Wenling
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Wenling 温岭市 |
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| County-level city | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| Town-level divisions | 5 subdistricts, 11 towns |
| Area | |
| • Land | 926 km2 (358 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1,079 km2 (417 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,366,000 |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Area code(s) | 576 |
| License Plate Prefix | 浙J |
| Website | http://www.wl.gov.cn/ |
Wenling (Wenling dialect: Uen-lin Zy [ʔuəŋ ʔliŋ zɿ]; simplified Chinese: 温岭市; traditional Chinese: 溫嶺市; pinyin: Wēnlǐng Shì) is a coastal county-level city in the municipal region of Taizhou, in southeastern Zhejiang province, China. It borders Luqiao and Huangyan to the north, Yuhuan to the south, Yueqing to the west, looks out to the East China Sea to the east. Wenling locates on 28°22'N, 121°21'E, approximately 300 km south of Shanghai.
Jiangxia Tidal Power Station is located there as well as a number of e-waste recycling centers which have contributed to soil contamination in the region.
The county-level city of Wenling currently administers 5 subdistricts and 11 towns.
Like the majority of areas in Zhejiang, most people from Wenling speak a dialect of Wu Chinese, known as Wenling Hua. It is not mutually intelligible with Mandarin Chinese, and partially intelligible with Shanghainese. There is also a small portion of Min Nan speakers in the southeastern regions, especially in Shitang Town. The linguistic diversity of some regions has resulted in a segment of the population becoming fluent in speaking up to three languages, when Mandarin is included.
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