# Dorbod Mongol Autonomous County

Dorbod Mongol Autonomous County (Chinese: 杜尔伯特蒙古族自治县; Mongolian: ᠳᠥᠷᠪᠡᠳ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ) is a county in the west of Heilongjiang province, China, bordering Jilin province to the southwest. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Daqing. The county is named after the Dörbed Mongols. It was known as Dorbod Banner (杜尔伯特旗) before 1956 and Taikang County (泰康县) during Republican period.

## Administrative divisions

Dorbod Mongol Autonomous County is divided into 5 towns and 6 townships.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
| Towns ||||||
| Dorbod Town (Taikang) | 杜尔伯特镇 (泰康镇) | Dù'ěrbótè Zhèn (Tàikāng Zhèn) | ᠳᠥᠷᠪᠡᠳ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ (ᠲᠠᠢ ᠺᠠᠩ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ) | Дөрвөд балгас | 230624100 |
| Huzhultuhum Town (Hujitumo) | 胡吉吐莫镇 | Hújítǔmò Zhèn | ᠬᠣᠵᠤᠤᠯ ᠲᠥᠬᠥᠮ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Хожуул дөхөм балгас | 230624101 |
| Yantongtun Town | 烟筒屯镇 | Yāntǒngtún Zhèn | ᠶᠠᠨ ᠲᠦᠩ ᠲᠦᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Яань дүн түнь балгас | 230624102 |
| Talaha Town (Taliin Hiag) | 他拉哈镇 | Tālāhā Zhèn | ᠲᠠᠯ᠎ᠠ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠬᠢᠶᠠᠭ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Талын хиаг балгас | 230624103 |
| Lianhuanhu Town | 连环湖镇 | Liánhuánhú Zhèn | ᠯᠢᠶᠠᠨ ᠬᠤᠸᠠᠨ ᠬᠤ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Ляньхуаньху балгас | 230624104 |
| Townships ||||||
| Yixin Township | 一心乡 | Yīxīn Xiāng | ᠢ ᠰᠢᠨ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | И шинь шиян | 230624200 |
| Herstai Township | 克尔台乡 | Kè'ěrtái Xiāng | ᠬᠡᠷᠡᠰᠦᠲᠠᠢ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Хэрстэй шиян | 230624201 |
| Aolinxibo Township (Oroigin Xibee) | 敖林西伯乡 | Áolínxībó Xiāng | ᠣᠷᠣᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠰᠢᠪᠡᠭᠡ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Оройын шивээ шиян | 230624203 |
| Bayan Qagan Township (Bayanchagan) | 巴彦查干乡 | Bāyànchágān Xiāng | ᠪᠠᠶ᠋ᠠᠨᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Баянцагаан шиян | 230624204 |
| Yaoxin Township (Dund Xin Ail) | 腰新乡 | Yāoxīn Xiāng | ᠳᠤᠮᠳᠠ ᠰᠢᠨ᠎ᠡ ᠠᠢᠯ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Дунд шинэ айл шиян | 230624205 |
| Jiangwan Township | 江湾乡 | Jiāngwān Xiāng | ᠵᠢᠶᠠᠩ ᠸᠠᠨ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Зян Вань шиян | 230624206 |

## Demographics

The population of the county was 243,829 in 1999.

## Climate

Climate data for Dorbod, elevation 145 m (476 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) | −0.5 (31.1) | 9.4 (48.9) | 20.7 (69.3) | 31.8 (89.2) | 35.9 (96.6) | 40.5 (104.9) | 39.5 (103.1) | 36.1 (97.0) | 33.8 (92.8) | 27.1 (80.8) | 15.3 (59.5) | 5.8 (42.4) | 40.5 (104.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −12.3 (9.9) | −6.4 (20.5) | 2.7 (36.9) | 13.3 (55.9) | 21.5 (70.7) | 26.8 (80.2) | 28.6 (83.5) | 26.8 (80.2) | 21.2 (70.2) | 11.7 (53.1) | −1.0 (30.2) | −10.6 (12.9) | 10.2 (50.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −17.8 (0.0) | −12.7 (9.1) | −3.3 (26.1) | 7.3 (45.1) | 15.7 (60.3) | 21.5 (70.7) | 24.0 (75.2) | 22.0 (71.6) | 15.7 (60.3) | 6.4 (43.5) | −5.7 (21.7) | −15.4 (4.3) | 4.8 (40.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −22.2 (−8.0) | −18.0 (−0.4) | −8.8 (16.2) | 1.5 (34.7) | 9.9 (49.8) | 16.3 (61.3) | 19.6 (67.3) | 17.8 (64.0) | 10.8 (51.4) | 1.8 (35.2) | −9.6 (14.7) | −19.3 (−2.7) | 0.0 (32.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −36.8 (−34.2) | −32.6 (−26.7) | −23.2 (−9.8) | −10.6 (12.9) | −0.8 (30.6) | 3.9 (39.0) | 12.0 (53.6) | 9.7 (49.5) | −0.7 (30.7) | −12.3 (9.9) | −25.4 (−13.7) | −32.2 (−26.0) | −36.8 (−34.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.4 (0.06) | 2.1 (0.08) | 5.2 (0.20) | 19.2 (0.76) | 32.9 (1.30) | 82.3 (3.24) | 134.6 (5.30) | 94.8 (3.73) | 44.6 (1.76) | 17.0 (0.67) | 4.1 (0.16) | 3.1 (0.12) | 441.3 (17.38) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 8.8 | 11.4 | 13.7 | 11.6 | 8.9 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 87.1 |
| Average snowy days | 6.8 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 8.5 | 36.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 68 | 60 | 51 | 47 | 49 | 61 | 72 | 73 | 65 | 58 | 62 | 69 | 61 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 176.8 | 206.8 | 251.6 | 235.7 | 246.9 | 234.1 | 226.1 | 224.8 | 226.8 | 209.4 | 170.9 | 153.4 | 2,563.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 64 | 71 | 68 | 57 | 52 | 49 | 47 | 52 | 61 | 63 | 62 | 59 | 59 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||