Where is Huatugou in Qinghai Province?
Huatugou Town is located in the middle of the Mangya Administrative Committee jurisdiction, bordering the Xinjiang Autonomous Region to the north. The population is 3,000, mainly Han nationality. It covers an area of 11,000 square kilometers. There are no villages or neighborhood committees in the jurisdiction. Relevant enterprises and institutions, mainly the frontline headquarters of the Lenghu Petroleum Bureau, are stationed there. Huatugou Town was established in 1985. In 2005, Gasi Township was abolished and merged into Huatugou Town.
Huatugou Town belongs to the continental desert climate type. Its main characteristics are windy and rainy, cold and dry, long winters and short summers, unclear four seasons, and large temperature differences between day and night. They are also important factors that restrict economic development due to the harsh environment. The annual average temperature is 3.8°C. The hottest weather is July with an average temperature of 18.5°C and an extreme maximum temperature of 30.6°C. The coldest weather is January with an average temperature of -12.4°C and an extreme minimum temperature of -25.3°C.