Weichang Manchu and Mongol Autonomous County

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Weichang County

围场县 • ᠸᡝᡳᠴᠠᠩ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ • ᠸᠧᠢᠴᠠᠩ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ
(Chinese) • (Manchu) • (Mongolian)
Autonomous county
围场满族蒙古族自治县
ᠸᡝᡳᠴᠠᠩ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᠮᠣᠩᡤᠣ ᠪᡝᠶᡝ ᡩᠠᠰᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ
ᠸᠧᠢᠴᠠᠩ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᠤ ᠮᠣᠩᠭ᠋ᠣᠯ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ
Weichang Manchu and Mongol
Autonomous County
Saihanba National Park within the county
Saihanba National Park within the county
Weichang in Chengde
Weichang in Chengde
Chengde in Hebei
Chengde in Hebei
Weichang is located in Hebei
Weichang
Weichang
Location of the seat in Hebei
Coordinates: 41°56′20″N 117°45′36″E / 41.939°N 117.760°E / 41.939; 117.760Coordinates: 41°56′20″N 117°45′36″E / 41.939°N 117.760°E / 41.939; 117.760
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHebei
Prefecture-level cityChengde
County seat (围场镇)
Area
 • Total9,058 km2 (3,497 sq mi)
Elevation
847 m (2,779 ft)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total520,000
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
068400
Area code(s)0314

Weichang Manchu and Mongol Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 围场满族蒙古族自治县; traditional Chinese: 圍場滿族蒙古族自治縣; pinyin: Wéichǎng Mǎnzú Ménggǔzú Zìzhìxiàn; Manchu: ᠸᡝᡳᠴᠠᠩ
ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ
ᠮᠣᠩᡤᠣ
ᠪᡝᠶᡝ
ᡩᠠᠰᠠᠩᡤᠠ
ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ; Mölendroff: weicang manju monggo beye dasangga siyan) is a Manchu and Mongol autonomous county located in far northeastern Hebei province, China. It lies under the administration of Chengde City, and is the northernmost county of the province, bordering Inner Mongolia to the north. In terms of area, it is the largest county of Hebei, occupying an area of 9,058 km2 (3,497 sq mi), though, as it is located in mountainous terrain, it is rather sparsely populated, as of 2004, housing 520,000 people.

The area has been historically home to Manchu soldiers, and the local dialect of Mandarin is similar to that of Beijing, though there is some Northeastern influence.

History[]

Mongol in Weichang, 1909

The area of the county was originally grazing grounds for Mongol tribes. In the early Qing Dynasty, the Auqan, Kharchin and Onnigud Mongols gave these lands as a gift to the Kangxi Emperor, who then created the Mulan Hunting Grounds.

Geography and climate[]

Weichang is located in the northernmost part of Hebei, with a latitude range of 41° 35' to 42° 40' N and longitude range of 116° 32' to 118° 14' E. It borders Inner Mongolia's Chifeng to the east, Hexigten Banner to the north, as well as Duolun County to the northwest, and within the province, borders Fengning County and Longhua County to the southwest and south.

Weichang has a rather dry, monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb), with long, very cold and dry winters, and very warm, humid summers, and the elevation depresses temperatures. The 24-hour average in January is −12.5 °C (9.5 °F) and the same figure for July is 21.1 °C (70.0 °F), while the annual mean is 5.33 °C (41.6 °F). More than half of the annual precipitation occurs in July and August alone. The coldest temperature recorded in the province was −42.9 °C (−45 °F) on 12 January 1957 at Yudaokou Township (御道口乡).

hideClimate data for Weichang (1971−2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 6.8
(44.2) 		16.4
(61.5) 		21.1
(70.0) 		30.0
(86.0) 		33.4
(92.1) 		35.2
(95.4) 		39.4
(102.9) 		33.5
(92.3) 		30.2
(86.4) 		26.1
(79.0) 		17.7
(63.9) 		10.2
(50.4) 		39.4
(102.9)
Average high °C (°F) −5.8
(21.6) 		−1.8
(28.8) 		5.0
(41.0) 		14.6
(58.3) 		21.3
(70.3) 		25.2
(77.4) 		26.9
(80.4) 		25.5
(77.9) 		20.5
(68.9) 		13.6
(56.5) 		3.5
(38.3) 		−3.7
(25.3) 		12.1
(53.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −12.5
(9.5) 		−8.9
(16.0) 		−1.8
(28.8) 		7.3
(45.1) 		14.2
(57.6) 		18.7
(65.7) 		21.1
(70.0) 		19.3
(66.7) 		13.4
(56.1) 		6.3
(43.3) 		−3.0
(26.6) 		−10.1
(13.8) 		5.3
(41.6)
Average low °C (°F) −17.7
(0.1) 		−14.7
(5.5) 		−7.9
(17.8) 		0.6
(33.1) 		7.1
(44.8) 		12.4
(54.3) 		16.0
(60.8) 		14.1
(57.4) 		7.5
(45.5) 		0.6
(33.1) 		−8.0
(17.6) 		−15.0
(5.0) 		−0.4
(31.3)
Record low °C (°F) −27.7
(−17.9) 		−26.7
(−16.1) 		−26.6
(−15.9) 		−11.2
(11.8) 		−2.4
(27.7) 		4.4
(39.9) 		8.8
(47.8) 		0.6
(33.1) 		−2.9
(26.8) 		−13.0
(8.6) 		−22.0
(−7.6) 		−26.1
(−15.0) 		−27.7
(−17.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1.9
(0.07) 		3.0
(0.12) 		7.6
(0.30) 		16.2
(0.64) 		39.2
(1.54) 		68.3
(2.69) 		135.4
(5.33) 		100.3
(3.95) 		44.8
(1.76) 		20.6
(0.81) 		5.3
(0.21) 		2.0
(0.08) 		444.6
(17.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.0 2.8 4.2 5.4 8.3 12.9 15.7 13.0 9.6 5.4 3.2 1.8 84.3
Source: Weather China

Administrative divisions[]

There are 7 towns and 30 townships in the county.[1]

Towns:

  • (围场镇)
  • (四合永镇)
  • (克勒沟镇)
  • (棋盘山镇)
  • (半截塔镇)
  • (朝阳地镇)
  • (朝阳湾镇)

Townships:

  • (道坝子乡)
  • (龙头山乡)
  • (腰站乡)
  • (黄土坎乡)
  • (四道沟乡)
  • (兰旗卡伦乡)
  • (银窝沟乡)
  • Xindi Township (新地乡)
  • (广发永乡)
  • (育太和乡)
  • (郭家湾乡)
  • (杨家湾乡)
  • (大唤起乡)
  • (哈里哈乡)
  • (新拨乡)
  • (张家湾乡)
  • (宝元栈乡)
  • (山湾子乡)
  • (三义永乡)
  • (姜家店乡)
  • (下伙房乡)
  • (燕格柏乡)
  • (牌楼乡)
  • (城子乡)
  • (老窝铺乡)
  • (御道口乡)
  • (石桌子乡)
  • (大头山乡)
  • (南山嘴乡)
  • (西龙头乡)

References[]

  1. ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：围场满族蒙古族自治县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-07-19.

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