Shuifu

Shuifu
水富市
County-level city

Location of Shuifu County (pink) and Zhaotong City (yellow) within Yunnan
Country People's Republic of China
Province Yunnan
Prefecture-level city Zhaotong
Area
  Total 319 km2 (123 sq mi)
Population
  Total 91,123
  Density 290/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (CST)
Postal code 657800
Area code(s) 0870
Website shuifu.mofcom.gov.cn

Shuifu (Chinese: 水富市; pinyin: Shuǐfù Shì) is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Zhaotong, in the northeast of Yunnan province, China, bordering Sichuan to the east and northeast across the Jinsha River.

History

Shuifu has only 25 years of history. It used to belong to Sichuan province, but it is now in Yunnan province.

Agriculture

Rice, corn, pears.

Transportation

There is a train-station outside the town itself. The Jinsha River passes by it. Many roads are connected to the town, and a huge freeway was under construction in 2006.

Coordinates: 28°37′59″N 104°25′05″E / 28.63306°N 104.41806°E / 28.63306; 104.41806


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