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 2020, had a population of 1,210,878 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 District 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.财富人物:金钱龟"中国第一人" 2007-09-24
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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