county level from two districts, one urban district, and ten circles. These are:

City District Wolong -卧龙区Wolong Qū;
City District Wan-cheng -宛城区Wǎnchéng Qū;
Dengzhou City -邓州市Dengzhou Shì;
Nanzhao county -南召县Nanzhao Xiàn;
Circle Fangcheng -方城县Fangcheng Xiàn;
Xixia county -西峡县Xixia Xiàn;
Zhenping county -镇平县Zhenping Xiàn;
Circle Neixiang -内乡县Neixiang County;
Circle Xichuan -淅川县Xichuan Xiàn;
Circle Sheqi -社旗县Sheqi Xiàn;
Tanghe county -唐河县Tanghe Xiàn;
Circle Xinye -新野县Xinye Xiàn;
Circle Tongbai -桐柏县Tóngbǎi Xiàn.

Celebrities from Nanyang

Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty
Zhang Heng, an astronomer
Zhang Zhongjing, doctor
Han Yu, poet
Zhuge Liang, the Shu Han strategist

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