Pu'er .mw-parser-output .noboldfont-weight:normal 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°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	530800
Admin HQ	Simao District
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]	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	UTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Postal code	665000
Area code(s)	0879
ISO 3166 code	CN-YN-08
Licence plate prefixes	云J
Website	www.puershi.gov.cn (in simplified Chinese)
Yunnan Statistics Bureau[2] Yunnan Portal[3]

Pu'er is a prefecture-level city in southern Yunnan Province, China. The name Pu'er dates back to 1729, but was changed to Simao 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.^[4] The price of Pu'er has since recovered and Pu'er tea still contributes much to the income of the area.

Geography and climate[edit]

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 (Điện 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).^[1]

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 22.7 °C (72.9 °F) and 13.4 °C (56.1 °F); the annual mean is 18.93 °C (66.1 °F). June through September accounts for nearly 70% of the annual rainfall of 1,487.4 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.

Administrative divisions[edit]

Map
Simao Ning'er County Zhenyuan County Jingdong County Jinggu County Mojiang County Ximeng County Menglian County Lancang County Jiangcheng County
Name	Hanzi	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2003 est.)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
Simao District	思茅区	Sīmáo Qū	200,000	4,093	49
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
Mojiang Hani Autonomous County	墨江哈尼族自治县	Mòjiāng Hānízú Zìzhìxiàn	350,000	5,459	64
Jingdong Yi Autonomous County	景东彝族自治县	Jǐngdōng Yízú Zìzhìxiàn	350,000	4,532	77
Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County	景谷傣族彝族自治县	Jǐnggǔ Dǎizú Yízú Zìzhìxiàn	290,000	7,777	37
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
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
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
Lancang Lahu Autonomous County	澜沧拉祜族自治县	Láncāng Lāhùzú Zìzhìxiàn	470,000	8,807	53
Ximeng Va Autonomous County	西盟佤族自治县	Xīméng Wǎzú Zìzhìxiàn	80,000	1,391	58

Sports[edit]

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.^{[citation needed]}

Transport[edit]

• 
  Asian Highway Network AH3
  


• China National Highway 213


• Kunming–Bangkok Expressway

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pu'er City.

• Official website


• Tea, City Share Pu'er Name