Darlag County (; ) is a county of southeastern
Qinghai
Qinghai (; alternately romanized as Tsinghai, Ch'inghai), also known as Kokonor, is a landlocked province in the northwest of the People's Republic of China. It is the fourth largest province of China by area and has the third smallest po ...
province, China, bordering
Sichuan
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to the south and west. It is under the administration of
Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Golog (Golok or Guoluo) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (; ) is an autonomous prefecture occupying the southeastern corner of Qinghai province, People's Republic of China. The prefecture has an area of and its seat is located in Maqên County. Due ...
. The county seat is in the Town of
Gyümai
Gyümai () is a town in Darlag County, Qinghai, China. The seat of Darlag County is situated in the Town of Gyümai. Gyümai has an altitude of . The average annual temperature is , and the average annual precipitation is .
Gyümai has a populat ...
(Jimai).
Geography and Climate
With an elevation of around , Darlag County has an
alpine climate
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''ET''), bordering on a
subalpine climate
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(Köppen ''Cwc''), with long, very cold winters, and short, rainy, cool summers. Average low temperatures are below freezing from mid September to late May; however, due to the wide
diurnal temperature variation
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Temperature lag
Temperature lag is an important factor in diurnal temperature variation: peak d ...
, average highs are only below freezing from mid/late November thru early March. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 47% in June to 70% in November, the county seat receives 2,467 hours of bright sunshine annually. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to in July, while the annual mean is . Over 70% of the annual precipitation of is delivered from June to September.
Administrative divisions
Darlag is divided into 1 town and 9 townships:
*
Gyümai
Gyümai () is a town in Darlag County, Qinghai, China. The seat of Darlag County is situated in the Town of Gyümai. Gyümai has an altitude of . The average annual temperature is , and the average annual precipitation is .
Gyümai has a populat ...
Town (吉迈)
* Manzhang Township (满掌乡)
* De'ang Township (德昂乡)
* Wosai Township (窝赛乡)
* Moba Township (莫坝乡)
* Shanghongke Township (上红科乡)
* Xiahongke Township (下红科乡)
* Jianshe Township (建设乡)
* Sangrima Township (桑日麻乡)
*
Tehetu Township (特合土乡)
See also
*
List of administrative divisions of Qinghai
Qinghai, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of the following administrative divisions.
Administrative divisions
All of these administrative divisions are explained in greater detail at Administrative divisions of the People ...
References
External links
County Government's official website
County-level divisions of Qinghai
Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
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