Nanchong
Nanchong is a prefecture-level city in the northeast of Sichuan province, China, with an area of 12,479.96 km2 (4,818.54 sq mi).
At the 2020 census it was home to 5,607,565 people, of whom 1,936,534 lived in the built-up area made of three urban districts. It is the second most populated city of Sichuan Province, after Chengdu. The administrative center is Shunqing District. At the end of 2024, the resident population of the city was 5.489 million, a decrease of 22,000 from the previous year. The resident population of urban areas is 2.949 million, and the resident population of rural areas is 2.54 million. The urbanization rate of the resident population is 53.73%, an increase of 0.9 percentage points over the previous year. At the end of the year, the registered population of the city was 6.977 million, a decrease of 55,000 compared with the end of the previous year.
Getting to Nanchong
Transportation in Nanchong is quite convenient compared with other cities in Sichuan province because of its extensive express railway network, shipping, and air service.
- 01Nanchong Gaoping Airport
- 02Langzhong Gucheng Airport
- 03Nanchong Railway Station
- 04Nanchongbei Railway Station
Worth seeing
- 01The Ancient City of Lang Zhong
- 02Zhu De's hometown Linlang Mountain
- 03Jialing first Sangzi
- 04Lingyun Mountain Scenic Spot
The national 4A level tourist attraction is one of the key scenic spots in Jialing River ecological and cultural tourism boutique area.
Where to eat
Nanchong, as a prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province, has rich food culture and unique local characteristics. Here, you can taste many unique Nanchong characteristics of the food, such as Guokui Pot noodles, Zhang Fei ox head, Yingshan duck and so on. Next, I will introduce some food in Nanchong for you, so that you can better understand the food culture of the city. Guokui Pot noodles.
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