Weiyuan

Weiyuan is a town in , and has about 8,470 residents and an elevation of 1,338 metres. Weiyuan is situated near the village , as well as near the hamlet .
  • Town with 8,470 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,338 metres (4,390 feet)
  • …is named after 旧为威远卫，取“威名远扬”之意
  • Also known as
    “Wei-yüan-pao”
    “Weiyuan Town, Youyu”
    “Weiyuan Zhen”
    “Weiyuanbu”
    “威远”

Weiyuan

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Latitude
39.94935° or 39° 56′ 58″ north
Longitude
112.34118° or 112° 20′ 28″ east
Open location code
8PFJW8XR+PF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2473600296
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1791575
Wiki­data ID
Q10943771

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Wu Chinese—“Weiyuan” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Wēiyuǎn Zhèn”
  • Chinese: “威远镇”
  • Gan Chinese: “威远镇”
  • Japanese: “威遠鎮”
  • Wu Chinese: “威远镇”

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