Nanzhang County, subordinate to Xiangyang City of Hubei Province, is located in the northwest of Hubei Province, south of the Hanshui River, the eastern foot of Jingshan Mountains, is a transition zone from the mountainous area of northwest Hubei to the middle reaches of the Hanshui River. It is located between east longitude 111°26 '~112°9' and north latitude 31°13 '~32°1', with a total area of 3859 square kilometers. Nanzhang County is a subtropical monsoon climate. Nanzhang County to the territory of Nanzhangshui (South Zhangshui, now known as Zhangshui or Zhanghe) after the name. As of 2018, Nanzhang County has jurisdiction over 10 towns and 1 farm management area. According to the seventh census data, by the end of 2021, Nanzhang County has a permanent resident population of 546,400. County government in Chengguan Town.

Sui Kai Emperor 18 years (598 years) began to change Si 'an County for Nanzhang County. To the Southern Song Dynasty, the counties were divided and combined for many times, and the administration changed several times. In the fifth year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty (1135), the two counties of Zhonglu and Nanzhang were called Nanzhang County. There are 305 provincial roads running from east to west in Nanzhang County, 250 and 251 provincial roads running through the territory. 95% of villages have access to roads. Jiaozhi and Handan Railway are adjacent to it, and Xiangyang Liuji Airport and Laohekou Airport are only within 100 kilometers away. Nanzhangcounty has more than 110 scenic spots of all kinds, including Shuijingzhuang, the source of the story of The Three Kingdoms, and Chunqiu Village, the representative of ancient Shanzhai culture. In November 2020, it was selected as one of the first sample counties of the Ministry of Water Resources to deepen the reform of small reservoir management system.

In 2020, the GDP of Nanzhang County was 29.335 billion yuan, down 3.3% from the previous year. The added value of the primary industry was 5.634 billion yuan, up by 2.5%; The added value of the secondary industry was 9.702 billion yuan, down 8.6%; The value added of the tertiary industry was 13.999 billion yuan, down by 1.0%. The tertiary industrial structure has been adjusted from 16.6:36.8:46.6 in 2019 to 19.2:33.1:47.7.