Gulang County () is a

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in central

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, bordering

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to the northeast. It is under the administration of Wuwei City. Its postal code is 733100, and its population in 2006 was 393,200 people. Located in the east of the

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and to the south of the Tengger Desert, it borders

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to the east, Tianzhu County to the south,

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to the northwest, and Inner Mongolia's

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to the northeast.

Geography

The county has a total area of and . It features a

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, with an annual mean temperature of and the annual evaporation of exceeding the annual precipitation of around ; annual sunshine duration is hours.

Climate

History

Evidence has been found of Gulang being inhabited 4000 years ago, during the

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Administrative divisions

Gulang County is divided to 15 towns and 4 townships. ;Towns ;Townships

Economy

The main economy is

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, with 365600 people being employed in agriculture (92.98% of total population).

Transport

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Ethnic groups

Among the groups that live in Gulang are the Han and Hui.

References

External links

Official website (Chinese)
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