Genhe
County-level city in Inner Mongolia, China
| Genhe | |||||||
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| Chinese | 根河市 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 额尔古纳左旗 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 額爾古納左旗 | ||||||
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| Mongolian Cyrillic | Гэгээнгол хот | ||||||
| Mongolian script | ᠭᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠭᠣᠤᠯ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ | ||||||
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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 mi2), and has a total population of 130,722 as of 2019.
01Geography 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 −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.
02Administrative divisions
Genhe is divided into 4 subdistricts, 4 towns, and 1 ethnic township.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
03Demographics
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.
04Economy
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.
05Education
As of 2019, Genhe has seven primary schools and nine secondary schools.
06Healthcare
Genhe's medical institutions have 477 beds staffed by 942 personnel, as of 2019.
07Culture
A small number of ethnic Evenk reindeer herders remain in the city's Aoluguya Evenk Ethnic Township.
08Transportation
2,698 kilometres (1,676 mi) of highway run through Genhe as of 2019.
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