Weichang Manchu and Mongol Autonomous County (Chinese: 围场满族蒙古族自治县) is a Manchu and Mongol autonomous county located in far northeastern Hebei province, China. It lies under the administration of Chengde City, and is the northernmost county of the province, bordering Inner Mongolia to the north. In terms of area, it is the largest county of Hebei, occupying an area of 9,058 km² (3,497 sq mi), though, as it is located in mountainous terrain, it is rather sparsely populated, as of 2004^[update], housing 520,000 people.

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Weichang County 围场县 • ᠸᡝᡳ ᠴᠠᠩ ᡥᡳᠶᠠᠨ • ᠸᠧᠢ ᠴᠠᠩ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ (Chinese) • (Manchu) • (Mongolian)
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围场满族蒙古族自治县 • ᠸᡝᡳ ᠴᠠᠩ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᠮᠣᠩᡤᠣ ᠮᡠᡴᡡᠨ ᠪᡝᠶᡝ ᡩᠠᠰᠠᡵᠠ ᡥᡳᠶᠠᠨ ᠸᠧᠢ ᠴᠠᠩ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᠤ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠦᠨᠳᠦᠰᠦᠲᠡᠨ ᠤ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ Weichang Manchu and Mongol Autonomous County
Saihanba National Park within the county
Weichang in Chengde
Chengde in Hebei
Weichang Location of the seat in Hebei
Coordinates: 41°56′20″N 117°45′36″E
Country	China
Province	Hebei
Prefecture-level city	Chengde
County seat	Weichang Town
Area
• Total	9,058 km2 (3,497 sq mi)
Elevation	847 m (2,779 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[1]
• Total	423,676
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	068400
Area code	0314
Website	www.weichang.gov.cn

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The area has been historically home to Manchu soldiers, and the local dialect of Mandarin is similar to that of Beijing, though there is some Northeastern influence.

The area of the county was originally grazing grounds for Mongol tribes. In the early Qing Dynasty, the Auqan, Kharchin and Onnigud Mongols gave these lands as a gift to the Kangxi Emperor, who then created the Mulan Hunting Grounds in Weichang.^[2] Thereafter, it became hunting ground for the Qing royal family, Eight Banners aristocrats and Mongols.

Weichang is located in the northernmost part of Hebei, with a latitude range of 41° 35' to 42° 40' N and longitude range of 116° 32' to 118° 14' E. It borders Inner Mongolia's Chifeng city to the east, Hexigten Banner to the north, as well as Duolun County to the northwest. Within Hebei province, it borders Fengning County and Longhua County to the southwest and south.

Weichang has a rather dry, monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb), with long, very cold and dry winters, and very warm, humid summers, and the elevation depresses temperatures. The 24-hour average in January is −12.3 °C (9.9 °F) and the same figure for July is 21.4 °C (70.5 °F), while the annual mean is 5.6 °C (42.1 °F). More than half of the annual precipitation occurs in July and August alone. The coldest temperature recorded in the province was −42.9 °C (−45 °F) on 12 January 1957 at Yudaokou Township (御道口乡).

There are 12 towns and 25 townships in the county.^[6]