Abag Banner
Abag Banner (Mongolian: ᠠᠪᠠᠭᠠ 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]
Abag Banner
阿巴嘎旗 • ᠠᠪᠠᠭᠠ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ | |
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Abag Location in Inner Mongolia Abag Abag (China) | |
Coordinates: 43°33′23″N 115°20′42″E | |
Country | China |
Autonomous region | Inner Mongolia |
League | Xilin Gol |
Banner seat | Biligtai |
Area | |
• Total | 27,490 km2 (10,610 sq mi) |
Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 38,589 |
• Density | 1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Website | www |
Abag Banner | |||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||
Chinese | 阿巴嘎旗 | ||||||
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Mongolian name | |||||||
Mongolian Cyrillic | Авга хошуу | ||||||
Mongolian script | ᠠᠪᠠᠭᠠ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ | ||||||
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Demographics
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 |
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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) | |||||||||||||
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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) |
Average high °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) |
Average low °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) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °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) |
Average low °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
- Inner Mongolia: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
- e.g. Secenbagatur et al. 2005
- Svantesson et al. 2005
- 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".
- 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- 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.
- 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
Bibliography
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
- (in Mongolian) Sečenbaγatur, Qasgerel, Tuyaγ-a, B. ǰirannige, U Ying ǰe. 2005. Mongγul kelen-ü nutuγ-un ayalγun-u sinǰilel-ün uduridqal. Kökeqota: ÖMAKQ. ISBN 7-204-07621-4.
- Svantesson, Jan-Olof, Anna Tsendina, Anastasia Karlsson, Vivan Franzén. 2005. The Phonology of Mongolian. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-926017-6.