Qian Gorlos County ᠡᠮᠦᠨᠡᠳᠦ ᠭᠣᠷᠯᠣᠰ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ 前郭尔罗斯县 |
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ᠡᠮᠦᠨᠡᠳᠦ ᠭᠣᠷᠯᠣᠰ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ
Qian Gorlos Mongol前郭尔罗斯蒙古族自治县 Autonomous County |
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Location in Jilin | |
Coordinates: 45°07′N 124°51′E / 45.117°N 124.850°ECoordinates: 45°07′N 124°51′E / 45.117°N 124.850°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Jilin |
Prefecture-level city | Songyuan |
Township-level divisions | 8 towns 14 townships |
County seat | Qian Gorlos Town (前郭尔罗斯镇) |
Area | |
• Total | 5,117 km2 (1,976 sq mi) |
Elevation | 133 m (436 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 570,000 |
• Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Postal code | 131100 |
Area code(s) | 0438 |
Qian Gorlos Mongol Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 前郭尔罗斯蒙古族自治县; traditional Chinese: 前郭爾羅斯蒙古族自治縣; pinyin: Qiánguō'ěr Luósī Měnggǔzú Zìzhìxiàn), or simply Qian Gorlos County, Front Gorlos County or Qianguo County, is a county of northwestern Jilin province, China. It is under the administration of Songyuan City. Gorlos Mongols live here.
Qian Gorlos has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa), with long, bitterly cold and very dry winters and hot, humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −16.2 °C (2.8 °F) in January to 23.8 °C (74.8 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 5.41 °C (41.7 °F). Over two-thirds of the annual precipitation occurs from June to August, with barely any in the winter months. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 52% in July to 68% in February and March, the area receives 2,732 hours of bright sunshine annually.
The county administers 8 towns and 14 townships.
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