Wubu County

Wubu County (Chinese: 吴堡县; Pinyin: Wúbǔ Xiàn) is located in the southeastern corner of Yulin City, Shaanxi Province, China, and on western bank of Yellow River. It is opposite to Liulin County, Shanxi Province, neighboring Jia County and Suide County. The typical landscape within the county is loess plateau, and drought usually hovers in the area with serious soil erosion.

Overview

Pinyin: Wubu Xian Location: 176 kilometers from Yulin, 260 kilometers from Yan'an, and 628 kilometers from Xi'an, the capital of the province. Area: 418.5 square kilometers, the smallest county in northern Shaanxi. Population: 80,000 (2002) Code: 610829 Postal code: 718200 Government location: Songjiachuan Town Administrative divisions: 4 towns and 4 townships

Economy

Wubu is an impoverished county. A large-scale high-quality coal mine was discovered in 2005, and remains to be exploited. Other natural resources include coal-derived gas, fluorite, phosphates, etc. China National Highway 307 and the Tai-Zhong railway under construction pass through the territory. Special local products are red dates and silkworm.