Nanchuan District is subordinate to Chongqing Municipality, located in the south of Chongqing Municipality, at the crossroads of Chongqing and Guizhou provinces (municipalities directly under the central government), an international tourist destination with world influence, the pioneer area of Chongqing-Guizhou regional cooperation, Chongqing characteristics of the industrial base, and the ecological backyard of Chongqing metropolitan area. It is the pioneer area of co-location development in the main metropolitan area of Chongqing, with a total area of 2,602 square kilometers, and as of the end of 2022, Nanchuan District had a resident population of 571,200 people. As of June 2023, Nanchuan District has 3 streets, 29 towns and 2 townships under its jurisdiction, with the district government stationed at No. 5 Xinhua Road, Dongcheng Street.
Nanchuan District area, the Spring and Autumn period for the Ba State belongs to the Tang Dynasty ZhenGuan eleven years set up counties, in 1994 to set up cities, in 2006 to set up districts, more than 1,300 years of history of the establishment left YinZiShi, LongYanCheng, and other historical and cultural relics. Jinfo Mountain in the city is known as "the first Buddhist land in the south and the first mountain in Ba Shu", and it is also the only world natural heritage site in the main urban area of Chongqing. There are Chinese medicine culture, tea culture, bamboo culture, "three lines" culture, Buddhist culture and other historical cultures.
Nanchuan District as the United Nations "outstanding green ecological city", China's most eco-competitive city, the national health city, the entire area of 56% forest coverage, 2022, Nanchuan City, the number of days of good air quality for 339 days, ranking in the forefront of the main city of Chongqing metropolitan area. 80% of the area is at an altitude of 800 meters above sea level, and air quality is maintained at an anion level all year round. Negative oxygen ion content per year to maintain more than 20,000 per cubic centimeter, the average annual temperature of 16.6 ℃, is located in the southeast edge of the Sichuan Basin and the Yunnan-Gui Plateau Transitional Zone; terrain is mainly mountainous, the terrain is tilted from southeast to northwest.
Nanchuan District is one of the first batch of national regional tourism demonstration zones, national TCM health tourism demonstration zones created districts and counties, honored "Charming China City" "Top Ten Charming Cities". There are Yuxiang Expressway, Nandao Expressway, Nanwan Expressway, Nanfu Expressway, Nanliang Expressway and Wannan Railway and Nanfu Railway in the district.
In 2022, Nanchuan District will realize a GDP of 42.142 billion yuan, an increase of 3.4%.