Wubu County

Wubu County
—  County  —
Chinese transcription(s)
- Characters	吴堡县
- Pinyin	Wúbǔ Xiàn
Wubu County Location in China
Coordinates: 37°29′24″N 110°43′48″E / 37.49°N 110.73°E / 37.49; 110.73
Country	China
Province	Shaanxi
Prefecture	Yulin
County seat	Songjiachuan (宋家川镇)
Area
- Total	418.5 km2 (161.6 sq mi)
Population (2002)
- Total	80,000
- Density	191.2/km2 (495.1/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	718200
Area code(s)	0912
Website	http://www.wubu.gov.cn/

Wubu County (Chinese: 吴堡县; Pinyin: Wúbǔ Xiàn) is located on the southeastern corner of Yulin City, Shaanxi Province, 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.

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

• Towns: Songjiachuan, Koujiayuan, Guojiagou, Xinjiagou
• Township: Xuexiacun, Chakou, Gongjiawan, Zhangjiashan

The area was used by Helian Bobo to detain the captives of Liu Yu of Song Dynasty of Southern Dynasty. So its former name was Wu'erbu (吴儿堡) In Northern Han Dynasty, a stone city was built in Wubu. At present, some buildings from Ming and Qing Dynasties are still preserved. Due to the difficulty of water intake on the hill, most residents have moved to the new town at hill foot. Wubu was a part of Shaan-Gan-Ning Border Area during Sino-Japanese War and Chinese Civil War

• Official website of Wubu County
• Wubu Stone City (Chinese)