Wengyuan County
Wengyuan
翁源县 Yungyun | |
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Location in Shaoguan and Guangdong | |
| Coordinates: 24°21′01″N 114°07′49″E / 24.3503°N 114.1303°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Shaoguan |
| Area | |
| 2,234 km2 (863 sq mi) | |
| Highest elevation (Qixingdun peak (七星墩)) | 1,300 m (4,300 ft) |
| Lowest elevation (Guangdu town) | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2019) | 421,756 |
| • Urban | 123,685 |
| • Rural | 298,071 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Wengyuan (postal: Yungyun; Chinese: 翁源; pinyin: Wēngyuán) is a county in the north of Guangdong Province, China, bordering Jiangxi to the northeast. It is under the administration of Shaoguan City. It has a population of 421,756 in 2019, 99.55% of whom speak Hakka. Yao languages are spoken in some parts of the county. 0.616% of the population belongs to minority ethnic groups, most of them Yao.
The name means 'source of the Weng River', which is a tributary of the Bei River.
Wengyuan is noted for its plum blossoms and orchid floriculture, which account for 70% of China's orchid production.