Pu 'er City, a prefecture-level city in Yunnan Province, is located in the southwest of Yunnan Province, bordering Yuxi City and Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture in the east, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in the south, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture in the northwest, Wei Chu in the northeast, Viet Nam and Laos in the southeast and Myanmar in the southwest.

Pu 'er City has the geographical advantage of "one city connecting three countries and one river connecting five neighbors", which is the traffic artery of Yunnan Province to Southeast Asian countries and the frontier of Yunnan Province's construction of Southeast Asian radiation center facing South Asia. The city covers an area of 45,385 square kilometers and is the largest city in Yunnan Province. Simao Town, Simao District, the resident of the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, is 465,438+00 kilometers away from Kunming Expressway, the resident of the provincial party committee and provincial government, with a flight route of 350 kilometers.

Historical evolution:

195 1 year, Ninger area was renamed Pu 'er area; Ninger County was renamed Pu 'er County. Pu 'er area governs 15 counties. 1955, Pu 'er Department moved to Simao, renamed Simao District (in fuxing town). 1970, Simao area was renamed Simao area, located in Simao Town (formerly fuxing town) of Pu 'er County.

On June 30, 2003, 10, the Simao area was abolished and the prefecture-level Simao city was established. Revocation of Simao area and county-level Simao city, and establishment of prefecture-level Simao city. The Municipal People's Government is located in Yueguang Road, Simao Town, Cuiyun District. On June 20, 2006, the Ministry of Civil Affairs officially approved the adjustment of township administrative divisions in Simao City. On June 5438+1October 2 1 day, 2007, with the approval of the State Council, Simao City in Yunnan Province was renamed as Pu 'er City in Yunnan Province.