Wencheng () is one of the five
counties
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...
in the
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of Chi ...
of
Wenzhou
Wenzhou (pronounced ; Wenzhounese: Yuziou ”y33–11 tÉ•iɤu33–32 ), historically known as Wenchow is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Zhejiang province in the People's Republic of China. Wenzhou is located at the extreme south east o ...
, in southern
Zhejiang
Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Ji ...
province, with a population of 250,000 .
The county is located in the southwest of Wenzhou city proper, and borders
Ruian
Rui'an (, Wenzhounese: ''zy iu'') is a county-level city along the southern coast of Zhejiang province, China, and is under the administration of Wenzhou City. It has a population of 1,125,000 people and covers a land area of , when including wat ...
city,
Taishun County
Taishun County () is a county in the prefecture-level city of Wenzhou, in the southern part of Zhejiang province, China, bordering Fujian province to the southeast, south, and west.
Taishun County has more than 900 covered bridges, many of them ...
and
Pingyang County
Pingyang County (, Wenzhounese:''ben yi'') is a county in the prefecture-level city of Wenzhou, located along the southern coast of Zhejiang province, China.
There are two main cities with many surrounding villages in Pingyang. The two main settl ...
.
Many natives of Wencheng migrated to Europe in the 1990s, most of which are now living in the Netherlands, Italy, France, and Spain
Mountainous areas account for 82.5% of the total land area of Wencheng, with the highest peak of 1362 meters above sea in Shiyanglinchang (North West Wencheng)
Administrative divisions
Towns:
* Daxue (大峃镇), Baizhangji (百丈漈镇), Nantian (å—田镇), Xikengshezu (西å‘畲æ—镇), Huangtan (黄å¦é•‡),
Shanxi
Shanxi (; ; formerly romanised as Shansi) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the North China region. The capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-leve ...
(çŠæºªé•‡), Juyu (巨屿镇), Yuhu (玉壶镇), Likou (峃å£é•‡), Zhourang (周壤镇), Tonglingshan (铜铃山镇), Eryuan (二æºé•‡)
Townships:
* Zhoushanshezu (周山畲æ—乡), Guishan (桂山乡), Shuanggui (åŒæ¡‚乡), Pinghe (平和乡), Gongyang (公阳乡)
Climate
References
County-level divisions of Zhejiang
Geography of Wenzhou
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