Alxa Right Banner (Mongolian: ᠠᠯᠠᠱᠠ ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ; Chinese: 阿拉善右旗) is a banner in the southwest of Inner Mongolia, China, bordering Gansu province to the south and southwest. It is under the administration of Alxa League. The banner is served by the Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport.
Alxa Right Banner
阿拉善右旗 • ᠠᠯᠠᠱᠠ ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ | |
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Alxa Right Location of the seat in Inner Mongolia Alxa Right Alxa Right (China) | |
Coordinates: 39°13′19″N 101°40′12″E / 39.22194°N 101.67000°E | |
Country | China |
Autonomous region | Inner Mongolia |
League | Alxa |
Banner seat | Badain Jaran |
Area | |
• Total | 71,515.26 km2 (27,612.20 sq mi) |
Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 22,647 |
• Density | 0.32/km2 (0.82/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Website | www |
Alxa Right Banner | |||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||
Chinese | 阿拉善右旗 | ||||||
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Mongolian name | |||||||
Mongolian Cyrillic | Алшаа баруун хошуу | ||||||
Mongolian script | ᠠᠯᠠᠱᠠ ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ | ||||||
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Alxa Right Banner is divided into 3 towns and 4 sums.
Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
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Towns | |||||
Badain Jaran Town | 巴丹吉林镇 | Bādānjílín Zhèn | ᠪᠠᠳᠠᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠵᠢᠷᠠᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Бадайн жаран балгас | 152922103 |
Yabrai Town | 雅布赖镇 | Yǎbùlài Zhèn | ᠶᠠᠪᠠᠷᠠᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Яврой балгас | 152922104 |
Altan Obo Town | 阿拉腾敖包镇 | Ālāténg'áobāo Zhèn | ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠨᠣ᠋ᠪᠣᠭᠠ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Алтанаваага балгас | 152922105 |
Sums | |||||
Mandal Sum | 曼德拉苏木 | Màndélā Sūmù | ᠮᠠᠨᠳᠤᠯ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Мандал сум | 152922211 |
Altan Qog Sum | 阿拉腾朝格苏木 | Ālāténgcháogé Sūmù | ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠨᠴᠣᠭ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Алданцог сум | 152922212 |
Bayan Gol Sum | 巴彦高勒苏木 | Bāyàngāolè Sūmù | ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠭᠣᠣᠯ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Баянгол сум | 152922213 |
Tangsag Bulag Sum | 塔木素布拉格苏木 | Tǎmùsùbùlāgé Sūmù | ᠲᠠᠩᠰᠤᠭᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Тансагбулаг сум | 152922214 |
Climate data for Alxa Right Banner (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.2 (29.8) |
3.6 (38.5) |
10.5 (50.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
29.0 (84.2) |
31.0 (87.8) |
29.1 (84.4) |
23.3 (73.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
7.6 (45.7) |
0.4 (32.7) |
16.0 (60.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.8 (18.0) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
3.8 (38.8) |
11.5 (52.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
22.9 (73.2) |
24.9 (76.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
9.5 (49.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −13.7 (7.3) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
4.9 (40.8) |
10.8 (51.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
19.0 (66.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
11.7 (53.1) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
3.5 (38.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.0 (0.04) |
0.4 (0.02) |
2.1 (0.08) |
5.0 (0.20) |
10.2 (0.40) |
17.6 (0.69) |
31.6 (1.24) |
23.4 (0.92) |
22.5 (0.89) |
6.2 (0.24) |
1.1 (0.04) |
0.8 (0.03) |
121.9 (4.79) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.9 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 41.8 |
Average snowy days | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 16.1 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 46 | 36 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 36 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 242.8 | 235.8 | 272.4 | 288.3 | 310.5 | 299.0 | 295.7 | 288.5 | 264.1 | 274.0 | 246.5 | 237.9 | 3,255.5 |
Percent possible sunshine | 80 | 77 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 67 | 66 | 69 | 72 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 74 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] |
Climate data for Yabulaizhen, Alxa Right Banner (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) |
4.3 (39.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
20.0 (68.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
31.3 (88.3) |
33.2 (91.8) |
31.1 (88.0) |
25.1 (77.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
8.2 (46.8) |
0.5 (32.9) |
17.3 (63.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.0 (15.8) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
3.8 (38.8) |
12.3 (54.1) |
18.8 (65.8) |
24.3 (75.7) |
26.4 (79.5) |
24.2 (75.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −15.5 (4.1) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
4.6 (40.3) |
10.6 (51.1) |
16.6 (61.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
11.7 (53.1) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
2.8 (37.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.5 (0.02) |
0.5 (0.02) |
1.6 (0.06) |
3.6 (0.14) |
5.7 (0.22) |
12.1 (0.48) |
20.6 (0.81) |
24.7 (0.97) |
14.8 (0.58) |
3.8 (0.15) |
1.1 (0.04) |
0.3 (0.01) |
89.3 (3.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 29.9 |
Average snowy days | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 7.5 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 46 | 37 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 37 | 41 | 42 | 39 | 42 | 46 | 37 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 235.9 | 229.9 | 267.9 | 284.9 | 311.5 | 296.9 | 289.6 | 279.8 | 250.9 | 263.4 | 237.8 | 231.0 | 3,179.5 |
Percent possible sunshine | 78 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 72 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][5] |