Wenquan Subdistrict () is a

subdistrict A subdistrict or sub-district is an administrative division that is generally smaller than a district. Equivalents * Administrative posts of East Timor, formerly Portuguese-language * Kelurahan, in Indonesia * Mukim, a township in Brunei, Ind ...

situated in northern

Anning City Anning () is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province, China. It is located approximately 28 kilometers southwest of Kunming city proper. In 1995, Anning was upgraded to a county-level city from a ...

Yunnan province Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...

, southwestern

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. It lies about 8 km north of Anning City, situated on the bank of the

Tanglang River The Pudu River (), also known as the Tanglang River (), is a major river in Yunnan Province in southwest China. Geography The river leaves Dian Lake near Haikou Subdistrict ( 海口街道) in Xishan District, Kunming, in the southwestern part of ...

. Formerly a

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

, its status changed to a

of Anning in 2011. The town is named for its

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References

Anning, Yunnan Township-level divisions of Kunming {{Yunnan-geo-stub