Gulang County


Gulang County is a county in central Gansu province, the People's Republic of China, bordering Inner Mongolia 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 Hexi Corridor and to the south of the Tengger Desert, it borders Jingtai County to the east, Tianzhu County to the south, Liangzhou District to the northwest, and Inner Mongolia's Alxa Left Banner to the northeast.

Geography

The county has a total area of and. It features a cold desert climate, with an annual mean temperature of and the annual evaporation of exceeding the annual precipitation of around ; annual sunshine duration is hours.

History

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

Economy

The main economy is agriculture, with 365600 people being employed in agriculture.

Transport

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