Pu'er 普洱
—  Prefecture-level city  —
普洱市
Location of Pu'er City jurisdiction within Yunnan
Pu'er Location of the city centre in Yunnan
Coordinates: 22°47′N 100°58′E / 22.783°N 100.967°E / 22.783; 100.967Coordinates: 22°47′N 100°58′E / 22.783°N 100.967°E / 22.783; 100.967
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Yunnan
GB/T 2260 CODE[1]	530800
Admin HQ	Simao
Admin units	List Simao Ning'er Mojiang Jingdong Jinggu Zhenyuan Jiangcheng Menglian Lancang Ximeng
Area
• Total	45,385 km2 (17,523 sq mi)
Elevation	1,306 m (4,285 ft)
Population
• Total	2,360,000
• Density	52/km2 (130/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]

Pǔ'ěr (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: 思茅; pinyin: Sīmaó) in 1950 after the Communist Revolution. In 2007, the original name of Pu'er was restored. By doing so, it has had an effect the size of the official Pu'er tea (普洱茶), a major regional product, production area. The urban administrative center of Pu'er is Simao District, which is also the former name of the city itself. A major downturn in the price of tea in 2007 caused severe economic distress in the area.^[3] The price of Pu'er has since recovered and Pu'er tea still contributes much to the income of the area.

  Geography

Pu'er is located in southern/southwestern Yunnan, on the lower reaches of the Mekong (known in China 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 (Dien Bien province), Laos (Phongsali 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).^[4]

Located at an altitude of just above 1,300 m (4,300 ft) and within a degree south of the Tropic of Cancer, Pu'er has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with warm days year-round, although from January to April, temperatures cool off sharply at night, yet frost is rare. From June to August, rainfall is particularly common and relative humidity averages in the mid-to-upper 80%, pushing sunshine levels to 30% of the possible total. The coolest month is January, with a daily average of 12.5 °C (54.5 °F), while the warmest is June, at 22.3 °C (72.1 °F). More than 85% of the annual rainfall occurs from May to October.

  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

• China National Highway 213
• Asian Highway Network AH3
• Kunming–Bangkok Expressway

  References

  External links

• Puer City Official Website
• Tea, City Share Pu'er Name

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