It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Huizhou, and in 2020, had a population of 1,210,878 residing in an area of 2,795 km2 (1,079 sq mi).

In Lüshi Chunqiu, the current Boluo used to be one of the many Yue states without a king before Qin dynasty.

縛 (缚) or 浮 are the hanzi transliteration of the old Yue language's "people", while 羅 (罗) or 婁 means "cave".

The current Boluo (博罗) is derived from the same old Yue word and therefore means "people in mountain".

[4] In 214 BCE after the unification of China by Qin, Fuluo County (傅羅縣) was established.