Kelan County

Kelan County
岢岚县
Kolan
Location in Xinzhou
Location in Xinzhou
Kelan is located in Shanxi
Kelan
Kelan
Location of the seat in Shanxi
Coordinates: 38°44′41″N 111°34′45″E / 38.74472°N 111.57917°E / 38.74472; 111.57917
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
Prefecture-level cityXinzhou
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Kelan County (simplified Chinese: 岢岚县; traditional Chinese: 岢嵐縣; pinyin: Kělán Xiàn) is a county in Xinzhou Prefecture, in the northwest of Shanxi Province, China. The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center is located in this county.

Area: 1,984 km2 (766 sq mi).

Population: 80,000[when?]

Postal Code: 036300

Telephone Area Code: 0350

The county government is located in Lanyi town.