Weiyuan
Weiyuan is a town in Shuozhou, Shanxi and has about 8,470 residents and an elevation of 1,338 metres. Weiyuan is situated nearby to the village Weidong, as well as near the hamlet Wangjiabu.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town with 8,470 residents
- Also known as: “Wei-yüan-pao”, “Weiyuan Town, Youyu”, “Weiyuan Zhen”, “Weiyuanbu”, and “威远”
- Categories: town of China and locality
- Location: Shuozhou, Shanxi, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
39.94935° or 39° 56′ 58″ northLongitude
112.34118° or 112° 20′ 28″ eastPopulation
8,470Elevation
1,338 metres (4,390 feet)Named after
旧为威远卫，取“威名远扬”之意Open location code
8PFJW8XR+PFOpenStreetMap ID
node 2473600296OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Wu Chinese—“Weiyuan” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “威远镇”
- Gan Chinese: “威远镇”
- Japanese: “威遠鎮”
- Wu Chinese: “威远镇”
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