Wencheng County

Wencheng 文成县
County
Shrine of Liu Bowen, Wencheng
Wencheng Location of the seat in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 27°47′13″N 120°05′29″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Zhejiang
Prefecture-level city	Wenzhou
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Wencheng County (simplified Chinese: 文成县; traditional Chinese: 文成縣; pinyin: Wénchéng Xiàn) is one of the five counties in the prefecture-level city of Wenzhou, in southern Zhejiang province, with a population of 250,000 as of 2016.

The county is located in the southwest of Wenzhou city proper, and borders Ruian city, Taishun County and Pingyang County.

Many natives of Wencheng migrated to Europe in the 1990s, most of which are now living in the Netherlands, Italy, and France.

Mountainous areas account for 82.5% of the total land area of Wencheng, with the highest peak of 1362 meters above sea in Shiyanglinchang (North West Wencheng)

Administrative divisions

Towns:

• Daxue (大峃镇), Shanxi (珊溪镇), Yuhu (玉壶镇), Nantian (南田镇), Huangtan (黄坦镇), Juyu (巨屿镇), Baizhangji (百丈漈镇), Xuekou (峃口镇)

Townships:

• Xikeng She Ethnic Township (西坑畲族镇), Zhoushan She Ethnic Township (周山畲族乡)