南通市沿江、沿海旱粮棉区是我市重点产棉区。这个棉区包括启东、海门两县和南通县三余区、如东县掘东区及海安县李堡区,总耕地面积约228.27万亩,占全市总耕地面积的32.12％;植棉面积129.32万亩(1984年统计),占全市植棉面积的43.35％;皮棉总产74195吨,占全市皮棉总产的47.95％。 Nantong City along the Yangtze River, coastal cotton grain area is the city’s key cotton-producing areas. The cotton area includes Qidong, Haimen counties and Nantong County, Sanqiu District, Rudong Dugong District and Hai’an County Lipu District, with a total cultivated area of ​​about 228.27 million mu, accounting for 32.12% of the total cultivated area of ​​the city; cotton planting area of ​​129.32 million Mu (1984 statistics), accounting for 43.35% of the city’s cotton area; lint total output 74,195 tons, accounting for 47.95% of the city’s total output of lint.