Nanxian County is located at the junction of Hunan and Hubei provinces, in the hinterland of Dongting Lake area, between east longitude11210' 53 "-11249' 06" and north latitude 29 03' 03 "-29 30 ".

Nanxian County is connected with Shishou, Gongan and Songzi in Hubei Province in the north, Anxiang and Hanshou counties in Changde City in the west, Huarong County in Yueyang City and Yuanjiang City in Yiyang City across the river in the east, and Datong Lake, Beizhouzi, Jinpen, Nanwan Lake and Qianshanhong in the southeast. It is one of the 36 border counties in Hunan Province.

Zhou Nan Town, the county seat, is 0/00km away from Yueyang/KLOC-0, the open city of the Yangtze River in the east, 200km away from Changsha, the provincial capital, and 30km away from the Golden Waterway of the Yangtze River in the north.

Nanxian County, located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, is a new silting place of Dongting Lake. The terrain is slightly inclined from west to southeast, with an average elevation of 28.8m and a height difference of less than10m. Ma Pingchuan is a typical plain terrain, except for two hills: the famous mountain and the Jishan mountain. The land in this area is fertile, and five natural rivers pass through it. There are many canals and lakes in the territory, and the water area accounts for more than one third of the total area, which is known as the "Pearl of Dongting".

202 1, 1, in 2020, the ranking of influential counties in rural revitalization communication was released, and Nanxian ranked 62nd.

In October, 200211,Nanxian County was selected as the list of civilized cities in Hunan Province in 2020.

In August, 2020, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs selected Nanxian County as the pilot county of "internet plus" agricultural products leaving the village and entering the city.

In July 2020, the Ministry of Commerce announced the list of comprehensive demonstration counties of rural e-commerce in 2020, and Nanxian was selected.

From June 5438 to June 2020 10, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs identified Nanxian as the fourth batch of demonstration counties (cities, districts) in China that took the lead in basically realizing the whole mechanization of main crop production.

From 2065438 to March 2009, Nanxian County was included in the list of the first batch of counties for the protection and utilization of revolutionary cultural relics (western Hunan and Hubei).

2065438+In August, 2008, Nanxian won the honor of the fourth batch of advanced units of legal counties and cities in China.

In February, 20 17, Nanxian county was included in the list of counties (cities, districts) with basically balanced development of compulsory education in China in 20 16.

20 14, 1 June, the Ministry of Agriculture and the State Administration of Work Safety identified Nanxian as the second batch of national safe fishery demonstration counties.

In 2004, Nanxian County ranked 83rd among the top 100 cotton-producing counties in China.