Weining Yi, Hui, and Miao Autonomous County
Weining County
威宁县 · وِنٍْ شِیًا | |
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威宁彝族回族苗族自治县 وِنٍْ یِذُو خُوِذُو مِیَوْذُو ذِجِشِیًاWeining Yi Hui and Miao Autonomous County | |
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![]() ![]() Weining Location of the seat in Guizhou | |
Coordinates (Weining County government): 26°52′26″N 104°15′10″E / 26.8739°N 104.2528°ECoordinates: 26°52′26″N 104°15′10″E / 26.8739°N 104.2528°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Guizhou |
Prefecture-level city | Bijie |
Area | |
• Total | 9,296 km2 (3,589 sq mi) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 1,080,000 |
• Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 553100 |
Website | gzweining |
Weining Yi Hui and Miao Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 威宁彝族回族苗族自治县; traditional Chinese: 威寧彝族回族苗族自治縣; pinyin: Wēiníng Yízú Huízú Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn; Xiao'erjing: وِنٍْ یِذُو خُوِذُو مِیَوْذُو ذِجِشِیًا) is a county of Guizhou, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Bijie.
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Notable attractions include Majie Ethnic Yi Village (马街彝族村寨) and the relics of church (石门坎教堂). In the early 20th century, the village of Shimenkan was known as the Overseas Heaven and a sacred civilized area due to the contributions by Sam Pollard, a British priest.
Climate[]
Weining has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb). The monthly 24-hour mean temperature ranges from 2.4 °C (36.3 °F) in January to 17.7 °C (63.9 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 10.79 °C (51.4 °F). Over two-thirds of the annual rainfall occurs from June to September.
showClimate data for Weining (1981−2010 normals) |
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External links[]
- County-level divisions of Guizhou
- Bijie
- Hui autonomous counties
- Yi autonomous counties
- Miao autonomous counties
- Weining Yi, Hui, and Miao Autonomous County
- Guizhou geography stubs