| Weiyuan County | |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Sichuan |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Neijiang |
| Seat Type: | County seat |
| Seat: | Yanling |
| Area Total Km2: | 1,287.22 |
| Population Total: | 547,059 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population As Of: | 2020 census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
Weiyuan County is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Neijiang City. The county borders Neijiang, Zigong, Rongxian, Zizhong and Renshou. It administers 20 townships.[1]
Weiyuan County manages 20 towns with an area of 1288.85k square meters and a total population of 547,059 people (as of 2020), including 31 ethnic groups including Han, Tujia, Yi, and Miao.[2]
The religions in Weiyuan County mainly include Buddhism, Catholicism, and Christianity. Buddhism has been spreading for the longest time, has the most followers, and has the greatest influence in the county.[3]
Weiyuan County has abundant mineral resources with a complete range of varieties, including natural gas, oil, iron ore, limestone, bauxite shale ore, potassium containing water mica clay ore (commonly known as mung bean mud), quartz sand, kaolin, dolomite, calcite, gypsum, rock salt, and co occurring minerals such as potassium, boron, bromine, iodine, as well as rare elements such as radium, lithium, rubidium, and gallium.[4]
Weiyuan County comprises 14 towns:[5]