Weining
Weining is a city of over a million people in Guizhou. Weining is on the tourist circuit solely because of its proximity to Cao Hai Lake. The city and nearby country side are also home to significant populations of several minority groups, including Miao, Hui and Yi.
- City with about 1,280,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 2,200 metres (7,220 feet)
- Description: autonomous county
- Also known as“Wei-ning Hsien”“Wei-ning Yi-Hui-Miao Autonomous Hsien”“Wei-ning-i-tsu-hui-tsu-miao-tsu Tzu-chih-hsien”“Weining Yi, Hui, and Miao Autonomous County”
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Latitude
26.8659° or 26° 51′ 57″ north
Longitude
104.284° or 104° 17′ 2″ east
Open location code
7PR6V78M+8H
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Weining” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Weining Yizu Huizu Miaozu Zizhixian”
- Chinese: “Wēiníng Xiàn”
- Chinese: “威宁”
- Chinese: “威宁县”
- Chinese: “威宁彝族回族苗族自治县”
- Chinese: “威寧彝族回族苗族自治縣”
- French: “Comté autonome yi, hui et miao de weining”
- French: “Weining”
- French: “Xian autonome yi, hui et miao de Weining”
- Gan Chinese: “威宁彝族回族苗族自治县”
- German: “Autonomer Kreis Weining der Yi, Hui und Miao”
- German: “Weining”
- Italian: “Contea autonoma Yi, Hui e Miao di Weining”
- Italian: “contea di Wēiníng”
- Japanese: “威寧イ族回族ミャオ族自治県”
- Japanese: “威寧彝族回族苗族自治県”
- Japanese: “威寧県”
- Korean: “웨이닝 이족 후이족 먀오족 자치현”
- Korean: “웨이닝현”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Ui-lêng Î-cho̍k Hoê-cho̍k Biâu-cho̍k Chū-tī-koān”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Weining Yi Hui Mao”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Weining Yi Hui Miao”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Weining”
- Norwegian: “Weining Yi Hui Mao”
- Russian: “Вэйнин-И-Хуэй-Мяоский автономный уезд”
- Spanish: “Weining”
- Swedish: “Weining”
- Ukrainian: “Вейнін-Ї-Хуей-Мяоський автономний повіт”
- Urdu: “وئینیگ یی، حوئی، اور میاو خود مختار کاؤنٹی”
- Vietnamese: “Uy Ninh”
- Wu Chinese: “威宁彝族回族苗族自治县”
- Yue Chinese: “威寧”
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