Nanning

Nanning

Nanning, Wade-Giles romanization Nan-ning, formerly (1913–45) Yongning, city and capital of the Zhuang Autonomous Region of Guangxi, China. The city is located in the south-central part of Guangxi on the north bank of the Yong River (the chief southern tributary of the Xi River system) and lies some 19 miles (30 km) below the confluence of the You and the Zuo rivers. The Yong River (which later becomes the Yu River) affords a good route to Guangzhou (Canton) and is navigable by shallow-draft junks and motor launches, even though it is obstructed by rapids and sandbanks. Pop. (2002 est.) city, 1,031,672; (2007 est.) urban agglom., 2,167,000.