Weining Yi, Hui, and Miao Autonomous County

Weining Yi Hui and Miao Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 威宁彝族回族苗族自治县; traditional Chinese: 威寧彝族回族苗族自治縣; pinyin: Wēiníng Yízú Huízú Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn; Xiao'erjing: وِنٍْ یِذُو خُوِذُو مِیَوْذُو ذِجِشِیًا) is a county of Guizhou, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Bijie.

Map including Weining (labelled as WEI-NING 威寧) (AMS, 1954)
Weining County

威宁县 · وِنٍْ شِیًا
County
威宁彝族回族苗族自治县
وِنٍْ یِذُو خُوِذُو مِیَوْذُو ذِجِشِیًا
Weining Yi Hui and Miao Autonomous County
Weining
Location of the seat in Guizhou
Weining
Weining (Southwest China)
Coordinates (Weining County government): 26°52′26″N 104°15′10″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuizhou
Prefecture-level cityBijie
Area
  Total9,296 km2 (3,589 sq mi)
Population
 (2002)
  Total1,080,000
  Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
553100
Websitegzweining.gov.cn

Notable attractions include Majie Ethnic Yi Village (马街彝族村寨) and the relics of Shimenkan church (石门坎教堂). In the early 20th century, the village of Shimenkan was known as the Overseas Heaven and a sacred civilized area due to the contributions by Sam Pollard, a British priest.

Climate

Weining has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb). The monthly 24-hour mean temperature ranges from 2.4 °C (36.3 °F) in January to 17.7 °C (63.9 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 10.79 °C (51.4 °F). Over two-thirds of the annual rainfall occurs from June to September.

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