Coordinates: 23°10′45″N 120°29′04″E / 23.179274°N 120.484581°E / 23.179274; 120.484581 Nansi District (Chinese: 楠西區; Hanyu Pinyin: Nánxī Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Nánsi Cyu; Wade–Giles: Nan2-hsi1 Ch'ü1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâm-se-khu), alternatively spelled Nanxi, is a rural district of about 8,951 residents in Tainan, Taiwan.