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: Qián Guō'ěrluósī Měnggǔzú Zìzhìxiàn), or simply Qian Gorlos County, commonly abbreviated as Qianguo County, is a county of northwestern Jilin province, China. It is under the administration of Songyuan City. Gorlos Mongols live here. Formerly known as, Qian Gorlos Banner.
Qian Gorlos County
ᠡᠮᠦᠨᠡᠳᠦ ᠭᠣᠷᠯᠣᠰ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ 前郭尔罗斯县 | |
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Autonomous county | |
ᠡᠮᠦᠨᠡᠳᠦ ᠭᠣᠷᠯᠣᠰ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ Qian Gorlos Mongol 前郭尔罗斯蒙古族自治县 Autonomous County | |
![]() Qian Gorlos in Songyuan | |
![]() Songyuan in Jilin | |
Coordinates: 45°06′50″N 124°51′04″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 | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 131100 |
Area code(s) | 0438 |
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 −15.9 °C (3.4 °F) in January to 23.7 °C (74.7 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 5.78 °C (42.4 °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.
Climate data for Qian Gorlos County (1981−2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | −10.0 (14.0) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
4.0 (39.2) |
14.6 (58.3) |
22.0 (71.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.2 (81.0) |
22.0 (71.6) |
13.2 (55.8) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
11.4 (52.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.9 (3.4) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
8.3 (46.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
23.7 (74.7) |
22.4 (72.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
7.2 (45.0) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−12.9 (8.8) |
5.8 (42.4) |
Average low °C (°F) | −20.8 (−5.4) |
−16.2 (2.8) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
2.2 (36.0) |
9.9 (49.8) |
16.4 (61.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
17.9 (64.2) |
10.5 (50.9) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−17.3 (0.9) |
0.7 (33.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.8 (0.07) |
2.0 (0.08) |
7.4 (0.29) |
18.9 (0.74) |
35.5 (1.40) |
72.2 (2.84) |
128.1 (5.04) |
85.8 (3.38) |
33.9 (1.33) |
19.1 (0.75) |
7.0 (0.28) |
3.9 (0.15) |
415.6 (16.35) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 8.3 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 10.8 | 8.0 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 80.2 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 64 | 57 | 48 | 47 | 50 | 62 | 76 | 75 | 66 | 59 | 60 | 65 | 61 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 185.9 | 199.3 | 250.6 | 249.9 | 268.2 | 257.8 | 247.0 | 256.0 | 247.9 | 221.7 | 184.5 | 163.4 | 2,732.2 |
Percent possible sunshine | 66 | 68 | 68 | 62 | 59 | 55 | 52 | 59 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 60 | 62 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days and sunshine 1971–2000)[1][2] |
The county administers eight towns and 14 townships.[3]
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