| Pu'er City | |
| — Prefecture-level city — | |
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| - Characters | 普洱市 |
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| - Pinyin | Pǔ'ěr Shì |
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  Pu'er City
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| Coordinates: 22°46′N 101°05′E / 22.767°N 101.083°E | |
| 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] |
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Pu'er City (Chinese: 普洱市; pinyin: Pǔ'ěr Shì) is a prefecture-level city in Yunnan Province, China. 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 in 1950 after the Communist Revolution. The original name was restored in 2007.
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References
- ^ http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/xzqhdm/index.htm
- ^ a b Area Code and Postal Code in Yunnan Province
- ^ [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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Coordinates: 23°04′N 101°02′E / 23.067°N 101.033°E
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