Harqin Zuoyi Mongol Autonomous County (), commonly abbreviated as Kazuo County (), is a
Mongolian autonomous county
Autonomous counties () and autonomous banners () are county-level autonomous administrative divisions of China. The two are essentially identical except in name.
There are 117 autonomous counties and three autonomous banners. The latter are ...
in the west of
Liaoning province, China. It is under the administration of
Chaoyang City
Chaoyang () is a prefecture-level city in western Liaoning province, People's Republic of China.
With a vast land area of almost , it is by area the largest prefecture-level city in Liaoning, and borders on Hebei province and the Inner Mongolia ...
, to the northeast, and has a population of 420,000 residing in an area of . Formerly known as Harqin Left Banner.
Administrative divisions
There are 11
towns
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and 11
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
in the county.
Climate
See also
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Kharchin Mongols
The Kharchin (, ; ), or Kharachin, is a subgroup of the Mongols residing mainly (and originally) in North-western Liaoning and Chifeng, Inner Mongolia. There are Khalkha-Kharchin Mongols in Dorno-Gobi Province (Kharchin Örtöö was part of t ...
References
External links
Government website
County-level divisions of Liaoning
Chaoyang, Liaoning
Mongol autonomous counties
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