Boluo County
Introduction '''Boluo County''' () is a county of east-central Guangdong province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Huizhou, and in 2009, had a population of 813,700 residing in an area of . 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'', the current Boluo used to be one of the many Yue states without a king before Qin dynasty. The state's name was transliterated as  (Simplified: , Fuluo) in Chinese. and it was located nearby Mount Luofu (/). or  are the hanzi transliteration of the old Yue language's "people", while  or  means "cave". The current Boluo () is derived from the same old Yue word and therefore means "people in mountain".In 214 BCE after the unification of China by Qin, Fuluo County (傅羅縣) was established. Its name was altered to Boluo under the Emperor Wu of Jin's rule in 280 CE.
Administrative divisions Boluo administers 17 towns: Name  Chinese (S)  Hanyu Pinyin  Population (2010)  Area (km2) Luoyang town    Luōyáng Zhèn  208,739  251.62 Gongzhuang town    Gōngzhuāng Zhèn  46,813  299.5 Baitang town    Bǎitáng Zhèn  50,013  161.4 Yangcun town    Yángcūn Zhèn  41,958  120 Mabei town    Mábēi Zhèn  21,690  58.6 Shiba town    Shíbà Zhèn  39,149  142 Taimei town    Tàiměi Zhèn  34,169  183.5 Longxi town    Lóngxī Zhèn  88,964  115.84 Yuanzhou town    Yuánzhōu Zhèn  146,053  110 Shiwan town    Shíwān Zhèn  122,802  83 Longhua town    Lónghuá Zhèn  26,009  62 Futian town    Fútián Zhèn  38,286  86.7 Changning town    Chángníng Zhèn  39,983  117 Huzhen town    Húzhèn Zhèn  56,551  117.3 Yangqiao town    Yángqiáo Zhèn  29,868  89 Guanyinge town    Guānyīngé Zhèn  17,309  143 Henghe town    Hénghé Zhèn  21,421  232.88
Economy Boluo County is said to be the home to the country's largest farm for raising the rare "Golden coin turtle" ''Cuora trifasciata''.
Transport Guangzhou–Huizhou and  () intersect within the county, and China National Highways 205 and 324 as well as the Beijing–Kowloon and Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou railways traverse the entire county.
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