Wencheng County

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Wencheng 文成县
County
Shrine of Liu Bowen, Wencheng
Location of Wencheng County within Wenzhou
Wencheng Location of the seat in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 27°47′13″N 120°05′29″E / 27.7870°N 120.0914°E / 27.7870; 120.0914
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Zhejiang
Prefecture-level city	Wenzhou
Area
• Total	1,293.24 km2 (499.32 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	288,200
• Density	220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Wencheng (simplified Chinese: 文成县; traditional Chinese: 文成縣; pinyin: Wénchéng Xiàn) is one of the five counties in the prefecture-level city of Wenzhou, in southern Zhejiang province, with a population of 250,000 as of 2016^[update].

The county is located in the southwest of Wenzhou city proper, and borders Ruian city, Taishun County and Pingyang County. It is named after Liu Bowen, posthumous name Wencheng, who was born in the county.

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)