# Puge County

Puge County (Chinese: 普格县, Yi: ꁌꐘꑤ) is a county in the south of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture.

## Governance
### Puge County Public Security Bureau

The Puge County Public Security Bureau (Chinese: 普格县公安局) is the primary police agency in Puge county. The Incumbent Director of the agency is Mao Xi, which is also the vice mayor.

#### Organization and Structure

It contains a cybercrime and intelligence unit, a national security unit, a investigations unit, a traffic management unit, a patrol unit, a SWAT unit, a political/public relations unit and a narcotics unit.
The agency operates 6 police stations in Puji town [zh], Qiaowo town [zh; ceb; sv], Luojishan Town, Huashan Town [zh], Menggan Township [zh](now known as Xiluo Town [zh], though the police station retains the original name) and Jiatie town [zh; ceb; sv].

#### History

In December 2021, the Puge County Public Security Bureau arrested 28 people on scam-related charges.
On February 1, 2023 the Puge County Public Security Bureau arrested 9 people on drug related crimes.

#### Controversies

On August 19, 2014, the commanding officer of the Puji town police station at the time went under investigation due to disciplinary violations.

### Puge County Fire and Rescue Bureau

The Puge County Fire and Rescue Bureau (Chinese: 普格县消防救援局) is the primary firefighting and rescue agency in Puge County. It was formerly known as the Puge County Fire and Rescue Battalion (Chinese: 普格县消防救援大队). The incumbent commissioner is Li Zhe. It operates a single fire station in Puji town [zh].

## Administrative divisions

Puge County comprises 8 towns and 5 townships.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Yi | Romanized Yi | Administrative division code |
| Towns ||||||
| Puji town [zh] | 普基镇 | Pǔjī Zhèn | ꁌꐘꍔ | pu jjit zhep | 513428100 |
| Qiaowo town [zh; ceb; sv] | 荞窝镇 | Qiáowō Zhèn | ꐇꊈꍔ | quop wo zhep | 513428101 |
| Luojishan Town | 螺髻山镇 | Luójìshān Zhèn | ꉢꉳꁧꍔ | nga ha bbo zhep | 513428102 |
| Wudaoqing town [zh] | 五道箐镇 | Wǔdàoqìng Zhèn | ꃶꄌꏼꍔ | vu duo qit zhep | 513428103 |
| Huashan Town [zh] | 花山镇 | Huāshān Zhèn | ꉵꎭꍔ | huot sha zhep | 513428104 |
| Ridudisa Town | 日都迪萨镇 | Rìdūdísà Zhèn | | | 513428105 |
| Xiluo Town [zh] | 西洛镇 | Xīluò Zhèn | | | 513428106 |
| Jiatie town [zh; ceb; sv] | 夹铁镇 | Jiātiě Zhèn | ꏦꄚꍔ | jie tit zhep | 513428107 |
| Townships ||||||
| Li'an Township [zh] | 黎安乡 | Lí'ān Xiāng | ꆀꉢꑣ | nip nga xie | 513428203 |
| Daping Township, Puge [zh] | 大坪乡 | Dàpíng Xiāng | ꅔꃀꑣ | ndip mop xie | 513428206 |
| Tezi Township [zh] | 特兹乡 | Tèzī Xiāng | ꄮꌅꑣ | te nzy xie | 513428213 |
| Waluo Township [zh] | 瓦洛乡 | Wǎluò Xiāng | ꃪꇉꑣ | vat lo xie | 513428218 |
| Dacao Township [zh; ceb; sv] | 大槽乡 | Dàcáo Xiāng | ꄊꊼꑣ | dap cuop xie | 513428227 |

## Tourist attractions

* Luojishan Scenic Area [zh] (螺髻山风景区) in Luojiashan Town (螺髻山镇). Located in Luojia Mountain (Luojiashan) area, whose highest peak, Peak Yeeeha (也俄额哈; Yěééhā) has the elevation of 4,359 m (14,301 ft).

## Climate

Climate data for Puge, elevation 1,428 m (4,685 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 25.8 (78.4) | 28.0 (82.4) | 32.7 (90.9) | 35.4 (95.7) | 37.8 (100.0) | 35.1 (95.2) | 33.1 (91.6) | 33.4 (92.1) | 32.9 (91.2) | 30.2 (86.4) | 27.6 (81.7) | 25.6 (78.1) | 37.8 (100.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.1 (59.2) | 18.6 (65.5) | 23.4 (74.1) | 26.7 (80.1) | 27.4 (81.3) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.8 (80.2) | 24.2 (75.6) | 20.9 (69.6) | 18.7 (65.7) | 15.2 (59.4) | 22.5 (72.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) | 12.0 (53.6) | 16.3 (61.3) | 19.8 (67.6) | 21.5 (70.7) | 21.7 (71.1) | 22.3 (72.1) | 21.9 (71.4) | 19.5 (67.1) | 16.3 (61.3) | 12.8 (55.0) | 9.1 (48.4) | 16.8 (62.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) | 6.8 (44.2) | 10.6 (51.1) | 14.1 (57.4) | 16.7 (62.1) | 18.3 (64.9) | 19.1 (66.4) | 18.6 (65.5) | 16.6 (61.9) | 13.4 (56.1) | 9.1 (48.4) | 5.1 (41.2) | 12.7 (54.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.9 (25.0) | −3.0 (26.6) | −2.1 (28.2) | 4.3 (39.7) | 5.6 (42.1) | 11.6 (52.9) | 13.0 (55.4) | 12.2 (54.0) | 8.8 (47.8) | 4.5 (40.1) | −0.6 (30.9) | −4.6 (23.7) | −4.6 (23.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 16.1 (0.63) | 14.0 (0.55) | 22.1 (0.87) | 37.0 (1.46) | 105.9 (4.17) | 243.6 (9.59) | 234.0 (9.21) | 184.5 (7.26) | 183.5 (7.22) | 124.6 (4.91) | 27.4 (1.08) | 9.8 (0.39) | 1,202.5 (47.34) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.1 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 13.2 | 19.7 | 18.8 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 15.0 | 6.5 | 3.1 | 134 |
| Average snowy days | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 61 | 51 | 47 | 49 | 60 | 78 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 73 | 69 | 68 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 188.2 | 191.7 | 233.9 | 239.2 | 206.7 | 130.3 | 143.3 | 156.0 | 114.4 | 125.0 | 165.9 | 171.9 | 2,066.5 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 57 | 60 | 63 | 62 | 49 | 32 | 34 | 39 | 31 | 36 | 52 | 53 | 47 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration all-time extreme temperature ||||||||||||||