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Pu'er City

Eastern Asia

Pu'er is a prefecture-level city in southern Yunnan province, China, governing nine counties, one district and 103 townships. Its urban administrative center is Simao District, formerly the name of the prefecture itself. The city is the only prefecture in Yunnan bordering Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, and by the end of 2024 its resident population was 2.337 million. It is known for Pu'er tea, a type of dark tea that remains central to the local economy after a severe downturn in tea prices in 2007.

Facts
Population
2,404,954 1
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Coastal
No 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 2
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 2
Sources
1. Pu'er City (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
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population 2,404,954 (2020)
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2. Pu'er City (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: elevation_m
    1306
  • Infobox: utc_offset
    +8
  • Climate
    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
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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3. Yunnan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead
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Yunnan is an inland province in Southwestern China
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Wikidata: China
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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