Wenzhou (pronounced ); Wenzhounese pronunciation: [ʔy^33-11 tɕiɤu^33-32] is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Zhejiang province in the People's Republic of China. Wenzhou is located at the extreme south east of Zhejiang Province with its borders connecting to Lishui on the west, Taizhou on the north, and Fujian to the south. It is surrounded by mountains, the East China Sea, and 436 islands, while its lowlands are almost entirely along its East China Sea coast, which is nearly long. Most of Wenzhou's area is mountainous as almost 76 percent of its surface area is classified as mountains and hills. People always say that Wenzhou has 7/10 mountains, 1/10 water, and 2/10 farmland.

Wenzhou or Wen Prefecture (文州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China seated in modern Wen County in Gansu, China. It existed (intermittently) from 558 to 1371.