Nanjie

Nanjie
南街村
Statue of Mao Zedong flanked by portraits of Friedrich Engels (left) and Vladimir Lenin (right) in Nanjie
Nanjie
Location in Henan
Coordinates: 33°48′09″N 113°57′27″E / 33.802565°N 113.957536°E / 33.802565; 113.957536
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Prefecture-level cityLuohe
CountyLinying
TownChengguan
Government
 • Party Committee SecretaryWang Hongbin (Chinese Communist Party)
Area
 • Total
1.78 km2 (0.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
3,400
 • Density1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
411122
Telephone area code(0)395

Nanjie (Chinese: 南街; pinyin: Nánjiē Cūn) is a village under the administration of the town of Chengguan, Linying County, Henan. It is widely reported as being the last Maoist village in China, and has attracted considerable global attention due to its unique political and economic system. The village has an area of 1.78 square kilometres (0.69 sq mi), and has about 3,400 permanent residents as of 2011.