Population density: 74 people/km2
Gulang County is located in the northwest of Gansu Province. It has a total area of 5,287 square kilometers. The total population is 390,000 people (2004). County People's 0 stationed in Gulang Town, Zip code: 733100. code: 620622. area code: 0935. pinyin: Gulang Xian.
Average elevation of 2500 meters, the average annual temperature of 5.6 ℃, the average annual precipitation of 300 millimeters, evapotranspiration of 2,292 millimeters, the frost-free period of about 140 days. Gulang since ancient times for the multi-ethnic settlement. 1990, the fourth national census, the county has Han, Tibet, Hui, Tu, Manchu, Dongxiang, Maonan, Mongolia, Yao and other nine ethnic groups, with a total population of 398,000 people, of which 375,800 people in the agricultural population.
Gulang County jurisdiction over 1 street, 9 towns, 10 townships: Gulang Township Street, Gulang Township, Sishui Township, Tumen Township, Dajing Township, Pei Jiaying Township, Hai Zi Tan Township, Tingning Township, Huangyangchuan Township, Hesongyi Township, Yongfeng Beach Township, Huanghuatan Township, Xijing Township, Minquan Township, Zhaitan Township, Xinbaoshan Township , dry townships, Hengliang Township, eighteen miles of the townships, Gufeng Township.
Gulang County terrain in the south high and low in the north, the elevation of 1550 meters to 3469 meters, the average elevation of 2500 meters. A total area of 5287 square kilometers, mountains, rivers and sand each accounted for one-third of the arable land area of 1.1 million acres, the normal annual sowing of about 800,000 acres, the preservation of irrigation area of 420,000 acres.
Gulang belongs to the Qilian Mountains alpine subarid zone and Hexi cold temperature arid zone. The average annual temperature is 4.9℃, the annual precipitation is about 300mm, evaporation is more than 2500mm, the sunshine hours are 2852.3 hours, and the frost-free period is about 142 days.
Gulang has convenient transportation and superior location. National Highway 312 and Lanzhou-Xinjiang Railway runs through the north and south, while Provincial Highway 308 and Ganwu Railway run through the east and west. National Highway 312 line is "Shanghai to Xinjiang Yining" of the national highway, in the county territory **** 46 kilometers long, north-south direction; Provincial Highway 308 line is called "sea (Ningxia Haiyuan) Gulang" highway, and the National Highway 312 line is connected to the Shuangta, in the county territory **** 99.7 kilometers long. Wugu Road, ten roads, the sea road and other seven county highways, building a well-connected transportation network.
Geographic location
Gulang County is located at the eastern end of the Hexi Corridor, east of Jingtai, south of Tianzhu, northwest of the border with Wuwei, northeast of the neighboring Alashan Left Banner in Inner Mongolia, for the ancient Silk Road hub. Geographic coordinates for the north latitude 37 ° 09 ′ ~ 37 ° 54 ′, east longitude 102 ° 38 ′ ~ 103 ° 54 ′, east-west length of about 102 kilometers, north-south width of about 88 kilometers, with a total area of about 5,287 square kilometers. Gulang County is a new round of national poverty alleviation and development of one of the key counties, the Han Emperor Yuanhari two years (121 years ago) set up the county, the early Ming Dynasty to the name of the water "Gurlangwa" (Tibetan, meaning yellow sheep ditch) crown county name has been inherited. Gulang County is vast, the Qilian Mountains are steep and majestic, winding quite dialed, across the southern part of the county; Central Oasis Plain strata, ditches and canals intertwined, fertile soil, forests and trees, is an important food-producing areas of the Hexi region; the northern desert is vast and moonlight, oasis snacks Cui, sand industry development flourished; towering Changling Mountain and lush Xianglin Temple, mountains stacked barriers, pines and cypresses, cypresses and green, elegant and beautiful, is the ideal tourist attraction; common "! Golden Pass Silver Lock" known as the Gulang Gorge, rocky mountains, dangerous terrain, since ancient times to "post road through the three auxiliaries, the Gorge control five Liang," an important geographic location and well-known.
Economic Overview
The total economic volume has been growing steadily, the quality of operation has been improving, and the comprehensive strength has been further strengthened. 2004 year-end, the county achieved a GDP of 1.11 billion yuan, 390 million yuan of added value in agriculture, 210 million yuan of added value in industry, a large-caliber financial income of 43.72 million yuan, 960 million yuan of fixed-asset investment, 482.8 million yuan of disposable income of urban residents, and per capita net income of peasants of 482.8 million yuan. 48.28 million yuan, per capita net income of farmers 1588 yuan. In the rapid development of the economy at the same time, the county has also emerged to the "national top ten grass-roots legal workers" HouDianLu, sand heroes "six old man" and other representative of the typical groups, the overall development of social undertakings, presenting a material civilization, political civilization, spiritual civilization, the coordinated development of a good situation.
Crops to wheat, beans, corn-based, celery, Dutch, strawberries, burdock, ideal root green fruits and vegetables, such as reputation in Longshang. Limestone, coal stone, granite, kaolin, clay barite, alluvial gold and other mineral deposits have sizable reserves and high mining value. Cement, calcium carbonate, ephedra powder, calcium carbide, lime nitrogen, dicyandiamide, pulp and board paper, tissue paper, beer malt, carpet flour and other more than 40 kinds of products mainly building materials, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, agricultural and sideline product processing as the focus of the local industry is booming. County East Industrial Zone, Shuangta Township Enterprise Demonstration District, Bapu Sha private district, Dajing Qingshan Temple Business District and other district construction is taking shape.
History
Gulang establishment history
Gulang has a long history and deep cultural deposits. As early as 4,000 years ago in the Neolithic era, there are humanities first primitive tribes here fishing, hunting, nomadic, rest and recuperation.
Gulang in the Xia and Shang dynasties belong to the ancient Yongzhou, the Western Zhou period by the Xijong pastoral station, the Eastern Zhou and Qin belong to the Yuezhi, the beginning of the Han dynasty for the Xiongnu lived. Han Emperor Wu Di Yuan hunting two years (121 BC), Huo Zaiwei attacked the Hexi, set up four counties in the Hexi, in Wuwei County under the Cangsong, sub, Park 3 counties, the jurisdiction of these three counties for the present day Gulang the whole territory and the Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County, part of the Liangzhou District. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cangsong was changed to Cangsong. During the Three Kingdoms period, Gulang was the land of Wei, and the county name was Cangsong. Sixteen Kingdoms period, the former Qin and the former Liang, after Liang, South Liang, North Liang, West Liang (historically known as the "five Liang" alternating rule, successively set Changsong County, East Zhangye County, Wei'an County, respectively, under the jurisdiction of the Changsong, the second, the Park and other counties. North and South Dynasties period, Northern Wei, Western Wei, Northern Zhou successively set Changsong County, Wei An County, respectively governed by Changsong, the second, Mokou, hot springs, Baishan and other counties. Sui Changsong County. In the first year of Chang'an of Tang Dynasty (701 AD), Guo Yuanzhen, the governor of Liangzhou, emphasized on the national unity, and built the city of Hejong at the mouth of Gulang Gorge, which was then called Hejong County, and later changed to Changsong County. Tang Guangde two years (AD 764), for the occupation of the Tubo, Tang Xiantong two years (AD 861), Zhang Zhichao rate of return to the army recovered Liangzhou, Changsong former land, back to Tang. Northern Song Mingdao first year (1032 AD), for the Western Xia State belongs to the Xiliangfu. Southern Song Dynasty Baoqing two years (AD 1226), for the Mongolian Genghis Khan occupied, belonging to the Yuan, set up in the city of and Rong Inspection Department, belonging to the Yongchang Road. The beginning of the Ming Dynasty for Tuen Shou Shou, belonging to the Zhuanglang Wei. Ming Hongwu ten years (A.D. 1377), Liangzhou thousand Jiang Heng because of the name of the water changed to Gulang, built the city in the present seat. Ming Zhengtong three years (A.D. 1438), set up Gulang guardian thousand households, belongs to Liangzhou Wei. Qing Yongzheng two years (A.D. 1724), set up Gulang County, belongs to Liangzhou Province.
In December 2020, Gulang County was ranked 68th on the 2020 China's top 100 model counties for urban innovation. City List No. 68.
November 2020, the Ministry of Water Resources announced the third batch of counties (districts) with water-saving society construction standards, Gulang County on the list.
September 2020, 2020 China's top 100 counties and cities in terms of comprehensive quality of life list was released, and Gulang County ranked 75th.
In June 2020, Gulang County was included in the list of counties in the second batch of revolutionary cultural relics protection and utilization area (West Road Army Area).
In 2020, Gulang County was listed on the 2020 China's Top 100 Happiest Counties and Cities, ranking 77th.
In March 2019, Gulang County was on the list of 2018 National Basic Balanced Counties (Cities and Districts) for Compulsory Education Development.