West Ujimqin Banner (Mongolian: ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠦᠵᠦᠮᠦᠴᠢᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ; Chinese: 西乌珠穆沁旗) is a banner of Inner Mongolia, China. It is under the administration of Xilin Gol League.
West Ujimqin Banner 西乌珠穆沁旗 • ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠦᠵᠦᠮᠦᠴᠢᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ | |
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  West Ujimqin Location in Inner Mongolia  West Ujimqin West Ujimqin (China) | |
| Coordinates: 44°36′N 117°37′E / 44.600°N 117.617°E | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Inner Mongolia |
| League | Xilin Gol |
| Banner seat | Balgar Gol |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22,380 km2 (8,640 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 99,255 |
| • Density | 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
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| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 西乌珠穆沁旗 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 西烏珠穆沁旗 | ||||||
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| Mongolian Cyrillic | Баруун Үзэмчин хошуу | ||||||
| Mongolian script | ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠦᠵᠦᠮᠦᠴᠢᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ | ||||||
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Demographics
West Ujimqin Banner has a population of 99,255.[2]
Climate
West Ujimqin features a humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb), with bitterly cold and very dry winters, very warm, somewhat humid summers, and strong winds, especially in spring. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −18.7 °C (−1.7 °F) in January to 20.2 °C (68.4 °F) in July, with the annual mean at 2.05 °C (35.7 °F). The annual precipitation is 325 mm (12.8 in), with more than half of it falling in July and August alone. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 57% in July to 72% in October and February, sunshine is abundant year-round, there are 2,882 hours of bright sunshine annually.
| Climate data for West Ujimqin Banner (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1954–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) | 10.7 (51.3) | 22.2 (72.0) | 30.6 (87.1) | 33.5 (92.3) | 37.3 (99.1) | 38.5 (101.3) | 38.7 (101.7) | 34.2 (93.6) | 28.4 (83.1) | 18.4 (65.1) | 9.4 (48.9) | 38.7 (101.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −12.3 (9.9) | −7.3 (18.9) | 1.4 (34.5) | 12.0 (53.6) | 19.6 (67.3) | 24.4 (75.9) | 27.0 (80.6) | 25.6 (78.1) | 20.0 (68.0) | 10.6 (51.1) | −1.1 (30.0) | −10.2 (13.6) | 9.1 (48.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −18.5 (−1.3) | −14.5 (5.9) | −5.6 (21.9) | 4.7 (40.5) | 12.4 (54.3) | 17.8 (64.0) | 20.8 (69.4) | 18.8 (65.8) | 12.3 (54.1) | 3.1 (37.6) | −7.6 (18.3) | −15.9 (3.4) | 2.3 (36.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −23.9 (−11.0) | −20.5 (−4.9) | −12 (10) | −2.6 (27.3) | 4.7 (40.5) | 10.7 (51.3) | 14.6 (58.3) | 12.3 (54.1) | 5.3 (41.5) | −3.2 (26.2) | −13.1 (8.4) | −21 (−6) | −4.1 (24.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −40.7 (−41.3) | −37.9 (−36.2) | −35.5 (−31.9) | −22.2 (−8.0) | −9.8 (14.4) | −2.8 (27.0) | 4.1 (39.4) | −2.6 (27.3) | −10.3 (13.5) | −24.1 (−11.4) | −35.6 (−32.1) | −36.6 (−33.9) | −40.7 (−41.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.3 (0.09) | 3.4 (0.13) | 5.6 (0.22) | 10.9 (0.43) | 34.4 (1.35) | 63.7 (2.51) | 94.1 (3.70) | 57.2 (2.25) | 32.0 (1.26) | 16.0 (0.63) | 8.6 (0.34) | 4.2 (0.17) | 332.3 (13.08) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 8.0 | 12.6 | 13.4 | 10.6 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 95.1 |
| Average snowy days | 11.6 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.6 | 10.6 | 13.1 | 69.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 68 | 65 | 56 | 42 | 43 | 56 | 64 | 64 | 57 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 58 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 190.4 | 204.0 | 246.9 | 249.6 | 266.3 | 257.8 | 258.5 | 274.6 | 246.1 | 219.8 | 179.5 | 168.6 | 2,762.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 66 | 69 | 66 | 61 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 63 |
| Source 1: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather China[5] | |||||||||||||
Administrative divisions
West Ujimqin Banner is divided into 5 towns and 2 sums.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
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| Balgar Gol Town | 巴拉嘎尔高勒镇 | Bālāgā'ěrgāolè Zhèn | ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠷᠭᠣᠣᠯ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Балгаргол балгас | 152526100 |
| Bayan Hua Town | 巴彦花镇 | Bāyànhuā Zhèn | ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠬᠤᠸᠠ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Баянхуа балгас | 152526101 |
| Jirin Gol Town | 吉仁高勒镇 | Jíréngāolè Zhèn | ᠵᠢᠷ ᠦᠨ ᠭᠣᠣᠯ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Жирийнгол балгас | 152526102 |
| Holt Gol Town | 浩勒图高勒镇 | Hàolètúgāolè Zhèn | ᠬᠣᠭᠣᠯᠲᠤ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠭᠣᠣᠯ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Хоолтынгол балгас | 152526103 |
| Gorhan Town | 高日罕镇 | Gāorìhǎn Zhèn | ᠭᠣᠷᠣᠬᠠᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Горхрон балгас | 152526104 |
| Sums | |||||
| Bayan Huxu Sum | 巴彦胡舒苏木 | Bāyànhúshū Sūmù | ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Баянхошуу сум | 152526200 |
| Ulan Haalag Sum | 乌兰哈拉嘎苏木 | Wūlánhālāgā Sūmù | ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠬᠠᠭᠠᠯᠭᠠ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Улаанхаалга сум | 152526201 |
| Others | |||||
| Bayan Hua Energy and Chemical Industry Park | 西乌旗白音华能源化工园区 | Xīwūqí Báiyīnhuá Néngyuán Huàgōng Yuánqū | ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠬᠤᠸᠠ ᠡᠨᠧᠷᠭᠢ ᠬᠢᠮᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠠᠵᠤ ᠦᠢᠯᠡᠳᠪᠦᠷᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷᠢᠭ | Баянхуа энерги химийн аж үйлдвэрийн дугараг | 152526400 |
| Forestry Head Farm | 林业总场 | Línyè Zǒngchǎng | ᠣᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠠᠵᠤ ᠠᠬᠤᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠨᠡᠶᠢᠲᠡ ᠲᠠᠯᠠᠪᠠᠢ | Ойн аж ахуйн найд талбай | 152526500 |
References
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)