Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County

{{Infobox settlement | name = Weishan County | official_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-cn|巍山彝族回族自治县}}<br>{{Script/Arabic|وِشًا یِذُو خُوِذُو ذِجِشِیًا}}}}<br />Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County | other_name = | native_name = {{lower|0.1em|{{lang|zh-hans|巍山县}} · {{Script/Arabic|وِشًا }} · {{lang|bfs|Med•hot xiainb}}}} | settlement_type = Autonomous county | image_skyline = Gong Chen Men in Weishan, Yunnan, China.jpg | imagesize = 280px | image_caption = Gongchen Tower, atop the Gongchen Gate, is a symbol of Weishan | image_map = 巍山彝族回族自治县位置图.svg | mapsize = 250px | map_caption = Location of Weishan County (red) in Dali Prefecture (pink) and Yunnan | pushpin_map = China Yunnan#China | pushpin_label = Weishan | pushpin_map_caption = Location of the seat in Yunnan | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = China | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Yunnan | subdivision_type2 = Autonomous prefecture | subdivision_name2 = Dali | seat_type = County seat | seat = {{ill|Nanzhao, Yunnan|zh|南诏镇 (巍山县)|lt=Nanzhao}} | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 =  | leader_name1 = | established_title =  | established_date = | established_title2 =  | established_date2 = | established_title3 =  | established_date3 =  | area_magnitude = | unit_pref =  | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 2200 | area_land_km2 =  | population_as_of = 2020 census | population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.dalidaily.com/dlrb/pc/202106/02/e1826759-bcec-4300-bfd1-fc228214eec7.pdf |title = 大理州第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报 |publisher = Dali Daily |language = zh |date = 2021-06-01 |access-date = 2023-09-09 |archive-date = 2023-11-21 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231121201745/https://www.dalidaily.com/dlrb/pc/202106/02/e1826759-bcec-4300-bfd1-fc228214eec7.pdf |url-status = dead }}</ref> | population_note = | population_total = 267474 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone = CST | utc_offset = +8 | coor_pinpoint = Weishan County government | coordinates = {{coord|25.227|N|100.307|E|format=dms|region:CN-53_type:adm3rd_source:Gaode|display=it}} | elevation_footnotes =  | elevation_m =  | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 672400 | area_code = 0872 | blank_name = Climate | blank_info = Cwb | website = {{url|http://www.dlweishan.gov.cn/}} | footnotes = }} '''Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County''' ({{zh|s=巍山彝族回族自治县|p=Wēishān Yízú Huízú Zìzhìxiàn}}; Xiao'erjing: {{Script/Arabic|وِشًا یِذُو خُوِذُو ذِجِشِیًا}}; Bai: {{lang|bfs|Med•hot}}<ref>{{cite book|url = http://www.dali.gov.cn/dlrmzf/c101684/202203/528f592e7c6548c69fd94a737f52b136/files/219c9450f8264df6a40086d81bd72599.pdf |script-title=zh:白汉词典（现行白文第一版2022）|trans-title=Bai–Chinese Dictionary|publisher=Government of Dali Prefecture |language=Chinese | page= 153}}</ref>) is an autonomous county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, in northwestern Yunnan Province, China. It was known as '''Menghua''' ({{zh|labels=no |c=蒙化}}) until the 1950s.

Weishan borders Midu County to the east, Nanjian County and Fengqing County to the south, Yangbi County and Changning County to the west, and Dali City to the north.

== Geography == It is situated in the upper section of the Ailao Mountains and the Wuliang Mountains.

==Administrative divisions== Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County has 4 towns and 6 townships.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2019/ |title = 国家统计局 |publisher = National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China |language = zh |access-date = 2021-12-07}}</ref> ;4 towns {{div col|colwidth=18em}} * Nanzhao ({{lang|zh-Hans|南诏镇}}) * Miaojie ({{lang|zh-Hans|庙街镇}}) * Dacang ({{lang|zh-Hans|大仓镇}}) * Yongjian ({{lang|zh-Hans|永建镇}}) {{div col end}} ;6 townships {{div col|colwidth=18em}} * Weibaoshan ({{lang|zh-Hans|巍宝山乡}}) * Ma'anshan ({{lang|zh-Hans|马鞍山乡}}) * Zijin ({{lang|zh-Hans|紫金乡}}) * Wuyin ({{lang|zh-Hans|五印乡}}) * Niujie ({{lang|zh-Hans|牛街乡}}) * Qinghua ({{lang|zh-Hans|青华乡}}) {{div col end}}

==Climate==

{{Weather box|width=auto |metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Weishan, elevation {{convert|1733|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) |Jan high C = 17.6 |Feb high C = 19.6 |Mar high C = 22.7 |Apr high C = 25.4 |May high C = 26.9 |Jun high C = 27.1 |Jul high C = 26.1 |Aug high C = 26.4 |Sep high C = 25.7 |Oct high C = 23.7 |Nov high C = 20.7 |Dec high C = 18.2 |Jan mean C = 8.7 |Feb mean C = 10.8 |Mar mean C = 14.0 |Apr mean C = 17.2 |May mean C = 20.4 |Jun mean C = 22.1 |Jul mean C = 21.4 |Aug mean C = 20.9 |Sep mean C = 19.7 |Oct mean C = 17.2 |Nov mean C = 12.6 |Dec mean C = 9.2 |Jan low C = 1.8 |Feb low C = 3.4 |Mar low C = 6.5 |Apr low C = 10.4 |May low C = 15.0 |Jun low C = 18.5 |Jul low C = 18.4 |Aug low C = 17.6 |Sep low C = 16.3 |Oct low C = 13.1 |Nov low C = 7.1 |Dec low C = 2.9 |Jan record high C = 23.6 |Jan record low C = -4.0 |Feb record high C = 25.6 |Feb record low C = -2.4 |Mar record high C = 29.6 |Mar record low C = -0.9 |Apr record high C = 31.5 |Apr record low C = 2.5 |May record high C = 34.3 |May record low C = 7.7 |Jun record high C = 32.5 |Jun record low C = 12.3 |Jul record high C = 31.9 |Jul record low C = 12.9 |Aug record high C = 31.2 |Aug record low C = 11.6 |Sep record high C = 31.0 |Sep record low C = 6.8 |Oct record high C = 28.8 |Oct record low C = 5.0 |Nov record high C = 25.4 |Nov record low C = 0.6 |Dec record high C = 22.6 |Dec record low C = -4.5 |year high C =|year low C= |year high F = |year low F = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 23.3 |Feb precipitation mm = 16.8 |Mar precipitation mm = 22.9 |Apr precipitation mm = 27.9 |May precipitation mm = 62.0 |Jun precipitation mm = 97.1 |Jul precipitation mm = 172.3 |Aug precipitation mm = 147.2 |Sep precipitation mm = 93.0 |Oct precipitation mm = 72.3 |Nov precipitation mm = 23.6 |Dec precipitation mm = 8.6 |Jan humidity = 67 |Feb humidity = 61 |Mar humidity = 58 |Apr humidity = 58 |May humidity = 62 |Jun humidity = 71 |Jul humidity = 80 |Aug humidity = 83 |Sep humidity = 81 |Oct humidity = 79 |Nov humidity = 75 |Dec humidity = 72 |unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 4.5 |Feb precipitation days = 5.4 |Mar precipitation days = 7.2 |Apr precipitation days = 8.9 |May precipitation days = 10.1 |Jun precipitation days = 12.9 |Jul precipitation days = 19.6 |Aug precipitation days = 19.5 |Sep precipitation days = 15.2 |Oct precipitation days = 11.9 |Nov precipitation days = 5.3 |Dec precipitation days = 3.2 |year precipitation days = |Jan sun = 235.6 |Feb sun = 222.2 |Mar sun = 240.2 |Apr sun = 228.9 |May sun = 207.7 |Jun sun = 136.7 |Jul sun = 95.3 |Aug sun = 123.3 |Sep sun = 130.2 |Oct sun = 159.9 |Nov sun = 210.5 |Dec sun = 225.5 |year sun = | Jan percentsun = 71 | Feb percentsun = 69 | Mar percentsun = 64 | Apr percentsun = 60 | May percentsun = 50 | Jun percentsun = 33 | Jul percentsun = 23 | Aug percentsun = 31 | Sep percentsun = 36 | Oct percentsun = 45 | Nov percentsun = 65 | Dec percentsun = 69 | year percentsun = |Jan snow days = 0.1 |Feb snow days = 0 |Mar snow days = 0.1 |Apr snow days = 0 |May snow days = 0 |Jun snow days = 0 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0 |Oct snow days = 0 |Nov snow days = 0 |Dec snow days = 0 |year snow days = |source 1 = China Meteorological Administration<ref name="cma graphical">{{cite web |url=http://data.cma.cn/data/weatherBk.html |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data |publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans |access-date=20 September 2023}}</ref><ref> {{cite web|url=https://experience.arcgis.com/template/e724038fda394e9d9b7921f10fd1aa55/page/%E7%BA%AF%E8%A1%A8%E6%A0%BC%E7%BB%9F%E8%AE%A1-(%E5%AF%B9%E6%AF%948110%E5%8F%98%E5%8C%96)/?org=UQmaps |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网|publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans | access-date =20 September 2023 |title=Experience Template }}</ref> }}

== Transportation ==

=== Rail === Weishan has a rail station called Weishan Railway Station, with services to Dali City and Lincang.

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{stack|{{Commons category|Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County}}}} * [http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_travel/2003-09/24/content_36034.htm Weishan introduction] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070806113250/http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_travel/2003-09/24/content_36034.htm |date=2007-08-06 }}

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