Alxa Right Banner
Banner in Inner Mongolia, China
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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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Sand dunes in the Badain Jaran Desert | |
  Alxa Right Location of the seat in Inner Mongolia  Alxa Right Alxa Right (China) | |
| Coordinates: 39°13′19″N 101°40′12″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 | 0.31667/km2 (0.82018/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
Chinese阿拉善右旗
Hanyu PinyinĀlāshàn Yòu Qí
Hanyu PinyinĀlāshàn Yòu Qí
Mongolian CyrillicАлшаа баруун хошуу
| 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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Demographics
Administrative divisions
Alxa Right Banner is divided into 3 towns and 4 sums.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Яврай балгас | 152922104 |
| Altan Obo Town | 阿拉腾敖包镇 | Ālāténg'áobāo Zhèn | ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠨᠣ᠋ᠪᠣᠭᠠ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Алтан-Овоо 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 | Алтанцог 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 | Тамсагбулаг сум | 152922214 |
Climate
Alxa Right Banner has a typical Taklamakan/Gobi cool arid climate (Köppen BWk) characterised by hot summers, freezing winters, large diurnal temperature swings and very little precipitation mostly falling from summer thunderstorms.
| Climate data for Alxa Right Banner, elevation 1,510 m (4,950 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.3 (59.5) |
17.8 (64.0) |
25.1 (77.2) |
33.2 (91.8) |
35.2 (95.4) |
37.2 (99.0) |
41.5 (106.7) |
38.2 (100.8) |
35.2 (95.4) |
28.1 (82.6) |
20.7 (69.3) |
13.6 (56.5) |
41.5 (106.7) |
| 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) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −28.2 (−18.8) |
−27.0 (−16.6) |
−17.6 (0.3) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
5.6 (42.1) |
11.6 (52.9) |
8.4 (47.1) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−21.4 (−6.5) |
−27.2 (−17.0) |
−28.2 (−18.8) |
| 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 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 80 | 77 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 67 | 66 | 69 | 72 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 74 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Yabulai Town, Alxa Right Banner, elevation 1,240 m (4,070 ft), (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 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 78 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 72 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
