| Wengyuan | |
| Other Name: | Yungyun |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Guangdong |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Shaoguan |
| Area Total Km2: | 2234 |
| Population: | 421,756 |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 24.3503°N 114.1303°W |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Population Urban: | 123,685 |
| Population Rural: | 298,071 |
| Elevation Max M: | 1,300 |
| Elevation Max Point: | Qixingdun peak (七星墩) |
| Elevation Min M: | 100 |
| Elevation Min Point: | Guangdu town |
| Elevation Min Footnotes: | [1] |
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.[2]
The name means 'source of the Weng River', which is a tributary of the Bei River.
Wengyuan is noted for its plum blossoms[3] and orchid floriculture, which account for 70% of China's orchid production.[4] [5]
The county is responsible for the administration of eight towns:[6]