Kailu County

Kailu County
开鲁县ᠺᠠᠶᠢᠯᠦ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ
K'ai-lu
Kailu in Tongliao
Kailu in Tongliao
Tongliao in Inner Mongolia
Tongliao in Inner Mongolia
Kailu is located in Inner Mongolia
Kailu
Kailu
Location in Inner Mongolia
Kailu is located in China
Kailu
Kailu
Kailu (China)
Coordinates: 43°36′04″N 121°19′08″E / 43.601°N 121.319°E / 43.601; 121.319
CountryChina
Autonomous regionInner Mongolia
Prefecture-level cityTongliao
County seatKailu Town
Area
 • Total
4,353.2 km2 (1,680.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
313,364
 • Density72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitekailu.gov.cn
Kailu County
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese开鲁县
Traditional Chinese開魯縣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinKāilǔ Xiàn
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicКайлу шянь
Mongolian scriptᠺᠠᠶᠢᠯᠦ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ
Transcriptions
SASM/GNCḴayilü siyan

Kailu County (Mongolian: ᠺᠠᠶᠢᠯᠦ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ; Chinese: 开鲁县) is a county in the east of Inner Mongolia, China. It is under the administration of Tongliao City, 76 kilometres (47 mi) to the east, and China National Highway 303 passes through it.

History

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Map including Kailu (labeled as K'ai-lu (walled) 開魯) (AMS, 1955)

As the traditional seat of Ar Khorchin, East Jaruud and West Jaruud, the 3 areas are abbreviated in Chinese as the 3 R's since each contains the word R transcribed as "LU" in Chinese. The 3 R's was then known as the 3 Lu's as well. In 1905, with the slogan of developing the 3 R's (開發三魯), the city took the name of such abbreviation and was named 開魯 (KAI LU).

Administrative divisions

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Kailu County is made up of 10 towns.

Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Mongolian (Hudum Script) Mongolian (Cyrillic) Administrative division code
Towns
Kailu Town 开鲁镇 Kāilǔ Zhèn ᠺᠠᠢᠯᠦ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Кайл балгас 150523100
Dayushu Town 大榆树镇 Dàyúshù Zhèn ᠳ᠋ᠠ ᠢᠦᠢ ᠱᠦ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Да юй шуу балгас 150523101
Heilongba Town 黑龙坝镇 Hēilóngbà Zhèn ᠾᠧᠢ ᠯᠦᠩ ᠪᠠ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Гей лүн ба балгас 150523102
Maixin Town 麦新镇 Màixīn Zhèn ᠮᠠᠢᠰᠢᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Майшин балгас 150523103
Ih Tal Town 义和塔拉镇 Yìhétǎlā Zhèn ᠶᠡᠬᠡᠲᠠᠯ᠎ᠠ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Ихдэлээ балгас 150523104
Jianhua Town 建华镇 Jiànhuá Zhèn ᠵᠢᠶᠠᠨᠬᠤᠸᠠ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Жаанхуа балгас 150523105
Xiaojieji Town 小街基镇 Xiǎojiējī Zhèn ᠰᠢᠶᠣᠤ ᠵᠢᠶᠧ ᠵᠢᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Шяо жье жий балгас 150523106
Dongfeng Town 东风镇 Dōngfēng Zhèn ᠳ᠋ᠦᠩ ᠹᠧᠩ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Дүн фен балгас 150523107
Jargalangt Town 吉日嘎郎吐镇 Jírìgālángtǔ Zhèn ᠵᠢᠷᠭᠠᠯᠠᠩᠲᠤ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Жаргалант балгас 150523108
Donglai Town 东来镇 Dōnglái Zhèn ᠳ᠋ᠦᠩ ᠯᠠᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Дүн лай балгас 150523109

Others:

    • Qinghe Farm (清河农场)
    • Liaohe Farm (辽河农场)
    • Bao'an Farm (保安农场)

Climate

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Kailu County features a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), marked by long, very cold and dry winters, hot, somewhat humid summers, and strong winds, especially in spring. The monthly daily mean temperature in January, the coldest month, is −13.0 °C (8.6 °F), and in July, the warmest month, 24.2 °C (75.6 °F), with the annual mean at 7.0 °C (44.6 °F). The annual precipitation is 327.4 millimetres (12.9 in), with nearly half of it falling in July and August alone.

Climate data for Kailu (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 10.6
(51.1)
19.6
(67.3)
28.5
(83.3)
33.2
(91.8)
41.7
(107.1)
41.7
(107.1)
38.9
(102.0)
38.2
(100.8)
34.7
(94.5)
30.3
(86.5)
22.7
(72.9)
13.9
(57.0)
41.7
(107.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −6.0
(21.2)
−0.8
(30.6)
7.0
(44.6)
16.7
(62.1)
24.2
(75.6)
28.5
(83.3)
30.2
(86.4)
28.8
(83.8)
24.1
(75.4)
15.3
(59.5)
3.7
(38.7)
−4.6
(23.7)
13.9
(57.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −12.7
(9.1)
−8.1
(17.4)
−0.1
(31.8)
9.7
(49.5)
17.5
(63.5)
22.4
(72.3)
24.6
(76.3)
22.9
(73.2)
17.0
(62.6)
8.3
(46.9)
−2.7
(27.1)
−10.8
(12.6)
7.3
(45.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −17.9
(−0.2)
−14.1
(6.6)
−6.6
(20.1)
2.7
(36.9)
10.8
(51.4)
16.3
(61.3)
19.4
(66.9)
17.5
(63.5)
10.6
(51.1)
2.2
(36.0)
−7.7
(18.1)
−15.7
(3.7)
1.5
(34.6)
Record low °C (°F) −33.6
(−28.5)
−30.0
(−22.0)
−24.6
(−12.3)
−9.8
(14.4)
−2.1
(28.2)
3.9
(39.0)
10.9
(51.6)
5.2
(41.4)
−1.7
(28.9)
−11.3
(11.7)
−22.6
(−8.7)
−29.0
(−20.2)
−33.6
(−28.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1.4
(0.06)
1.8
(0.07)
5.3
(0.21)
12.4
(0.49)
34.6
(1.36)
67.4
(2.65)
85.3
(3.36)
68.6
(2.70)
28.2
(1.11)
15.1
(0.59)
6.1
(0.24)
2.1
(0.08)
328.3
(12.92)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 1.8 1.8 2.6 4.3 7.5 10.2 10.5 8.5 6.0 3.6 2.7 2.3 61.8
Average snowy days 2.8 2.3 3.6 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 3.0 3.5 17.7
Average relative humidity (%) 51 42 38 36 41 55 68 68 57 49 50 53 51
Mean monthly sunshine hours 227.4 235.6 279.8 273.8 296.0 282.5 273.4 279.1 271.1 251.7 211.3 208.7 3,090.4
Percent possible sunshine 78 79 75 68 65 61 59 65 73 75 74 75 71
Source 1: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]
Source 2: Weather China[4]

References

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  1. ^ Inner Mongolia: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  4. ^ 开鲁 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 (in Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 29 November 2022.