Subei Mongol Autonomous County


The Subei Mongol Autonomous County is an autonomous county within the prefecture-level city of Jiuquan in the northwest of Gansu Province, China, bordering Xinjiang to the west, Qinghai Province to the southeast and Mongolia's Govi-Altai Province to the north. Containing the northernmost point in Gansu, Subei is split into two non-contiguous sections and has an area of and had approximately 13,046 inhabitants in 2000. To the east it shares a border with Ejin Banner, Alxa League, Inner Mongolia.

History

In the early 1930s, Birger Bohlin studied the paleontology of the region.
In 1937, Subei :zh:設治局|Shezhiju was established.
On July 22, 1950, PLA forces entered the Subei area. The Subei Autonomous District, predecessor of the Subei Mongol Autonomous County, was established on July 29, 1950. The area became Subei Mongol Autonomous District in 1953. In 1955, the area became Subei Mongol Autonomous County.
In September 1992, with the approval of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, the only international border crossing in Gansu Province was opened in the Mazongshan area of Subei Mongol Autonomous County.
Horse shows and races are held periodically in the county.

Climate

A large part of Subei is in the Gobi Desert. The county has been subject to large dust storms with noted incidents in May 2011 and June 2016. There are glaciers in some parts of the county.

Administrative divisions

Subei's administrative seat is the town of Dangchengwan. The county includes two townships, Shibaocheng and Yanchiwan and one other town to the north separated from the rest of the county, Mazongshan named for Mazong Mountain.
Former administrative divisions in the county include the townships Biegai, Dangcheng, Yu'erhong and Mingshui.

Demographics

Subei is home to Deed Mongols who migrated to the area. In 1996, the Mongol ethnicity population was 37.5% of the county's total population.

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