| Gulang County | |
| Postal Code: | 733100 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Pushpin Map: | China Gansu |
| Pushpin Label: | Gulang |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the seat in Gansu |
| Coordinates: | 37.47°N 102.898°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gansu |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Wuwei |
| Seat Type: | County seat |
| Seat: | Gulang Town |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5103 |
| Population As Of: | 2018 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Total: | 388700 |
| Elevation Max M: | 3469 |
| Elevation Min M: | 1550 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
Gulang County is a county in central Gansu province, 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.[1]
The county has a total area of 5103km2[1] and is 88km (55miles) wide. It features a cold desert climate, with an annual mean temperature of and the annual evaporation of 2300mm exceeding the annual precipitation of around 300mm; annual sunshine duration is hours.[1]
Evidence has been found of Gulang being inhabited 4000 years ago, during the Neolithic.
Between 14 and 18 November 1936 the Battle of Gulang was fought between the Red Army and the Ma clique.[2]
Gulang County is divided to 15 towns and 4 townships.[3]
|
|
|
|
|
The main economy is agriculture, with 365600 people being employed in agriculture (92.98% of total population).
Among the groups that live in Gulang are the Han and Hui.