| Boluo | |
| Other Name: | Poklo; Polo |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | Guangdong subdivisions - Huizhou.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Huizhou in Guangdong |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Guangdong |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Huizhou |
| Seat Type: | County seat |
| Seat: | Luoyang |
| Area Total Km2: | 2795 |
| Population Total: | 813730 |
| Population As Of: | 2009 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 23.1728°N 114.2895°W |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 5161XX |
| Area Code: | 0752 |
| S: | 博罗县 |
| T: | 博羅縣 |
| P: | Bóluó Xiàn |
| Psp: | Poklo |
| J: | bok4 lo4-jyun6 |
| Showflag: | jp |
| Order: | st |
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 2795km2. 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.
In Lüshi Chunqiu, the current Boluo used to be one of the many Yue states without a king before Qin dynasty.[1] The state's name was transliterated as (Simplified:, Fuluo) in Chinese.[2] 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".[3]
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.
Boluo administers 17 towns:
| Name | Chinese (S) | Population (2010)[4] | 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 |
Boluo County is said to be the home to the country's largest farm for raising the rare "Golden coin turtle" Cuora trifasciata.[5]
Guangzhou–Huizhou and (Chinese: 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.