Guangnan County (Zhuang: Gvangjnanz Yen) is located in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China. The seat of Guangnan, known today as Liancheng (莲城镇), was the heart of the Gouding Kingdom (句町) that lasted approximately 400 years, from 111 BC to 316 AD.

Administrative divisions

In the present, Guangnan County has 7 towns and 11 townships.

Climate

Guangnan, as with much of southern Yunnan, has a warm humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with muddled distinction between the seasons and daytime temperatures remaining warm year-round. The warmest and coolest months are July and January, respectively at 23.2 °C and 9.1 °C; the annual mean is 17.4 °C. May thru September accounts for nearly 75% of the annual rainfall of 1016 mm

Ethnic groups

The following information in this section is from the Guangnan County Gazetteer (广南县志) (2001). Ethnic Zhuang and Han make up about 80% of the county's population, with each group making up about 40%.

Miao

There were 81,223 ethnic Miao individuals comprising 16,086 households as of 1995.

Yao

There were 14,707 ethnic Yao individuals comprising 2,673 households as of 1995.

Yi

There were 35,879 ethnic Yi individuals comprising 7,001 households as of 1995, making up 5.21% of the county's total population.

Gelao

There are 157 ethnic Gelao.

Hui

There were 1,306 ethnic Hui individuals comprising 314 households as of 1995. Most lived in Zhulin Township, which had 964 ethnic Hui individuals comprising 212 households. Liancheng Township, the county seat, had 161 ethnic Hui individuals comprising 51 households.

Mongol

There are 497 ethnic Mongols.

Transport

Historical sites

Historical villages include: