Weiyuan () is a town in and the

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Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County () is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, Yunnan Province, China. Administrative divisions In the present, Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County has 6 towns and 4 townships. ;6 towns ;4 to ...

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, China. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 82,289 and an area of . It is the political, economic, cultural and traffic center of Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County. It is known as "Hometown of

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Administrative division

As of 2016, the town is divided into four communities and twenty-two villages: * Weiyuan Community () * Mangxiang Community () * Bailong Community () * Fenggang Community () * Mangmao () * Weiyuanjie () * Xinmin () * Minli () * Jiangdong () * Nanjing () * Gonglang () * Hedong () * Longtang () * Lianhe () * Yunhai () * Wenlang () * Xiangyan () * Yong'an () * Naka () * Lianqi () * Xinping () * Keli () * Nuanli () * Xungang () * Wenhui () * Qianjia ()

History

In February 2006, former Zhongshan Township () was merged into Weiyuan.

Geography

It lies at the eastern of

, bordering Yongping Town to the west,

Yizhi Township Yizhi Township () is a township in Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 14,182 and an area of . Administrative division As of 2016, the town is divided into nine villages: *Zhonghe () *Y ...

and Zhengxing Town to the south, Fengshan Town and

Jinggu Town Jinggu () is a town in Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2004 census it had a population of 16,991 and an area of . It is known as "Home of Tea" (). Administrative division As of 2016, the town is divided into nine vill ...

to the north, and Zhengxing Town to the east. There are two rivers in the town, the Jinggu River () and Weiyuan River ().

Economy

The region's economy is based on agriculture,

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, and commerce. The region mainly produce rice.

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, tobacco, tea, coffee, fruit, vegetable are the economic plants of this region.

Demographics

As of 2020, the

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estimates the town's population now to be 82,289.

Tourist attractions

The Dazhai Temple () and Dongna Temple () are Buddhist temples in the town.

Transportation

The town is connected to two highways: the

China National Highway 323 China National Highway 323 (G323) runs southwest from Ruijin, Jiangxi towards Guangdong Province, Guangxi Province, and ends in Lincang, Yunnan, which is on China-Myanmar border. It is 2,915 kilometres in length. File:Kokudou 323(China).svg, Ko ...

and Provincial Highway S222. The China National Highway G323 runs east–west just central of the town. The Provincial Highway S222 starts from the town and goes north.

References

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