Genhe Explained

Genhe
Settlement Type:County-level city
Pushpin Map:China Inner Mongolia#China
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the city centre in Inner Mongolia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous region
Subdivision Name1:Inner Mongolia
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Hulunbuir
Seat Type:Municipal seat
Seat:Hexi Subdistrict
Area Total Km2:19659.0
Area Urban Km2:350.00
Area Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:714
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Total:71,437
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
Coordinates:50.7833°N 152°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:022300
Area Code:0470
Population Urban:64400
Order:st
C:根河市
P:Gēnhé Shì
Monr:Gegen Gôûl Hôt
Mon:Гэгээнгол хот
Also Known As:Former name
S2:额尔古纳左旗
T2:額爾古納左旗
P2:É'ěrgǔnà Zuǒ Qí

Genhe City or Gegengol (Mongolian: {{MongolUnicode|ᠭᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠭᠣᠤᠯ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ|style=max-height:2em;word-wrap:normal;), formerly Ergun Left Banner, 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 19659km2,[1] and has a total population of 130,722 as of 2019.[3]

Geography and climate

Genhe has a monsoon-influenced subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc), making it one of the coldest locations nationally, with an annual mean temperature of NaN°C. 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 NaN°C in January to 17.6°C in July. Over two-thirds of the annual precipitation of 438mm is distributed from June through August.

Administrative divisions

Genhe is divided into 4 subdistricts, 4 towns, and 1 ethnic township.[4] [5]

NameSimplified ChineseHanyu PinyinMongolian (Hudum Script)Mongolian (Cyrillic)Administrative division code
Subdistricts
Hedong SubdistrictChinese: 河东街道Mongolian: Ге дүн зээл гудимж150785001
Hexi SubdistrictChinese: 河西街道Mongolian: Ге ший зээл гудамж150785002
Sengong SubdistrictChinese: 森工街道Mongolian: Сенхүн зээл гудамж150785003
Holbo SubdistrictChinese: 好里堡街道Mongolian: Холив зээл гудамж150785004
Towns
Jinhe TownChinese: 金河镇Mongolian: Гийн ге балгас150785101
Alongshan TownChinese: 阿龙山镇Mongolian: Алуншин балгас150785102
Mangui TownChinese: 满归镇Mongolian: Мангүй балгас150785103
Delbur TownChinese: 得耳布尔镇Mongolian: Тельбор балгас150785104
Ethnic Township
Olguya Evenk Ethnic TownshipChinese: 敖鲁古雅鄂温克民族乡Mongolian: Олгоё эвэнк үндэстэний шиян150785200

Demographics

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

Economy

Genhe's gross domestic product in 2019 totaled 3,200,870,000 renminbi (RMB), growing at a rate of 2.0% over 2018. 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.

Consumer retail sales in Genhe for 2019 totaled 2,305,160,000 RMB.

Households in Genhe earned, on average, 28,375 RMB in disposable income in 2019.

Genhe reported 71,030,000 RMB in public budget revenue in 2019, the lowest of Inner Mongolia's 103 county-level divisions.

As of 2019, there are 119,000 mobile phone subscriptions and 29,200 internet subscriptions in Genhe.

Agriculture

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

Education

As of 2019, Genhe has seven primary schools and nine secondary schools.

Healthcare

Genhe's medical institutions have 477 beds staffed by 942 personnel, as of 2019.

Culture

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

Transportation

2698km (1,676miles) of highway run through Genhe as of 2019.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development . Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development . China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017 . 2019 . China Statistics Press . Beijing . 46 . 11 January 2020 . 18 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190618043019/http://www.mohurd.gov.cn/xytj/tjzljsxytjgb/jstjnj/w02019012421874448287322500.xls . dead .
  2. http://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/neimenggu/admin/ Inner Mongolia: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  3. Web site: 2020. zh:内蒙古统计年鉴—2020. Inner Mongolia Statistical Yearbook 2020. live. https://archive.today/20210713042359/http://tj.nmg.gov.cn/files_pub/content/PAGEPACK/b85658190a3644f8b192e45f5221f2fa/zk/indexch.htm. 2021-07-13. 2021-07-13. tj.nmg.gov.cn. Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Bureau of Statistics. zh.
  4. Web site: 2019. zh:2022年统计用区划代码. http://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2022/15/07/150785.html. National Bureau of Statistics of China. zh.
  5. Web site: Wang. Wei. 2019-11-07. zh:中国最后的驯鹿部落——敖鲁古雅. China's Last Reindeer Tribe——Aoluguya. http://society.people.com.cn/n1/2019/1107/c1008-31443298.html. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201006211244/http://society.people.com.cn/n1/2019/1107/c1008-31443298.html. 2020-10-06. 2020-10-06. society.people.com.cn. zh.