| Wubu County | |
| Other Name: | Wupu |
| Postal Code: | 718200 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Seat: | Songjiachuan (Chinese: 宋家川镇) |
| Seat Type: | County seat |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | Location of Yulin Prefecture within Shaanxi (China).png |
| Map Caption1: | Yulin in Shaanxi |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Shaanxi |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Yulin |
| Area Code: | 0912 |
| Area Total Km2: | 420.85 |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Total: | 64900 |
| Coordinates: | 37.452°N 110.74°W |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
Wubu County is located in the southeastern corner of Yulin City, in the north of Shaanxi Province, China, and on the western bank of the Yellow River. It is opposite to Shanxi's Liulin County and also borders Jia County and Suide County. The typical landscape within the county is loess plateau and drought usually hovers in the area creating serious soil erosion.
Wubu County is located 176km (109miles) from Yulin, 260km (160miles) from Yan'an, and 628km (390miles) from the capital of the province, Xi'an. With an area of 418.5km2, it is the smallest county in northern Shaanxi.
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 (Chinese: 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.
, Wubu County or Wubao County is divided to 1 subdistrict and 5 towns.[1]
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Wubu exhibits a semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSk)
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, and phosphates. China National Highway 307 and the Tai-Zhong railway pass through the territory. Special local products include red dates and silkworms.