| GAOLAN
COUNTY |
| SURVEY
OF NATURE |
| Geographical
Position |
| Gaolan
County is located between 36 05' and 36 50' N, and between 103
32' and 104 14' E. It covers 2,556 sq. km in total, adjoining
Baiyin City and Yuzhong County in the east, the city proper of
Lanzhou City in the south, Yongdeng County in the west and Jingtai
County in the north. The distance from its county seat to either
Lanzhou or Baiyin is equally 4.5 km. |
| Landforms
|
| Its
northwestern part is higher than the southeast. The average elevation
stands for 1,600 m while the maximum reaching to 2,445 m and the
minimum to 1,441 m. The landforms are composed of hilly land,
hills and basins. |
| Climate |
| The
county enjoys the continental monsoon climate in the mid-temperate
zone with the following details: |
| Average
Annual Temperature |
7.2℃ |
| The
Max. Temperature Around the Year |
37℃
|
| The
Min. Temperature Around the Year |
-25.4℃
|
| Annual
Precipitation |
260
mm |
| Annual
Amount of Evaporation |
1,800
mm |
| Average
Annual Sunshine Time |
2,768
hours |
| Annual
Non-Frost Period |
144
days |
|
| Resources |
| Cultivated
Land |
29,067 hectares |
| (Including:
irrigated land 14,073 hectares) |
|
| Meadow
|
168,667
hectares |
| Afforested
Land 9,333 hectares |
Afforested
Land 9,333 hectares |
|
| Runoff
Amount of the Yellow River |
| Section
within the County |
33.1
|
| billion
cub. M Pump-Lifted Irrigation Project |
2
|
| Reservoir
|
2
|
| (Another
reservoir is being constructed) |
|
| Mineral
Resources: |
| Gold
|
Silver
|
| Copper
|
Iron
|
| Led
|
Zinc
|
| Quartz
|
Marble
|
| Granite |
|
|
| Agricultural
Products: |
| Bailan
Melon (Honey-Dew Melon) |
|
Large-Grain Seeds of Water Melon |
| Dongguo
(winter) Pear |
|
Xiangshui (sweet) Pear |
| Apple |
|
Ruan'Er Pear |
| Tourism
Resources: |
| The
"Pear Flower" Fair in the Shichuan Township |
|
Tianfu Shagong (a fantastic scene of soil erosion) in the Zhongxin
Township |
| Shidongsi
Temples in the Shidong Township |
| Other
Establishments: |
| High
-Tension Cable Length |
864.9
km |
| Transformer
Substation |
11 |
| (with
total capacity of 84,950 KVA) |
| 110,000-v
Transformer Station set up in the county seat |
1 |
|
| There
are two hydro-power stations, namely the Daxia and Xiaoxia, which
are now being built within the Shichuan Township limits. Moreover,
a 220,000-volt transformer station has begun its construction
for the Sanchuankou Industrial Development Zone. |
| Administrative
Divisions & Population |
| Township
Authorities |
7
|
| Town |
1
|
| Administrative
Village |
71 |
| Neighbourhood
Committee |
42
|
| Total
Population |
161,900
|
| Including:
|
| Agricultural
residents (making 93% of the total) |
150,100
|
|
| The
main nationalities are the Han, Hui, Zhuang, Tibetan, Miao and
Man, among whom the Han nationality makes up 99% of the county's
total while other ethnic groups only for 0.09%. |
| HISTORICAL
EVOLUTION |
| Early
five thousand years ago, the ancestor of Chinese nation was already
dwelling here. There had been a series of changes in titles and
administrative jurisdiction before it was subordinated to the
City of Lanzhou in the early stage of new China. During the period
of 1950's and 1960's, it was separated from Lanzhou and subordinated
to other administrative regions in Gansu Province. In 1970, it
became a county of Lanzhou again. |
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