Kailu County (Mongolian: ; ) is a county in the east of Inner Mongolia, China. It is under the administration of Tongliao City, to the east, and China National Highway 303 passes through it.
History
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 Kailu County is made up of 10 towns.
Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Mongolian (Hudum Script) Mongolian (Cyrillic) Administrative division codeTowns Kailu Town 150523100 Dayushu Town 150523101 Heilongba Town 150523102 Maixin Town 150523103 Ih Tal Town 150523104 Jianhua Town 150523105 Xiaojieji Town 150523106 Dongfeng Town 150523107 Jargalangt Town 150523108 Donglai Town 150523109 Others: Qinghe Farm (清河农场) Liaohe Farm (辽河农场) Bao'an Farm (保安农场)
Climate 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 , and in July, the warmest month, , with the annual mean at . The annual precipitation is , with nearly half of it falling in July and August alone.
References
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