# Genhe

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 sq mi), and has a total population of 130,722 as of 2019.$^{:20–1}$

## 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 −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.
Climate data for Genhe, elevation 717 m (2,352 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | −4.7 (23.5) | 2.5 (36.5) | 15.2 (59.4) | 24.4 (75.9) | 34.5 (94.1) | 34.5 (94.1) | 35.7 (96.3) | 33.3 (91.9) | 31.4 (88.5) | 24.8 (76.6) | 7.8 (46.0) | −4.3 (24.3) | 35.7 (96.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −19.0 (−2.2) | −12.2 (10.0) | −2.0 (28.4) | 8.6 (47.5) | 17.7 (63.9) | 23.6 (74.5) | 25.7 (78.3) | 23.3 (73.9) | 17.2 (63.0) | 6.6 (43.9) | −7.6 (18.3) | −18.4 (−1.1) | 5.3 (41.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −27.7 (−17.9) | −22.8 (−9.0) | −11.4 (11.5) | 1.0 (33.8) | 9.8 (49.6) | 15.7 (60.3) | 18.4 (65.1) | 15.7 (60.3) | 8.3 (46.9) | −1.8 (28.8) | −15.6 (3.9) | −25.8 (−14.4) | −3.0 (26.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −34.3 (−29.7) | −31.3 (−24.3) | −20.5 (−4.9) | −7.3 (18.9) | 1.1 (34.0) | 7.4 (45.3) | 11.7 (53.1) | 9.6 (49.3) | 1.5 (34.7) | −8.4 (16.9) | −21.8 (−7.2) | −31.4 (−24.5) | −10.3 (13.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −46.1 (−51.0) | −47.5 (−53.5) | −39.5 (−39.1) | −26.6 (−15.9) | −14.7 (5.5) | −4.5 (23.9) | 0.9 (33.6) | −3.1 (26.4) | −11.7 (10.9) | −26.4 (−15.5) | −42.0 (−43.6) | −45.2 (−49.4) | −47.5 (−53.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.7 (0.15) | 3.2 (0.13) | 5.7 (0.22) | 17.4 (0.69) | 39.9 (1.57) | 81.0 (3.19) | 129.8 (5.11) | 98.6 (3.88) | 50.0 (1.97) | 14.9 (0.59) | 9.2 (0.36) | 6.2 (0.24) | 459.6 (18.1) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.5 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 11.2 | 15.9 | 16.9 | 15.9 | 11.2 | 7.1 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 122.4 |
| Average snowy days | 9.3 | 8.8 | 10.1 | 8.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.8 | 13.8 | 14.1 | 74.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 67 | 64 | 60 | 50 | 52 | 68 | 75 | 78 | 72 | 65 | 71 | 71 | 66 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 148.2 | 189.7 | 258.7 | 254.3 | 245.7 | 236.2 | 230.4 | 207.8 | 205.6 | 181.7 | 141.3 | 112.3 | 2,411.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 56 | 66 | 70 | 61 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 55 | 56 | 54 | 46 | 55 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Administrative 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 |
| 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 |
| Ethnic Township ||||||
| 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 |

## Demographics

As of 2019, Genhe is home to 130,722 inhabitants, the 72nd most of Inner Mongolia's 103 county-level divisions.$^{:20–1}$ 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.$^{:20–38}$ 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.$^{:20–38}$
Consumer retail sales in Genhe for 2019 totaled 2,305,160,000 RMB.$^{:20–38}$
Households in Genhe earned, on average, 28,375 RMB in disposable income in 2019.$^{:20–38}$
Genhe reported 71,030,000 RMB in public budget revenue in 2019, the lowest of Inner Mongolia's 103 county-level divisions.$^{:20–4}$
As of 2019, there are 119,000 mobile phone subscriptions and 29,200 internet subscriptions in Genhe.$^{:20–38}$

### 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.$^{:20–2}$ The city also produced 1,167 tons of meat in 2019, ranking 97th among the Inner Mongolia's 103 county-level divisions.$^{:20–3}$

## Education

As of 2019, Genhe has seven primary schools and nine secondary schools.$^{:20–38}$

## Healthcare

Genhe's medical institutions have 477 beds staffed by 942 personnel, as of 2019.$^{:20–38}$

## Culture

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

## Transportation

2,698 kilometres (1,676 mi) of highway run through Genhe as of 2019.$^{:20–38}$