Gangca County
Introduction '''Gangca County''' (; ) is a county of northeastern Qinghai province, China, on the northern shore of Qinghai Lake. It is under the administration of Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
Administrative divisions Gangca County is made up of 2 towns and 3 townships: Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Tibetan Wylie Administrative division code'''Towns''' Shaliuhe Town(Omqu Town)     632224100 Hairgi Town(Baigê Town, Ha'ergai Town)     632224101'''Townships''' Ih Ulan Township(Yugar'omlung Township, Yikewulan Township)     632224200 Qonj Township(Kyoinkyi Township, Quanji Township)     632224201 Jirmeng Township(Gyimoin Township, Ji'ermeng Township)     632224202
Geography and climate With an elevation of around , Gangca County has an alpine subarctic climate (Köppen ''Dwc''), with long, very cold, dry, and sunny winters, and short, rainy, mild summers. Average low temperatures are below freezing from late September to mid May; however, due to the wide diurnal temperature variation, the average high is above freezing from March to November inclusive. Despite frequent rain during summer, when a majority of days sees rain, no month has less than 55% of possible sunshine; with monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 56% in June to 83% in November, the county seat receives 3,012 hours of bright sunshine annually. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from  in January to  in July, while the annual mean is . Over 80% of the annual precipitation of  is delivered from June to September.
Transport *China National Highway 315
See also * List of administrative divisions of Qinghai
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