Genhe

Genhe
根河市ᢉᢉᠠᠠ ᠭᠣᠤᠯ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ
Location of Genhe in Hulunbuir City
Location of Genhe in Hulunbuir City
Genhe is located in Inner Mongolia
Genhe
Genhe
Location of the city centre in Inner Mongolia
Genhe is located in China
Genhe
Genhe
Genhe (China)
Coordinates: 50°47′N 121°31′E / 50.783°N 121.517°E / 50.783; 121.517
CountryChina
Autonomous regionInner Mongolia
Prefecture-level cityHulunbuir
Municipal seatHexi Subdistrict
Area
 • County-level city19,659.0 km2 (7,590.4 sq mi)
 • Urban
350.00 km2 (135.14 sq mi)
Elevation
714 m (2,343 ft)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • County-level city71,437
 • Density3.6/km2 (9.4/sq mi)
 • Urban64,400
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
022300
Area code0470
Websitewww.genhe.gov.cn
Genhe
Chinese name
Chinese根河市
Former name
Simplified Chinese额尔古纳左旗
Traditional Chinese額爾古納左旗
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicГэгээнгол хот
Mongolian scriptᠭᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠭᠣᠤᠯ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ

Genhe City or Gegengol (Mongolian: ᠭᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠭᠣᠤᠯ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ; Chinese: 根河市), formerly Ergun Left Banner (Chinese: 额尔古纳左旗), is a county-level city in the far northeast of Inner Mongolia, China, under the administration of Hulunbuir City. The city spans an area of 19,659 square kilometres (7,590 sq mi),[1] and has a total population of 130,722 as of 2019.[3]: 20–1 

Geography and climate[edit]

Alaqi Mountain (labelled as A-LA-CH'I SHAN 阿拉齊山) (1951)

Genhe has a monsoon-influenced subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc), making it one of the coldest locations nationally, with an annual mean temperature of −3.56 °C (25.6 °F). Winters are long, severely cold, and very dry in terms of total precipitation, while summers are short and warm; the normal monthly mean temperature ranges from −28.1 °C (−18.6 °F) in January to 17.6 °C (63.7 °F) in July. Over two-thirds of the annual precipitation of 438 mm (17.2 in) is distributed from June through August.

Climate data for Genhe (2005–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) −4.7
(23.5)
2.5
(36.5)
15.2
(59.4)
24.4
(75.9)
34.5
(94.1)
34.5
(94.1)
35.7
(96.3)
33.3
(91.9)
31.4
(88.5)
24.8
(76.6)
7.8
(46.0)
−4.3
(24.3)
35.7
(96.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −19.0
(−2.2)
−12.2
(10.0)
−2.0
(28.4)
8.6
(47.5)
17.7
(63.9)
23.6
(74.5)
25.7
(78.3)
23.3
(73.9)
17.2
(63.0)
6.6
(43.9)
−7.6
(18.3)
−18.4
(−1.1)
5.3
(41.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −27.7
(−17.9)
−22.8
(−9.0)
−11.4
(11.5)
1.0
(33.8)
9.8
(49.6)
15.7
(60.3)
18.4
(65.1)
15.7
(60.3)
8.3
(46.9)
−1.8
(28.8)
−15.6
(3.9)
−25.8
(−14.4)
−3.0
(26.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −34.3
(−29.7)
−31.3
(−24.3)
−20.5
(−4.9)
−7.3
(18.9)
1.1
(34.0)
7.4
(45.3)
11.7
(53.1)
9.6
(49.3)
1.5
(34.7)
−8.4
(16.9)
−21.8
(−7.2)
−31.4
(−24.5)
−10.3
(13.5)
Record low °C (°F) −46.1
(−51.0)
−47.5
(−53.5)
−39.5
(−39.1)
−26.6
(−15.9)
−14.7
(5.5)
−4.5
(23.9)
0.9
(33.6)
−3.1
(26.4)
−11.7
(10.9)
−26.4
(−15.5)
−42.0
(−43.6)
−45.2
(−49.4)
−47.5
(−53.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3.7
(0.15)
3.2
(0.13)
5.7
(0.22)
17.4
(0.69)
39.9
(1.57)
81.0
(3.19)
129.8
(5.11)
98.6
(3.88)
50.0
(1.97)
14.9
(0.59)
9.2
(0.36)
6.2
(0.24)
459.6
(18.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 6.5 5.7 6.1 7.3 11.2 15.9 16.9 15.9 11.2 7.1 9.4 9.2 122.4
Average snowy days 9.3 8.8 10.1 8.1 1.5 0.1 0 0 1.1 7.8 13.8 14.1 74.7
Average relative humidity (%) 67 64 60 50 52 68 75 78 72 65 71 71 66
Mean monthly sunshine hours 148.2 189.7 258.7 254.3 245.7 236.2 230.4 207.8 205.6 181.7 141.3 112.3 2,411.9
Percent possible sunshine 56 66 70 61 51 48 47 47 55 56 54 46 55
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

Administrative divisions[edit]

Genhe is divided into 4 subdistricts, 4 towns, and 1 ethnic township.[6][7]

Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Mongolian (Hudum Script) Mongolian (Cyrillic) Administrative division code
Subdistricts
Hedong Subdistrict 河东街道 Hédōng Jiēdào ᠾᠧ ᠳ᠋ᠦᠩ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠢᠮᠵᠢ Ге дүн зээл гудимж 150785001
Hexi Subdistrict 河西街道 Héxī Jiēdào ᠾᠧ ᠰᠢ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ Ге ший зээл гудамж 150785002
Sengong Subdistrict 森工街道 Sēngōng Jiēdào ᠰᠧᠨᠭᠦ᠋ᠩ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ Сенхүн зээл гудамж 150785003
Holbo Subdistrict 好里堡街道 Hǎolǐbǎo Jiēdào ᠬᠣᠯᠢᠪᠥ᠋ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ Холив зээл гудамж 150785004
Towns
Jinhe Town 金河镇 Jīnhé Zhèn ᠵᠢᠨ ᠾᠧ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Гийн ге балгас 150785101
Alongshan Town 阿龙山镇 Ālóngshān Zhèn ᠠᠯᠦ᠋ᠩᠱᠠᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Алуншин балгас 150785102
Mangui Town 满归镇 Mǎnguī Zhèn ᠮᠠᠨᠭᠦᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Мангүй балгас 150785103
Delbur Town 得耳布尔镇 Dé'ěrbù'ěr Zhèn ᠳ᠋ᠧᠯᠪᠤᠷ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Тельбор балгас 150785104
Ethnic Township
Olguya Evenk Ethnic Township 敖鲁古雅鄂温克民族乡 Áolǔgǔyǎ Èwēnkè Mínzúxiāng ᠣᠯᠭᠤᠶᠠ ᠡᠸᠡᠩᠬᠢ ᠦᠨᠳᠦᠰᠦᠲᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ Олгоё эвэнк үндэстэний шиян 150785200

Demographics[edit]

As of 2019, Genhe is home to 130,722 inhabitants, the 72nd most of Inner Mongolia's 103 county-level divisions.[3]: 20–1  As of 2017, 64,400 of Genhe's residents lived in urban areas.[1]

Economy[edit]

Genhe's gross domestic product in 2019 totaled 3,200,870,000 renminbi (RMB), growing at a rate of 2.0% over 2018.[3]: 20–38  Of this, 16.87% came from the city's primary sector, 18.04% came from the city's secondary sector, and 65.09% came from the city's tertiary sector.[3]: 20–38 

Consumer retail sales in Genhe for 2019 totaled 2,305,160,000 RMB.[3]: 20–38 

Households in Genhe earned, on average, 28,375 RMB in disposable income in 2019.[3]: 20–38 

Genhe reported 71,030,000 RMB in public budget revenue in 2019, the lowest of Inner Mongolia's 103 county-level divisions.[3]: 20–4 

As of 2019, there are 119,000 mobile phone subscriptions and 29,200 internet subscriptions in Genhe.[3]: 20–38 

Agriculture[edit]

In 2019, Genhe produced 5,000 tons of grain, ranking 86th among the 96 county-level divisions in Inner Mongolia which reported this statistic.[3]: 20–2  The city also produced 1,167 tons of meat in 2019, ranking 97th among the Inner Mongolia's 103 county-level divisions.[3]: 20–3 

Education[edit]

As of 2019, Genhe has seven primary schools and nine secondary schools.[3]: 20–38 

Healthcare[edit]

Genhe's medical institutions have 477 beds staffed by 942 personnel, as of 2019.[3]: 20–38 

Culture[edit]

A small number of ethnic Evenk reindeer herders remain in the city's Aoluguya Evenk Ethnic Township.[7]

Transportation[edit]

2,698 kilometres (1,676 mi) of highway run through Genhe as of 2019.[3]: 20–38 

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 46. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ Inner Mongolia: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m 内蒙古统计年鉴—2020 [Inner Mongolia Statistical Yearbook 2020]. tj.nmg.gov.cn (in Chinese). Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Bureau of Statistics. 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-07-13. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  6. ^ 2022年统计用区划代码 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2019.
  7. ^ a b Wang, Wei (2019-11-07). 中国最后的驯鹿部落——敖鲁古雅 [China's Last Reindeer Tribe——Aoluguya]. society.people.com.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2020-10-06.