Abag Banner
阿巴嘎旗 • ᠠᠪᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
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Abag is located in Inner Mongolia
Abag
Abag
Location in Inner Mongolia
Abag is located in China
Abag
Abag
Abag (China)
Coordinates: 43°33′23″N 115°20′42″E / 43.5565°N 115.3450°E / 43.5565; 115.3450
CountryChina
Autonomous regionInner Mongolia
LeagueXilin Gol
Banner seatBiligtai
Area
 • Total27,490 km2 (10,610 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total38,589
 • Density1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.abg.gov.cn
Abag Banner
Chinese name
Chinese阿巴嘎旗
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicАвга хошуу
Mongolian scriptᠠᠪᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ

Abag Banner (Mongolian: ᠠᠪᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ; Chinese: 阿巴嘎旗) is a county of Inner Mongolia, China. It is under the administration of Xilingol League. Abag Mongols live here. The local dialect has variously been classified as Chakhar[2] or Khalkha.[3]

Demographics

The proportion of nationalities in Abag Banner (2020)
Nationality Percentage
Mongols
 
 54.6%
Han
 
 43.9%
Manchus
 
 0.9%
Hui People
 
 0.3%
Daur
 
 0.1%
Miao (Hmong)
 
 0.1%
Others
 
 0.1%
Source of the population statistics :[4]

Administrative divisions

Abag Banner is divided into 3 towns and 4 sums.

Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Mongolian (Hudum Script) Mongolian (Cyrillic) Administrative division code
Towns
Biligtai Town 别力古台镇 Biélìgǔtái Zhèn ᠪᠡᠯᠭᠦᠳᠡᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Бэлгүтэй балгас 152522100
Honggor Gol Town 洪格尔高勒镇 Hónggé'ěrgāolè Zhèn ᠬᠣᠩᠭᠣᠷᠭᠣᠣᠯ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Хонгоргол балгас 152522101
Qagan Nur Town 查干淖尔镇 Chágànnào'ěr Zhèn ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Цагааннуур балгас 152522102
Sums
Naran Bulag Sum 那仁宝拉格苏木 Nàrénbǎolāgé Sūmù ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ Наранбулаг сум 152522200
Ih Gol Sum 伊和高勒苏木 Yīhégāolè Sūmù ᠶᠡᠬᠡᠭᠣᠣᠯ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ Ихгол сум 152522201
Jargalangt Sum 吉尔嘎郎图苏木 Jí'ěrgālángtú Sūmù ᠵᠢᠷᠭᠠᠯᠠᠩᠲᠤ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ Жаргалант сум 152522202
Bayan Tug Sum 巴彦图嘎苏木 Bāyàntúgā Sūmù ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠲᠤᠭ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ Баянтуг сум 152522203

Other: Manit Coal Mine (玛尼图煤矿)(ᠮᠠᠨᠢᠲᠤ ᠨᠡᠭᠦᠷᠡᠰᠦᠨ ᠠᠭᠤᠷᠬᠠᠢ)

Climate

Abag Banner has a monsoon-influenced, continental semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), with very cold and dry winters, very warm, somewhat humid summers, and strong winds, especially in spring. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −20.9 °C (−5.6 °F) in January to 21.3 °C (70.3 °F) in July, with the annual mean at 1.93 °C (35.5 °F). The annual precipitation is 238 mm (9.4 in), with more than half of it falling in July and August alone. There are 3,017 hours of bright sunshine annually, with each of the winter months having over two-thirds of the possible total, and this percentage falling to 60 in July.

Climate data for Abag Banner (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 2.7
(36.9) 		12.6
(54.7) 		21.5
(70.7) 		31.0
(87.8) 		34.4
(93.9) 		36.9
(98.4) 		39.7
(103.5) 		36.7
(98.1) 		35.1
(95.2) 		25.9
(78.6) 		17.7
(63.9) 		6.1
(43.0) 		39.7
(103.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −13.6
(7.5) 		−7.5
(18.5) 		2.4
(36.3) 		12.8
(55.0) 		20.4
(68.7) 		25.5
(77.9) 		28.1
(82.6) 		26.5
(79.7) 		20.6
(69.1) 		10.8
(51.4) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		−11.4
(11.5) 		9.5
(49.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) −20.2
(−4.4) 		−15.1
(4.8) 		−5.0
(23.0) 		5.3
(41.5) 		13.2
(55.8) 		19.0
(66.2) 		21.9
(71.4) 		19.9
(67.8) 		13.3
(55.9) 		3.3
(37.9) 		−8.0
(17.6) 		−17.5
(0.5) 		2.5
(36.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −25.4
(−13.7) 		−21.1
(−6.0) 		−11.3
(11.7) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		5.8
(42.4) 		12.3
(54.1) 		15.8
(60.4) 		13.7
(56.7) 		6.7
(44.1) 		−2.7
(27.1) 		−13.2
(8.2) 		−22.4
(−8.3) 		−3.6
(25.5)
Record low °C (°F) −39.2
(−38.6) 		−36.5
(−33.7) 		−28.6
(−19.5) 		−18.6
(−1.5) 		−7.8
(18.0) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		7.0
(44.6) 		2.5
(36.5) 		−6.4
(20.5) 		−20.5
(−4.9) 		−34.3
(−29.7) 		−36.9
(−34.4) 		−39.2
(−38.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1.4
(0.06) 		1.7
(0.07) 		4.2
(0.17) 		9.2
(0.36) 		22.3
(0.88) 		43.8
(1.72) 		66.1
(2.60) 		50.7
(2.00) 		20.8
(0.82) 		12.1
(0.48) 		4.8
(0.19) 		3.0
(0.12) 		240.1
(9.47)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 3.5 2.9 3.8 4.1 6.5 10.2 11.1 8.8 6.6 4.6 5.0 4.8 71.9
Average snowy days 9.2 7.0 6.9 4.3 1.1 0 0 0 0.4 4.0 8.4 10.1 51.4
Average relative humidity (%) 72 66 52 37 37 47 55 55 50 52 62 71 55
Mean monthly sunshine hours 200.1 218.2 267.6 270.7 293.1 281.3 281.2 284.5 262.6 236.0 197.4 183.0 2,975.7
Percent possible sunshine 69 73 72 67 64 61 61 67 71 70 69 66 68
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6][7]
Climate data for Narenbaolage Sumu, Abag Banner (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −14.2
(6.4) 		−8.5
(16.7) 		1.2
(34.2) 		11.9
(53.4) 		19.8
(67.6) 		25.0
(77.0) 		27.6
(81.7) 		25.9
(78.6) 		19.8
(67.6) 		9.8
(49.6) 		−2.4
(27.7) 		−12.4
(9.7) 		8.6
(47.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −20.6
(−5.1) 		−15.8
(3.6) 		−6.1
(21.0) 		4.4
(39.9) 		12.4
(54.3) 		18.4
(65.1) 		21.2
(70.2) 		19.2
(66.6) 		12.3
(54.1) 		2.3
(36.1) 		−9.4
(15.1) 		−18.4
(−1.1) 		1.7
(35.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −26.0
(−14.8) 		−21.8
(−7.2) 		−12.5
(9.5) 		−2.8
(27.0) 		4.7
(40.5) 		11.5
(52.7) 		14.8
(58.6) 		12.7
(54.9) 		5.5
(41.9) 		−3.9
(25.0) 		−14.9
(5.2) 		−23.6
(−10.5) 		−4.7
(23.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1.3
(0.05) 		2.0
(0.08) 		3.3
(0.13) 		7.5
(0.30) 		19.6
(0.77) 		41.6
(1.64) 		57.7
(2.27) 		49.9
(1.96) 		20.7
(0.81) 		9.4
(0.37) 		4.3
(0.17) 		2.6
(0.10) 		219.9
(8.65)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.8 2.5 3.2 3.6 6.1 10.4 10.9 8.6 6.1 4.1 4.3 3.9 66.5
Average snowy days 6.2 4.6 5.1 3.6 1.1 0 0 0 0.4 3.5 6.9 7.1 38.5
Average relative humidity (%) 72 67 54 38 38 48 55 55 51 53 65 72 56
Mean monthly sunshine hours 209.0 221.8 270.6 277.8 290.4 275.8 280.6 280.7 261.3 240.2 202.3 191.2 3,001.7
Percent possible sunshine 73 74 73 68 63 59 60 65 71 72 71 70 68
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][8]

References

  1. ^ Inner Mongolia: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  2. ^ e.g. Secenbagatur et al. 2005
  3. ^ Svantesson et al. 2005
  4. ^ 内蒙古自治区第七次全国人口普查领导小组办公室、内蒙古自治区统计局. "内蒙古人口普查年鉴-2020".
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  6. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  7. ^ 中国地面国际交换站气候标准值月值数据集（1971－2000年）. China Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
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