Dorbod Mongol Autonomous County ( zh, s=杜尔伯特蒙古族自治县;

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: ) is a

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in the west of

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province, China, bordering

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province to the southwest. It is under the jurisdiction of the

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. The county is named after the Dörbed Mongols. It was known as Dorbod

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() before 1956 and Taikang County () during Republican period.

Administrative divisions

Dorbod Mongol Autonomous County is divided into 5 towns and 6 townships.

Demographics

The population of the

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Climate

References

External links

*
Government site
- Dorbod Mongol autonomous counties Daqing Long stubs with short prose {{Heilongjiang-geo-stub