Gulang County

Gulang County

古浪县
Gulang County 古浪县
County
	View of the Gulang County seat from the Lanzhou–Xinjiang railway
	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°ECoordinates: 37°28′12″N 102°53′53″E / 37.470°N 102.898°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Gansu
Prefecture-level city	Wuwei
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.gulang.gov.cn

Gulang County (Chinese: 古浪县; pinyin: Gǔlàng Xiàn) is a county in central Gansu province, the People's Republic of 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]

Geography[]

The county has a total area of 5,103 km² (1,970 sq mi)^[1] and is 88 km (55 mi) wide^{[citation needed]}. 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]

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.^[2]

Towns

Gulang (古浪镇)
Sishui (泗水镇)
Tumen (土门镇)
Dajing (大靖镇)
Peijiaying (裴家营镇)

Haizitan (海子滩镇)
Dingning (定宁镇)
Huangyangchuan (黄羊川镇)
Heisongyi (黑松驿镇)
Yongfengtan (永丰滩镇)

Huanghuatan (黄花滩镇)
Xijing (西靖镇)
Minquan (民权镇)
Zhitan (直滩镇)
Gufeng (古丰镇)

Townships

Xinpu Township(新堡乡)
Gancheng Township (干城乡)

Hengliang Township(横梁乡)
Shibalipu Township(十八里堡乡)

Economy[]

The main economy is agriculture, with 365600 people being employed in agriculture (92.98% of total population).

Transport[]

China National Highway 312

Ethnic groups[]

Among the groups that live in Gulang are the Han and Hui.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e 县情简介 (in Chinese). Gulang County People's Government. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
^ "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.

External links[]

Official website (Chinese)
https://web.archive.org/web/20090504073433/http://www.gu-lang.com/ Lhasa Apsos Kennel Barcelona Spain - Tibet Apsos

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[official_intro-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e 县情简介 (in Chinese). Gulang County People's Government. Retrieved 21 September 2017.

[2] "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2020-12-27.

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