Gulang County
Gulang County
古浪县 | ||
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Postal code 733100 | ||
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Gulang County (
Liangzhou District to the northwest, and Inner Mongolia's Alxa Left Banner to the northeast.[1]
Geography
The county has a total area of 5,103 km2 (1,970 sq mi)cold desert climate, with an annual mean temperature of 5.6 °C (42.1 °F) and the annual evaporation of 2,300 mm (91 in) exceeding the annual precipitation of around 300 mm (12 in); annual sunshine duration is 2,852 hours.[1]
Climate
| Climate data for Gulang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
24.3 (75.7) |
28.6 (83.5) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.7 (87.3) |
35.0 (95.0) |
32.1 (89.8) |
29.7 (85.5) |
25.3 (77.5) |
20.6 (69.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.7 (28.9) |
1.8 (35.2) |
7.4 (45.3) |
14.2 (57.6) |
18.9 (66.0) |
23.0 (73.4) |
25.1 (77.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
12.3 (54.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
0.4 (32.7) |
12.5 (54.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.0 (17.6) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
1.3 (34.3) |
7.9 (46.2) |
12.9 (55.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
19.1 (66.4) |
17.7 (63.9) |
12.8 (55.0) |
6.4 (43.5) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
6.4 (43.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −12.3 (9.9) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
2.5 (36.5) |
7.3 (45.1) |
11.8 (53.2) |
13.8 (56.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
8.5 (47.3) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
1.6 (34.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −25.0 (−13.0) |
−21.7 (−7.1) |
−19.9 (−3.8) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
0.6 (33.1) |
5.4 (41.7) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−20.2 (−4.4) |
−22.2 (−8.0) |
−29.0 (−20.2) |
−29.0 (−20.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.0 (0.16) |
5.6 (0.22) |
16.1 (0.63) |
27.3 (1.07) |
41.6 (1.64) |
48.0 (1.89) |
61.3 (2.41) |
69.1 (2.72) |
56.2 (2.21) |
22.8 (0.90) |
8.7 (0.34) |
3.7 (0.15) |
364.4 (14.34) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.9 | 4.6 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 7.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 92.5 |
| Average snowy days | 6.9 | 6.7 | 8.8 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 46.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%)
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46 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 46 | 49 | 56 | 59 | 62 | 56 | 48 | 47 | 50 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 202.9 | 204.7 | 229.4 | 232.0 | 252.9 | 239.6 | 240.8 | 226.0 | 193.9 | 217.4 | 214.3 | 204.7 | 2,658.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 66 | 66 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 69 | 61 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
History
Evidence has been found of Gulang being inhabited 4000 years ago, during the Neolithic.
Administrative divisions
Gulang County is divided to 15 towns and 4 townships.[4]
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Economy
The main economy is agriculture, with 365600 people being employed in agriculture (92.98% of total population).
Transport
Ethnic groups
Among the groups that live in Gulang are the Han and Hui.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e 县情简介 (in Simplified Chinese). Gulang County People's Government. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
- "Gulang County official website". Gulang County People's Network. 2006. Archived from the original on 2008-10-02. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
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