Pu'er City
| Pu'er 普洱市 | |
|---|---|
| Prefecture-level city | |
 Location of Pu'er City jurisdiction in Yunnan | |
  Pu'er Location of the city centre in Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 22°47′N 100°58′E / 22.783°N 100.967°ECoordinates: 22°47′N 100°58′E / 22.783°N 100.967°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| GB/T 2260 CODE[1] | 530800 |
| Admin HQ | Simao |
| Admin units | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45,385 km2 (17,523 sq mi) |
| Elevation[2] | 1,306 m (4,285 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 3,306 m (10,846 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 376 m (1,234 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,360,000 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 665000[3] |
| Area code(s) | 0879[3] |
| Licence plate prefixes | 云J |
| Website | www.puershi.gov.cn |
| Yunnan Statistics Bureau[4]Yunnan Portal[5] | |
| Pu'er City | |||||||
| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||
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| Chinese | 普洱 | ||||||
| Postal | Puerh | ||||||
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| Second alternative Chinese name | |||||||
| Chinese | æ€èŒ… (1950-2007) | ||||||
| Postal | Szumao (1950-2007) | ||||||
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Pu'er (Chinese: 普洱) is a prefecture-level city in southern Yunnan province, People's Republic of China. The name Pu'er dates back to 1729, but was changed to Simao (Chinese: æ€èŒ…; pinyin: SÄ«máo) in 1950 after the Communist Revolution. In 2007, the original name of Pu'er was restored. This change had an effect on the size of the official Pu'er tea production area, a major regional product. The urban administrative center of Pu'er is Simao District, which is also the former name of the prefecture-level city itself. A major downturn in the price of tea in 2007 caused severe economic distress in the area.[6] The price of Pu'er has since recovered and Pu'er tea still contributes much to the income of the area.
Sports
Association football is the most popular sport in Pu'er. The largest sports venue in the city is the 15,000-capacity Pu'er Stadium.
Geography
Pu'er is located in southern/southwestern Yunnan, on the lower reaches of the Mekong (known in Chinese as the Lancang), with the bordering prefectures being Yuxi to the northeast, Honghe to the east, Xishuangbanna to the south, Lincang to the northwest, and Dali and Chuxiong. It also shares borders with Vietnam (Äiện Biên Province), Laos (Phongsaly Province), and Burma (Shan State), being the only prefecture in Yunnan to border all three countries. As with much of the province, mountainous terrain dominates its administrative area, covering 98.3%. Elevations range from 376 to 3,306 metres (1,234 to 10,846 ft).[2]
Located at an altitude of above 1,300 m (4,300 ft) and within a degree south of the Tropic of Cancer, Pu'er, as with much of southern Yunnan, has a warm humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with muddled distinction between the seasons and daytime temperatures remaining warm year-round. Highs peak in April and May before the core of the rainy season and reach a minimum in December; however, the warmest and coolest months are June and January, respectively at 23.2 °C (73.8 °F) and 13.7 °C (56.7 °F); the annual mean is 19.45 °C (67.0 °F). June thru September accounts for nearly 70% of the annual rainfall of 1,500 mm (59 in) and during this time, some rainfall occurs on most days, pushing relative humidity above 80% and there is a marked reduction in sunshine. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 24% in July to 69% in February, the city receives 2,038 hours of bright sunshine annually.
| Climate data for Pu'er (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 25.4 (77.7) |
29.8 (85.6) |
31.5 (88.7) |
34.0 (93.2) |
35.7 (96.3) |
33.5 (92.3) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.1 (86.2) |
27.3 (81.1) |
25.5 (77.9) |
35.7 (96.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 20.6 (69.1) |
22.9 (73.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.1 (79) |
24.6 (76.3) |
21.8 (71.2) |
19.6 (67.3) |
24.9 (76.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.7 (56.7) |
15.3 (59.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
20.9 (69.6) |
22.6 (72.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.8 (73) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.1 (71.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
17.0 (62.6) |
13.9 (57) |
19.4 (66.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 6.8 (44.2) |
7.8 (46) |
10.3 (50.5) |
13.7 (56.7) |
17.2 (63) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
18.2 (64.8) |
16.0 (60.8) |
12.2 (54) |
8.2 (46.8) |
14.0 (57.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) |
2.4 (36.3) |
0.8 (33.4) |
7.1 (44.8) |
10.8 (51.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
15.0 (59) |
14.8 (58.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
4.9 (40.8) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 13.4 (0.528) |
18.3 (0.72) |
23.9 (0.941) |
51.0 (2.008) |
150.8 (5.937) |
219.5 (8.642) |
324.3 (12.768) |
309.6 (12.189) |
167.8 (6.606) |
125.4 (4.937) |
73.6 (2.898) |
19.6 (0.772) |
1,497.2 (58.946) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 10.3 | 17.6 | 22.6 | 25.9 | 24.4 | 19.8 | 15.6 | 9.2 | 5.3 | 163.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 71 | 64 | 67 | 76 | 84 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 79.1 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 226.4 | 221.6 | 237.0 | 220.3 | 188.2 | 120.2 | 98.2 | 112.9 | 127.4 | 149.8 | 149.4 | 187.0 | 2,038.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 67 | 69 | 64 | 58 | 46 | 30 | 24 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 45 | 56 | 46 |
| Source #1: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: Weather China | |||||||||||||
Administrative divisions
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| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2003 est.) |
Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
| 1 | Simao District | æ€èŒ…区 | SÄ«máo QÅ« | 200,000 | 4,093 | 49 |
| 2 | Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County | å®æ´±å“ˆå°¼æ—å½æ—自治县 | NÃng'Ä›r HÄnÃzú YÃzú Zìzhìxià n | 190,000 | 3,670 | 52 |
| 3 | Mojiang Hani Autonomous County | 墨江哈尼æ—自治县 | MòjiÄng HÄnÃzú Zìzhìxià n | 350,000 | 5,459 | 64 |
| 4 | Jingdong Yi Autonomous County | 景东å½æ—自治县 | JÇngdÅng YÃzú Zìzhìxià n | 350,000 | 4,532 | 77 |
| 5 | Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County | 景谷傣æ—å½æ—自治县 | JÇnggÇ” DÇŽizú YÃzú Zìzhìxià n | 290,000 | 7,777 | 37 |
| 6 | Zhenyuan Yi, Hani and Lahu Autonomous County | 镇沅å½æ—哈尼æ—拉祜æ—自治县 | Zhènyuán YÃzú HÄnÃzú LÄhùzú Zìzhìxià n | 200,000 | 4,223 | 47 |
| 7 | Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County | 江城哈尼æ—å½æ—自治县 | JiÄngchéng HÄnÃzú YÃzú Zìzhìxià n | 90,000 | 3,476 | 26 |
| 8 | Menglian Dai, Lahu and Va Autonomous County | åŸè¿žå‚£æ—拉祜æ—佤æ—自治县 | Mènglián DÇŽizú LÄhùzú WÇŽzú Zìzhìxià n | 110,000 | 1,957 | 56 |
| 9 | Lancang Lahu Autonomous County | 澜沧拉祜æ—自治县 | LáncÄng LÄhùzú Zìzhìxià n | 470,000 | 8,807 | 53 |
| 10 | Ximeng Va Autonomous County | 西盟佤æ—自治县 | XÄ«méng WÇŽzú Zìzhìxià n | 80,000 | 1,391 | 58 |
Transport
References
- ↑ http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/xzqhdm/index.htm
- 1 2 普洱城市介ç»ä»¥åŠå…¶åŽèƒŒæ™¯åˆ†æžâ€”—ä¸å›½å¤©æ°”网 最好最全é¢å¤©æ°”预报信æ¯èµ„è®¯å¹³å° (in Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
- 1 2 Area Code and Postal Code in Yunnan Province
- ↑ "云å—çœç»Ÿè®¡å±€". yn.gov.cn.
- ↑ "云å—çœäººæ°‘政府门户网站". yn.gov.cn.
- ↑ Jacobs, Andrew. "A County in China sees Its Fortune in Tea Leaves until a Bubble Bursts, International Herald Tribune, January 17, 2009". New York Times.
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