Weixin County, belongs to Zhaotong City, Yunnan Province. Located in the northeasternmost part of Yunnan Province and the northeastern part of Zhaotong City, it is bordered by Xuyong County in the east, Qixingguan District in the southeast corner across the river, Zhenxiong County in the south, Yiliang and Yunlian Counties in the west, Gong and Xingwen Counties in the north, and has a total area of 1,397.64 square kilometers.In 2022, the total household population of Weixin County was 457,900 people. As of October 2022, there are 7 towns and 3 townships under the jurisdiction of Weixin County. The People's Government of Weixin County is located at No. 16, Aimin Road, Zaxi Town.
Weixin, containing the meaning of "Xuanwei Lixin in the people". Xia, Shang, for Liangzhou, Yongzhou land. Zhou dynasty, for the Qu Liu Daxiong Dian land. Warring States, Qin Dynasty, for the Yelang country territory. Republic of China 23 years (1934), analyzed Zhenxiong County set up Weixin County. It is the county of revolutionary cultural relics protection and utilization piece area, the national national national unity and progress demonstration area demonstration unit.On April 30, 2019, the People's Government of Yunnan Province approved the withdrawal of Weixin County from the sequence of poverty-stricken counties.
In 2022, the gross domestic product (GDP) of Weixin County was 8.201 billion yuan, an increase of 6.1% over the previous year. By industry, the added value of primary industry is 1.443 billion yuan, and the added value of secondary industry is 2.272 billion yuan. The added value of the tertiary industry was 4.485 billion yuan, an increase of 0.6% over the previous year.