Gulang County (Chinese: 古浪县; pinyin: Gǔlàng Xiàn) is a county in central Gansu province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the northeast. It is under the administration of Wuwei City. Its postal code is 733100, and its population in 2006 was 393,200 people. Located in the east of the Hexi Corridor and to the south of the Tengger Desert, it borders Jingtai County to the east, Tianzhu County to the south, Liangzhou District to the northwest, and Inner Mongolia's Alxa Left Banner to the northeast.[1]
Gulang County
古浪县 | |
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 View of the Gulang County seat from the Lanzhou–Xinjiang railway | |
.png) Location of Gulang County (red) in Wuwei City (yellow) and Gansu province | |
  Gulang Location of the seat in Gansu | |
| Coordinates: 37°28′12″N 102°53′53″E / 37.470°N 102.898°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Wuwei |
| County seat | Gulang Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,103 km2 (1,970 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 3,469 m (11,381 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 1,550 m (5,090 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 388,700 |
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 733100 |
| Website | www |
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Geography edit
The county has a total area of 5,103 km2 (1,970 sq mi)[1] and is 88 km (55 mi) wide. It features a 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 edit
| 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 (%) | 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 edit
Evidence has been found of Gulang being inhabited 4000 years ago, during the Neolithic.
Administrative divisions edit
Gulang County is divided to 15 towns and 4 townships.[4]
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Economy edit
The main economy is agriculture, with 365600 people being employed in agriculture (92.98% of total population).
Transport edit
Ethnic groups edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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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