| Puji | |
| Native Name: | 普济镇 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | China Sichuan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Sichuan |
| Coordinates: | 32.2367°N 106.4558°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Sichuan |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Guangyuan |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Wangcang County |
| Area Total Km2: | 156.36 |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Total: | 27045 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset1: | +08:00 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 628207 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 0839 |
Puji is a town in Wangcang County, Sichuan, China. As of the 2019 statistics it had a population of 27,045 and an area of 156.36km2.
As of 2017, the town is divided into twelve villages and two communities:
It was incorporated as a township in 1940.
After establishment of the Communist State, in 1950, Puji District was set up. In 1961, during the Great Leap Forward, it was renamed "Puji People's Commune". In 1962, former Tiantai Township, Yuanjing Township and Puji Township merged to form Puji Town.
In January 2021, 22 stone Buddha statues of the Tang dynasty (618 907) and one stone sheep of the Ming dynasty (1368 1644) in the Foziyan Cliff Inscriptions were stolen.[1]
It lies at the south central Wangcang County, bordering the town of Huangyang to the west, Longfeng Township and Mumen Town to the south, Daliang Township to the north, and Sanjiang Town to the east.
The highest point in the town is Shizike which stands above sea level. The lowest point is the Hengshi Bridge, which, at above sea level.
Qing Stream, a tributary of the Qu River, flows through the town north to south.
The town experiences a subtropical humid monsoon climate, with an average annual temperature of, total annual rainfall of 570.2mm, and a frost-free period of 256 days.
The town's economy is based on nearby mineral resources and agricultural resources. The main crops are rice, wheat and corn. Vegetable and rape are the economic plants of this region.
The region abounds with coal, bluestone, sulfur, iron, copper, dolomite, and limestone.
As of 2019, the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China estimates the town's population now to be 27,045.
The town is connected to two highways: the Provincial Highway S16 and the Provincial Highway S20, both pass across the south of the town.
The Foziyan Cliff Inscriptions is a historical site of the Tang dynasty (618 907) in Sichuan and is a provincial cultural relic preservation organ.[2]