Qian Gorlos Mongol Autonomous County (), or simply Qian Gorlos County, commonly abbreviated as Qianguo County, is a

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of northwestern

Jilin Jilin (; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea ( Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Chagang) and Russia (Prim ...

province, China. It is under the administration of

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City.

Gorlos Mongols The Gorlos ( Khalkha-Mongolian:Горлос/Gorlos; ) are a Southern Mongol subgroup in Qian Gorlos Mongol Autonomous County, China. See also * Gorlos (redirect page) * Demographics of China * List of medieval Mongolian tribes and clans The ...

live here. Formerly known as, Gorlos Front Banner.

Geography and climate

Qian Gorlos has a

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-influenced

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(

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''Dwa''), with long, bitterly cold and very dry winters and hot, humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to in July, and the annual mean is . 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.

Administrative divisions

The county administers eight towns and 14

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. Towns: *Qian Gorlos Town (), Changshan (), Qaiborig (), Ulantuga (), Chaganhua (), Wangfuzhan (), Balang (), Halamodu () Townships: *Baodian Township (), Pingfeng Township (), Mongol Eili Township (), Daliba Township (), Jilat Township (), Baiyilaga Township (), Hongquan Township (), Eru Township (), Tauhote Township (), Changlong Township (), Ulantala Township (), Dongsanjiazi Township (), Hotmangha Township (), Ulan'odur Township ()

Transport

G12 Hunchun–Ulanhot Expressway The Hunchun–Ulanhot Expressway (), designated as G12 and commonly referred to as the Hunwu Expressway () is a in the People's Republic of China that connects the cities of Hunchun, Jilin and Ulanhot, Inner Mongolia. The route parallels much of C ...

G45 Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway The Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway (), designated as G45 and commonly referred to as the Daguang Expressway () is an expressway that connects the cities of Daqing, Heilongjiang, and Guangzhou, Guangdong. When fully complete, it will be in length. ...

* China National Highway 203 *

China National Highway 302 China National Highway 302 (G302) runs from Hunchun in Jilin to Ulanhot in Inner Mongolia. It is in length. Route and distance See also * China National Highways The China National Highways (CNH/Guodao) () is a network of trunk roads acr ...

References

External links

County-level divisions of Jilin Mongol autonomous counties {{Jilin-geo-stub