Genhe City or Gegengol, formerly Ergun Left Banner , 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 19659 km2, and has a total population of 130,722 as of 2019.

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. 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 in January to 17.6 °C in July. Over two-thirds of the annual precipitation of 438 mm is distributed from June through August.

Administrative divisions

Genhe is divided into 4 subdistricts, 4 towns, and 1 ethnic township.

Demographics

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

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. The city also produced 1,167 tons of meat in 2019, ranking 97th among the Inner Mongolia's 103 county-level divisions.

Education

As of 2019, Genhe has seven primary schools and nine secondary schools.

Healthcare

Genhe's medical institutions have 477 beds staffed by 942 personnel, as of 2019.

Culture

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

Transportation

2698 km of highway run through Genhe as of 2019.