Guyuan County

Guyuan County 沽源县
County
Location in Zhangjiakou
Guyuan Location of the seat in Hebei
Coordinates: 41°40′N 115°41′E / 41.667°N 115.683°E / 41.667; 115.683Coordinates: 41°40′N 115°41′E / 41.667°N 115.683°E / 41.667; 115.683
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hebei
Prefecture-level city	Zhangjiakou
Highest elevation	2,123 m (6,965 ft)
Lowest elevation	1,356 m (4,449 ft)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	www.zjkgy.gov.cn

Guyuan County (simplified Chinese: 沽源县; traditional Chinese: 沽源縣; pinyin: Gūyuán Xiàn) is a county under the administration of Zhangjiakou, Hebei, People's Republic of China. It was once part of the province of Chahar, and now borders Inner Mongolia. The area of the city is 2,621 square kilometres (1,012 sq mi), and the population as of 2004 is 230,000. Bordering county-level divisions are Fengning Manchu Autonomous County to the east, Chicheng County and Chongli District to the south, Zhangbei and Kangbao counties to the west, and, in Inner Mongolia, Taibus Banner, Zhenglan Banner and Duolun County to the north.^[1] It is a primarily mountainous county in northern Hebei, and thus has a cold climate with long, bitter winters and mild summers.

Administration[]

There are 4 towns (镇), 9 townships (乡), and 1 ethnic township (民族乡)

Towns:

• (平定堡镇), (小厂镇), (黄盖淖镇), (九连城镇)

Townships:

• (高山堡乡), Xiaohezi Township (小河子乡), (二道渠乡), (大二号回族乡), (闪电河乡), (长梁乡), (丰源店乡), (西辛营乡), (莲花滩乡), (白土窑乡)

Official links[]

• Government website of Guyuan County, Zhangjiakou
• Guyuan County Business Window
• Guyuan County Administrative Rights Open Network

References[]

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