# Boluo County

Boluo County (simplified Chinese: 博罗县; traditional Chinese: 博羅縣) 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 2,795 km$^2$ (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, 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 縛婁 (Simplified: 缚娄, Fuluo) in Chinese. and it was located nearby Mount Luofu (羅浮山/罗浮山). 縛 (缚) or 浮 are the hanzi transliteration of the old Yue language's "people", while 羅 (罗) or 婁 means "cave". The current Boluo (博罗) 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 (km$^2$) |
| Luoyang town | 罗阳镇 | Luōyáng Zhèn | 208,739 | 251.62 |
| Gongzhuang town | 公庄镇 | Gōngzhuāng Zhèn | 46,813 | 299.5 |
| Baitang town | 柏塘镇 | Bǎitáng Zhèn | 50,013 | 161.4 |
| Yangcun town | 杨村镇 | Yángcūn Zhèn | 41,958 | 120 |
| Mabei town | 麻陂镇 | Mábēi Zhèn | 21,690 | 58.6 |
| Shiba town | 石坝镇 | Shíbà Zhèn | 39,149 | 142 |
| Taimei town | 泰美镇 | Tàiměi Zhèn | 34,169 | 183.5 |
| Longxi town | 龙溪镇 | Lóngxī Zhèn | 88,964 | 115.84 |
| Yuanzhou town | 园洲镇 | Yuánzhōu Zhèn | 146,053 | 110 |
| Shiwan town | 石湾镇 | Shíwān Zhèn | 122,802 | 83 |
| Longhua town | 龙华镇 | Lónghuá Zhèn | 26,009 | 62 |
| Futian town | 福田镇 | Fútián Zhèn | 38,286 | 86.7 |
| Changning town | 长宁镇 | Chángníng Zhèn | 39,983 | 117 |
| Huzhen town | 湖镇镇 | Húzhèn Zhèn | 56,551 | 117.3 |
| Yangqiao town | 杨侨镇 | Yángqiáo Zhèn | 29,868 | 89 |
| Guanyinge town | 观音阁镇 | Guānyīngé Zhèn | 17,309 | 143 |
| Henghe town | 横河镇 | 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 Huizhou–Heyuan Expressway [zh] (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 traverse the entire county.

## Climate

Climate data for Boluo, elevation 50 m (160 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.6 (83.5) | 31.3 (88.3) | 33.2 (91.8) | 34.3 (93.7) | 35.8 (96.4) | 37.9 (100.2) | 39.0 (102.2) | 38.0 (100.4) | 37.7 (99.9) | 36.3 (97.3) | 33.8 (92.8) | 30.2 (86.4) | 39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.6 (67.3) | 20.8 (69.4) | 23.3 (73.9) | 27.0 (80.6) | 30.3 (86.5) | 32.1 (89.8) | 33.5 (92.3) | 33.3 (91.9) | 32.3 (90.1) | 29.7 (85.5) | 25.9 (78.6) | 21.3 (70.3) | 27.4 (81.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.3 (57.7) | 16.0 (60.8) | 18.8 (65.8) | 22.7 (72.9) | 26.0 (78.8) | 27.9 (82.2) | 28.9 (84.0) | 28.6 (83.5) | 27.6 (81.7) | 24.7 (76.5) | 20.4 (68.7) | 15.7 (60.3) | 22.6 (72.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) | 12.8 (55.0) | 15.8 (60.4) | 19.8 (67.6) | 23.0 (73.4) | 25.1 (77.2) | 25.8 (78.4) | 25.6 (78.1) | 24.4 (75.9) | 21.1 (70.0) | 16.8 (62.2) | 12.1 (53.8) | 19.4 (67.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) | 0.9 (33.6) | 2.1 (35.8) | 9.3 (48.7) | 15.5 (59.9) | 18.4 (65.1) | 20.2 (68.4) | 22.3 (72.1) | 16.9 (62.4) | 10.0 (50.0) | 4.9 (40.8) | −0.1 (31.8) | −0.1 (31.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 47.7 (1.88) | 54.9 (2.16) | 104.2 (4.10) | 208.1 (8.19) | 266.0 (10.47) | 413.9 (16.30) | 258.4 (10.17) | 314.3 (12.37) | 167.5 (6.59) | 41.9 (1.65) | 30.1 (1.19) | 35.4 (1.39) | 1,942.4 (76.46) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.4 | 9.1 | 12.6 | 14.3 | 17.1 | 19.4 | 16.5 | 17.2 | 12.1 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 139.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 80 | 81 | 77 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 130.4 | 94.2 | 84.7 | 90.7 | 123.6 | 143.8 | 198.3 | 182.3 | 187.9 | 196.3 | 166.9 | 149.9 | 1,749 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 39 | 30 | 23 | 24 | 30 | 34 | 46 | 44 | 50 | 57 | 51 | 47 | 40 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||