Qian Gorlos Mongolian Autonomous County ( zh, s=前郭尔罗斯蒙古族自治县), or simply Qian Gorlos County, commonly abbreviated as Qianguo County, is a

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of northwestern

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province, China. It is under the administration of Songyuan City. Gorlos Mongols live here. Formerly known as Gorlos Front Banner ( zh, s=郭尔罗斯前旗, label=no).

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 3 subdistricts, 9

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and 13 townships.

Transport

* G12 Hunchun–Ulanhot Expressway * G45 Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway * China National Highway 203 * China National Highway 302

References

County-level divisions of Jilin Mongol autonomous counties Long stubs with short prose {{Jilin-geo-stub