Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County

Weishan County
巍山县 · وِشًا ‎ · Med•hot xiainb
巍山彝族回族自治县
وِشًا یِذُو خُوِذُو ذِجِشِیًا

Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County
Gongchen Tower, atop the Gongchen Gate, is a symbol of Weishan
Gongchen Tower, atop the Gongchen Gate, is a symbol of Weishan
Location of Weishan County (red) in Dali Prefecture (pink) and Yunnan
Location of Weishan County (red) in Dali Prefecture (pink) and Yunnan
Weishan is located in Yunnan
Weishan
Weishan
Location of the seat in Yunnan
Weishan is located in China
Weishan
Weishan
Weishan (China)
Coordinates (Weishan County government): 25°13′37″N 100°18′25″E / 25.227°N 100.307°E / 25.227; 100.307
CountryChina
ProvinceYunnan
Autonomous prefectureDali
County seatNanzhao
Area
 • Total
2,200 km2 (800 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Total
267,474
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
672400
Area code0872
ClimateCwb
Websitewww.dlweishan.gov.cn

Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County (Chinese: 巍山彝族回族自治县; pinyin: Wēishān Yízú Huízú Zìzhìxiàn; Xiao'erjing: وِشًا یِذُو خُوِذُو ذِجِشِیًا‎; Bai: Med•hot[2]) is an autonomous county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, in the west-central part of Yunnan Province, China. It was known as Menghua (蒙化) until the 1950s.

  1. ^ "大理州第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (PDF) (in Chinese). Dali Daily. 2021-06-01.
  2. ^ 白汉词典(现行白文第一版2022) [Bai–Chinese Dictionary] (PDF) (in Chinese). Government of Dali Prefecture. p. 153.