Boluo County
| Boluo County 博罗县 | |
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| County | |
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Guangzhou–Huizhou Expressway in the county | |
 Location in Huizhou City | |
  Boluo Location in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates: 23°10′N 114°17′E / 23.167°N 114.283°ECoordinates: 23°10′N 114°17′E / 23.167°N 114.283°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Huizhou |
| County seat | Luoyang (罗阳镇) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,795 km2 (1,079 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 813,730 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 5161XX |
| Area code(s) | 0752 |
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| Simplified Chinese | 博罗县 | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 博羅縣 | ||||||||||
| Cantonese Jyutping | bok4 lo4 jyun6 | ||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Bóluó Xiàn | ||||||||||
| Postal | Poklo | ||||||||||
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Boluo County (Chinese: 博罗县; pinyin: Bóluó Xiàn) is a county of east-central Guangdong province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Huizhou City, and in 2009, had a population of 813,700 residing in an area of 2,795 km2 (1,079 sq mi). It borders Yuancheng District, Dongyuan and Zijin counties to the northeast, Huiyang and Huicheng Districts to the southeast, Dongguan to the south, Zengcheng to the west, and Longmen County to the northwest.
History
In Lüshi Chunqiu, it was already one of the many Yue states without a king.[1]
Administrative divisions
Boluo administers 17 towns:
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Economy
Boluo County is said to be the home to the country's largest farm for raising the rare "Golden coin turtle" Cuora trifasciata.[2]
Transport
Guangzhou–Huizhou and Huizhou–Heyuan Expressway (惠河高速公路) intersect within the county, and China National Highways 205 and 324 as well as the Beijing–Kowloon and Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou Railways (广梅汕铁路) traverse the entire county.
Notes
- ↑ 资讯 : 人民日报：站在缚娄古国遗址上 Archived July 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ 财富人物:金钱龟"中国第一人" 2007-09-24
