Caoyuan Township
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Caoyuan Township
草原乡 ᠴᠠᠣ ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᡤᠠᡧᠠᠨ | |
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| Pinyin: Cǎoyuán Xiāng Möllendorff: Cao yuwan Gašan | |
  Caoyuan Township Location in Hebei  Caoyuan Township Location in China | |
| Coordinates: 41°57′48″N 116°20′37″E / 41.96333°N 116.34361°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Chengde |
| Autonomous county | Fengning Manchu Autonomous County |
| Area | |
• Total | 190.6 km2 (73.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 4,877 |
| • Density | 25.59/km2 (66.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Caoyuan Township (Chinese: 草原乡; pinyin: Cǎoyuán Xiāng), Manchu: ᠴᠠᠣ
ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ
ᡤᠠᡧᠠᠨ; Möllendorff romanization: cao yuwan gašan) is a rural township located in Fengning Manchu Autonomous County, Chengde, Hebei, China.
Climate
Caoyuan Township is located in the northern part of Fengning Manchu Autonomous County, 86.4 kilometres (53.7 mi) northwest of the county seat.[2] It borders Duolun County in Inner Mongolia to the west, north, and northeast, Wanshengyong Township to the south, Yu'ershan to the southwest, and Waigoumen Township to the east.[2]
The township's terrain is generally high in the south and low in the north.[2] The highest peak, Mount Fengshui (Chinese: 风水山; pinyin: Fēngshuǐ Shān), is located in the southeastern part of the township, and reaches an elevation of 1,718 metres (5,636 ft) above sea level.[2] The lowest point is located in wetlands within Caoyuan Village (Chinese: 草原村), at an elevation of 1,343 metres (4,406 ft) above sea level.[2]
Caoyuan Township has no perennial rivers, and both surface water and groundwater are scarce.[2]
The township has 38,000 mu of cultivated land, 150,000 mu of grassland, and 85,000 mu of forest.[2]
The township has semi-arid continental climate. Springs and autumns in Caoyuan Township are typically characterized by dry and windy weather, with dramatic temperature swings and large diurnal temperature differences.[2] Summers are dry but without extreme heat, while winters are cold and windy with snow.[2] The average annual temperature is 1.2 °C (34.2 °F), the frost-free period is 87 days, and the average annual precipitation is 351.3 millimetres (13.83 in).[2]
Administrative divisions
Demographics
According to the 2010 census, Caoyuan Township had a population of 4,877, including 2,601 males and 2,276 females. The population was distributed as follows: 765 people aged under 14, 3,748 people aged between 15 and 64, and 364 people aged over 65.[1]