| Weiyuan Town | |
| Native Name: | 威远镇 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | China Yunnan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Yunnan. |
| Coordinates: | 23.5025°N 100.7075°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Yunnan |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Pu'er City |
| Subdivision Type3: | Autonomous county |
| Subdivision Name3: | Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County |
| Area Total Km2: | 1127 |
| Elevation M: | 1320 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 82,289 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset1: | +08:00 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 666400 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 0879 |
Weiyuan is a town in and the county seat of Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 82,289 and an area of 1127km2. It is the political, economic, cultural and traffic center of Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County. It is known as "Hometown of Mango".
As of 2016, the town is divided into four communities and twenty-two villages:
In February 2006, former Zhongshan Township was merged into Weiyuan.
It lies at the eastern of Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County, bordering Yongping Town to the west, Yizhi Township and Zhengxing Town to the south, Fengshan Town and Jinggu Town to the north, and Zhengxing Town to the east.
There are two rivers in the town, the Jinggu River and Weiyuan River .
The region's economy is based on agriculture, animal husbandry, aquaculture, and commerce.[1] The region mainly produce rice. Sugarcane, tobacco, tea, coffee, fruit, vegetable are the economic plants of this region.[1]
As of 2020, the National Bureau of Statistics of China estimates the town's population now to be 82,289.[1]
The Dazhai Temple and Dongna Temple are Buddhist temples in the town.
The town is connected to two highways: the China National Highway 323 and Provincial Highway S222. The China National Highway G323 runs east–west just central of the town. The Provincial Highway S222 starts from the town and goes north.