Wen County
文县 | |
|---|---|
 Wen in Longnan | |
.png) Longnan in Gansu | |
| Coordinates: 32°56′38″N 104°41′01″E / 32.9440°N 104.6835°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Longnan |
| County seat | Chengguan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,994 km2 (1,928 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 4,187 m (13,737 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 550 m (1,800 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 241,000 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 746400 |
| Website | www |
Wen County or Wenxian (Chinese: 文县; pinyin: Wén Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Longnan, in the southeast of Gansu province, China, bordering Sichuan province to the south and west. It has a land area of 4,994 square kilometers, and a population of 241,000 (2019), notably having the largest population of Baima people.[1]
Gecko Gekko wenxianensis is named after Wen County, its type locality.[2][3]
- ^ "人口区划".
- ^ Zhou, Kaiya; Qiuxian Wang (2008). "New species of Gekko (Squamata: Sauria: Gekkonidae) from China: morphological and molecular evidence". Zootaxa. 1778: 59–68. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1778.1.5.
- ^ Gekko wenxianensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 9 May 2017.