Pu'er City

Pu'er City
普洱
—  Prefecture-level city  —
普洱市
Location of Pu'er Prefecture
Pu'er City
Location within China
Coordinates:
Country China
Province Yunnan
GB/T 2260 CODE[1] 530800
Admin HQ Simao
Admin units
Area
 • Total 45,385 km2 (17,523.2 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 2,360,000
 • Density 52/km2 (134.7/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Postal code 665000[2]
Area code(s) 0879[2]
Website www.puershi.gov.cn
1Yunnan Statistics Bureau [2]
2Yunnan Portal [3]

Pu'er City (Chinese: 普洱市; pinyin: Pǔ'ěr Shì) is a prefecture-level city in Yunnan Province, China. In 2007, the city of Simao (思茅) changed its name to Puer city (普洱市). By doing so, it has had an effect the size of the official Puer (普洱) tea production area. The urban administrative center of Pu'er is Simao District, which is also the former name of the city itself. Pu-erh tea is a major product from this region. A major downturn in the price of tea in 2007 caused severe economic distress in the area.[3]

The name Pu'er dates back to 1729, but was changed to Simao (Chinese: 思茅) in 1950 after the Communist Revolution. The original name was restored in 2007.

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Geography

Pu'er has a climate tempered strongly by its low latitude and high elevation, falling within the humid subtropical zone (Köppen Cwa). Winters are sunny and dry, featuring warm days and cool, often significantly cooler nights. Summers are warm and very humid, with the great majority of days receiving some rainfall; sunshine less than 30% of the time from June to August. Monthly mean temperatures range from 12.5 °C (54.5 °F) in January to 22.3 °C (72.1 °F) in June, with an annual mean of 18.3 °C (64.9 °F). Rainfall is heavily concentrated in the warmer months.

Climate data for Pu'er (1971−2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
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
(79.0)		 24.6
(76.3)		 21.8
(71.2)		 19.6
(67.3)		 24.9
(76.8)
Average low °C (°F) 6.8
(44.2)		 7.8
(46.0)		 10.3
(50.5)		 13.7
(56.7)		 17.2
(63.0)		 19.4
(66.9)		 19.4
(66.9)		 19.1
(66.4)		 18.2
(64.8)		 16.0
(60.8)		 12.2
(54.0)		 8.2
(46.8)		 14.0
(57.2)
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
(58.945)
% humidity 78 71 64 67 76 84 87 87 85 84 84 82 79.1
Avg. 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
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
Source: China Meteorological Administration

Administrative divisions

Map
# Name Hanzi Hanyu Pinyin Population
(2003 est.)		 Area (km²) Density
(/km²)
1 Simao District 思茅区 Sīmáo Qū 200,000 4,093 49
2 Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County 宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县 Níng'ěr Hānízú Yízú Zìzhìxiàn 190,000 3,670 52
3 Mojiang Hani Autonomous County 墨江哈尼族自治县 Mòjiāng Hānízú Zìzhìxiàn 350,000 5,459 64
4 Jingdong Yi Autonomous County 景东彝族自治县 Jǐngdōng Yízú Zìzhìxiàn 350,000 4,532 77
5 Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County 景谷傣族彝族自治县 Jǐnggǔ Dǎizú Yízú Zìzhìxiàn 290,000 7,777 37
6 Zhenyuan Yi, Hani and Lahu Autonomous County 镇沅彝族哈尼族拉祜族自治县 Zhènyuán Yízú Hānízú Lāhùzú Zìzhìxiàn 200,000 4,223 47
7 Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County 江城哈尼族彝族自治县 Jiāngchéng Hānízú Yízú Zìzhìxiàn 90,000 3,476 26
8 Menglian Dai, Lahu and Va Autonomous County 孟连傣族拉祜族佤族自治县 Mènglián Dǎizú Lāhùzú Wǎzú Zìzhìxiàn 110,000 1,957 56
9 Lancang Lahu Autonomous County 澜沧拉祜族自治县 Láncāng Lāhùzú Zìzhìxiàn 470,000 8,807 53
10 Ximeng Va Autonomous County 西盟佤族自治县 Xīméng Wǎzú Zìzhìxiàn 80,000 1,391 58

Transport

References

  1. ^ http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/xzqhdm/index.htm
  2. ^ a b Area Code and Postal Code in Yunnan Province
  3. ^ [1] Andrew Jacobs, "A County in China sees Its Fortune in Tea Leaves until a Bubble Bursts", International Herald Tribune, Jan. 17, 2009.

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