Wen County, Gansu

Wen County or Wenxian is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Longnan, in the southeast of Gansu province, China, bordering Sichuan province to the south and west. It has a land area of 4,994 square kilometers, and a population of 241,000 (2019), notably having the largest population of Baima people.

Gecko Gekko wenxianensis is named after Wen County, its type locality.

Administrative divisions
Wen County is divided to 14 towns, 5 townships and 1 ethnic township.
 * Towns
 * Chengguan (城关镇) : county seat
 * Bikou (碧口镇)
 * Shangde (尚德镇)
 * Zhongzhai (中寨镇)
 * Linjiang (临江镇)
 * Qiaotou (桥头镇)
 * Liping (黎坪镇)
 * Tianchi (天池镇))
 * Baoziba (堡子坝镇)
 * Shifang (石坊镇)
 * Shijiba (石鸡坝镇)
 * Danbao (丹堡镇)
 * Zhongmiao (中庙镇)
 * Fanba (范坝镇)
 * Townships
 * Liujiaping Township (刘家坪乡)
 * Yulei Township (玉垒乡)
 * Koutouba Township (口头坝乡)
 * Jianshan Township(尖山乡)
 * Sheshu Township (舍书乡)
 * Ethnic township
 * Tielou Tibetan Ethnic Township (铁楼藏族乡)

Former divisions
Former Townships that were merged into others in 2004:

History
Wen County has been inhabited since the neolithic era, as evidenced by Majiayao culture sites. The area was later inhabited by the Di people. Throughout the centuries, the area was ruled by many different dynasties and kingdoms.

As a result of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, 93% of households in Wen County had their homes damaged or collapsed. The main road to access the county, China National Highway 212, was also blocked in both directions.

Economy
Tea, Codonopsis pilosula, Sichuan pepper, walnuts and olive oil are the main agricultural produce of the region.

Two reservoirs (Bikou Reservoir and Miaojiaba Reservoir) have been constructed in the Bailong River. The reservoirs serve to provide hydroelectricity, aquaculture, flood control, irrigation and for tourism development. The county holds one fifth of total exploitable hydropower resources of Gansu. Wenxian is also rich in metal deposits, most notably the Yangshan gold mine is Asia's largest Carlin–type gold deposit.

Geography
Major rivers in Wen County are the Bailong River, Baishui River, Baima River and Rangshui River.

Transport

 * China National Highway 212
 * G8513 Pingliang–Mianyang Expressway (under construction)