Wengyuan County

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Wengyuan (postal: Yungyun; ) is a county in the north of Guangdong Province, China, bordering Jiangxi to the northeast. It is under the administration of Shaoguan City. It has a population of 421,756 in 2019, 99.55% of whom speak Hakka. Yao languages are spoken in some parts of the county. 0.616% of the population belongs to minority ethnic groups, most of them Yao. The name means 'source of the Weng River', which is a tributary of the Bei River. Wengyuan is noted for its plum blossoms and orchid floriculture, which account for 70% of China's orchid production.

Administrative divisions

The county is responsible for the administration of eight towns:

Climate

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