Linxi County
林西县 • ᠯᠢᠨᠰᠢ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ
Lin-hsi
County
Linxi is located in Inner Mongolia
Linxi
Linxi
Location in Inner Mongolia
Linxi is located in China
Linxi
Linxi
Linxi (China)
Coordinates: 43°37′N 118°04′E / 43.617°N 118.067°E / 43.617; 118.067
CountryChina
Autonomous regionInner Mongolia
Prefecture-level cityChifeng
County seatLinxi Town
Area
 • Total3,621 km2 (1,398 sq mi)
Elevation
805 m (2,641 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total186,663
 • Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.linxixian.gov.cn
Linxi County, Inner Mongolia
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese林西县
Traditional Chinese林西縣
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicЛинш шиан
Mongolian scriptᠯᠢᠨᠰᠢ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ

Linxi County (Mongolian: ᠯᠢᠨᠰᠢ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ; Chinese: 林西县) is a county of eastern Inner Mongolia, China. It is under the administration of Chifeng City, 165 kilometres (103 mi) to the south-southeast.

Map including Linxi (labeled as 林西 Lin-hsi (Walled)) (AMS, 1950)

Administrative divisions

Linxi County is made up of 2 subdistricts, 7 towns and 2 townships.

Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Mongolian (Hudum Script) Mongolian (Cyrillic) Administrative division code
Subdistricts
Chengbei Subdistrict 城北街道 Chéngběi Jiēdào ᠬᠣᠲᠠ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠬᠣᠢᠨ᠎ᠠ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ Хотын хойно зээл гудамж 150424400
Chengnan Subdistrict 城南街道 Chéngnán Jiēdào ᠬᠣᠲᠠ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠡᠮᠦᠨᠡᠬᠢ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ Хотын өмнөх зээл гудамж 150424401
Towns
Linxi Town 林西镇 Línxī Zhèn ᠯᠢᠨᠰᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Линш балгас 150424100
Xinchengzi Town 新城子镇 Xīnchéngzi Zhèn ᠰᠢᠨ ᠴᠧᠩᠽᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Шин цэнз балгас 150424101
Xinlin Town 新林镇 Xīnlín Zhèn ᠰᠢᠨ ᠯᠢᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Шин лин балгас 150424102
Wushijiazi Town
(Tabin Ger Town) 		五十家子镇 Wǔshíjiāzi Zhèn ᠲᠠᠪᠢᠨ ᠭᠡᠷ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Тавин гэр балгас 150424103
Guandi Town 官地镇 Guāndì Zhèn ᠭᠤᠸᠠᠨ ᠳ᠋ᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Гуан ди балгас 150424104
Dajing Town 大井镇 Dàjǐng Zhèn ᠳ᠋ᠠ ᠵᠢᠩ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Да жин балгас 150424105
Tongbu Town 统部镇 Tǒngbù Zhèn ᠲᠦᠩ ᠪᠦ᠋ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Дүн бүү балгас 150424106
Townships
Dayingzi Township 大营子乡 Dàyíngzi Xiāng ᠳ᠋ᠠ ᠶᠢᠩᠽᠢ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ Да енз шиян 150424200
Xert Township 十二吐乡 Shí'èrtǔ Xiāng ᠱᠡᠭᠡᠷᠲᠦ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ Шгэрт шиян 150424201

Other: Inner Mongolia Linxi Industrial Park (内蒙古林西工业园区)

Climate

Linxi County has a dry, monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb), with very cold and dry winters, hot, somewhat humid summers, and strong winds, especially in spring. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −13.6 °C (7.5 °F) in January to 21.6 °C (70.9 °F) in July, with the annual mean at 5.17 °C (41.3 °F). The annual precipitation is about 370 millimetres (14.6 in), with more than half of it falling in July and August alone. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 54% in July to 74% in February, sunshine is abundant year-round, there are 2,949 hours of bright sunshine annually.

Climate data for Linxi County, Inner Mongolia (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 7.5
(45.5) 		16.1
(61.0) 		24.8
(76.6) 		34.0
(93.2) 		36.2
(97.2) 		38.9
(102.0) 		40.4
(104.7) 		37.1
(98.8) 		35.0
(95.0) 		28.6
(83.5) 		22.0
(71.6) 		12.6
(54.7) 		40.4
(104.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −6.9
(19.6) 		−2.5
(27.5) 		4.7
(40.5) 		14.4
(57.9) 		21.9
(71.4) 		26.0
(78.8) 		28.1
(82.6) 		26.8
(80.2) 		21.8
(71.2) 		13.3
(55.9) 		2.2
(36.0) 		−5.5
(22.1) 		12.0
(53.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −13.5
(7.7) 		−9.7
(14.5) 		−2.1
(28.2) 		7.4
(45.3) 		15.0
(59.0) 		19.6
(67.3) 		22.1
(71.8) 		20.3
(68.5) 		14.3
(57.7) 		6.0
(42.8) 		−4.3
(24.3) 		−11.6
(11.1) 		5.3
(41.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −19.1
(−2.4) 		−15.9
(3.4) 		−8.7
(16.3) 		0.1
(32.2) 		7.6
(45.7) 		12.9
(55.2) 		16.1
(61.0) 		14.0
(57.2) 		7.2
(45.0) 		−0.4
(31.3) 		−9.6
(14.7) 		−16.9
(1.6) 		−1.1
(30.1)
Record low °C (°F) −31.3
(−24.3) 		−29.1
(−20.4) 		−27.2
(−17.0) 		−12.5
(9.5) 		−4.4
(24.1) 		2.5
(36.5) 		6.7
(44.1) 		5.8
(42.4) 		−4.2
(24.4) 		−13.4
(7.9) 		−25.3
(−13.5) 		−29.6
(−21.3) 		−31.3
(−24.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0.7
(0.03) 		1.6
(0.06) 		5.4
(0.21) 		12.8
(0.50) 		33.7
(1.33) 		78.5
(3.09) 		101.7
(4.00) 		75.7
(2.98) 		30.3
(1.19) 		14.9
(0.59) 		5.2
(0.20) 		1.6
(0.06) 		362.1
(14.24)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 1.1 1.9 3.3 4.1 7.4 12.4 14.4 10.6 7.8 4.6 2.7 1.7 72
Average snowy days 2.3 3.1 5.5 3.3 0.3 0 0 0 0.1 2.5 3.9 2.9 23.9
Average relative humidity (%) 48 43 40 35 38 53 64 64 55 47 49 50 49
Mean monthly sunshine hours 212.7 219.7 268.0 271.6 287.2 261.4 256.7 271.9 254.4 244.2 204.1 198.0 2,949.9
Percent possible sunshine 73 74 72 67 63 57 55 64 69 73 71 72 68
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ Inner Mongolia: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  4. ^ 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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