| Pu County | |
| Postal Code: | 041200 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | Location of Linfen Prefecture within Shanxi (China).png |
| Map Caption1: | Linfen in Shanxi |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Shanxi |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Linfen |
| Area Total Km2: | 1513 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Total: | 107339 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
Pu County, also known by its Chinese name Puxian, is a county in the southwest of Shanxi province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Linfen; bordering county-level divisions are Yaodu District (the urban area of Linfen) to the southeast, Ji County to the southwest, Daning County to the west, Xi County to the north, Fenxi County to the northeast, and Hongtong County to the east.
Pu County spans an area of 1513km2,[1] and had a population of 107,339 according to the 2010 Chinese census.[2]
Pu County is named after the fabled Puzi Mountain in the area.
During the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history, the city of Pu and its hinterland were the appendage of the Jin prince Ji Chong'er before the Rong beauty Li Ji successfully schemed to drive him from the country in 655BC and to place her own son into succession for the duchy. Pu would have also been a home to the famous courtiers like Jie Zhitui who followed Ji Chong'er into his exile. Their court was later imposed on Jin by a Qin army in 636BC, with Ji Chong'er as the state's Wen Duke.
During the Northern Wei, the ancient Pingchang County was located close to present-day Pu County, which fell under the jurisdiction of . Later in the Northern Wei, the area would be reorganized as Shicheng County, under the jurisdiction of .
In 579 CE, Shicheng County was renamed to Puzi County, and was placed under the jurisdiction of . In 606 CE, Puzi County was renamed to Pu County, and was placed under the jurisdiction of .
During the early years of the Republic of China, Pu County was administered by, and then placed under provincial administration upon the abolition of circuits.
Upon the foundation of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Pu County was placed under Linfen Prefecture, which was renamed in 1954. The county was abolished from 1958 to 1961. In 2000, it was placed under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Linfen.
On October 6, 2021, the county was afflicted by a flood which killed four people in the village of Jingpo in the town of .[3] [4]
The county's highest point is Wulu Mountain, which reaches 1946m (6,385feet) in height. The county's lowest point is 790m (2,590feet) in height.
The flows through Pu County, as does a number of its tributaries.
Pu County administers four towns and five townships.[5]
The county's four towns are,,, and .
The county's five townships are,,,, and .
According the 2010 Chinese census, the county had a population of 107,339, up from the 98,860 reported in the 2000 Chinese census. The county had an estimated population of about 80,000 as of 1996.