Arxan

Arxan (Mongolian: ᠷᠠᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ lit. "Hot Springs") is a county-level city in the Hinggan League of northeastern Inner Mongolia, China.

This article is about the city. For the application protection company, see Arxan Technologies.
Arxan
阿尔山市 • ᠷᠠᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ
County-level city
Location of Arxan City jurisdiction in the Hinggan League
Location of Arxan City jurisdiction in the Hinggan League
Arxan is located in Inner Mongolia
Arxan
Arxan
Location in Inner Mongolia
Arxan is located in China
Arxan
Arxan
Arxan (China)
Coordinates: 47°11′N 119°57′E
CountryChina
Autonomous regionInner Mongolia
LeagueHinggan
County-level city establishedJune 1996
Municipal seatWenquan Subdistrict
Area
[1]
 • County-level city7,408.7 km2 (2,860.5 sq mi)
 • Urban
15.40 km2 (5.95 sq mi)
Elevation
1,003 m (3,291 ft)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • County-level city32,301
 • Density4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
 • Urban
[1]
47,800
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
137800
Area code0482
Websitewww.aes.gov.cn
Arxan
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese阿尔山
Traditional Chinese阿爾山
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicРашаан хот
Mongolian scriptᠷᠠᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ

Geography and climate

Arxan is located in the northwest of Hinggan League, with latitude ranging from 46° 39' to 47° 39' N and longitude ranging from 119° 28' to 121° 23' E; the maximal north-south extent is 118 km (73 mi), while the maximal east-west width is 142 km (88 mi). It spans part of the southwest of the Greater Khingan Range.

Due to the upper-mid latitude and elevation of around 1,000 m (3,280 ft), the climate of Arxan is a subarctic (Köppen Dwc), with strong monsoonal influence, severely cold winters and warm, rainy summers, and low temperatures averaging below freezing for eight calendar months; the monthly 24-hour average temperature stays below freezing for six calendar months. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −24.8 °C or −12.6 °F in January to 17.1 °C or 62.8 °F in July, and the annual mean is −2.31 °C or 27.8 °F. For much of the year, diurnal temperature variation is large and frequently in excess of 15 °C or 27 °F. Nearly three-fourths of the annual precipitation occurs from June to September; however, precipitation is frequent year-round, with both frequency and relative humidity peaking in summer and there being a secondary humidity peak during the winter.

Climate data for Arxan (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 0.4
(32.7)		 5.3
(41.5)		 18.8
(65.8)		 27.2
(81.0)		 31.7
(89.1)		 36.0
(96.8)		 35.7
(96.3)		 35.5
(95.9)		 30.9
(87.6)		 25.3
(77.5)		 12.8
(55.0)		 4.8
(40.6)		 36.0
(96.8)
Average high °C (°F) −17.1
(1.2)		 −11.8
(10.8)		 −3.5
(25.7)		 7.9
(46.2)		 16.8
(62.2)		 21.9
(71.4)		 24.3
(75.7)		 22.5
(72.5)		 16.9
(62.4)		 7.2
(45.0)		 −5.3
(22.5)		 −14.9
(5.2)		 5.4
(41.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −24.4
(−11.9)		 −20.3
(−4.5)		 −11.0
(12.2)		 1.0
(33.8)		 9.3
(48.7)		 14.7
(58.5)		 17.8
(64.0)		 15.6
(60.1)		 8.8
(47.8)		 −0.4
(31.3)		 −12.3
(9.9)		 −21.6
(−6.9)		 −1.9
(28.6)
Average low °C (°F) −30.1
(−22.2)		 −27.0
(−16.6)		 −18.3
(−0.9)		 −6.1
(21.0)		 1.1
(34.0)		 7.0
(44.6)		 11.4
(52.5)		 9.3
(48.7)		 1.9
(35.4)		 −6.7
(19.9)		 −18.4
(−1.1)		 −27.3
(−17.1)		 −8.6
(16.5)
Record low °C (°F) −45.3
(−49.5)		 −45.0
(−49.0)		 −37.6
(−35.7)		 −27.6
(−17.7)		 −12.4
(9.7)		 −5.4
(22.3)		 −0.2
(31.6)		 −2.9
(26.8)		 −12.7
(9.1)		 −26.2
(−15.2)		 −36.9
(−34.4)		 −41.1
(−42.0)		 −45.3
(−49.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 5.4
(0.21)		 5.1
(0.20)		 9.9
(0.39)		 21.8
(0.86)		 40.6
(1.60)		 78.4
(3.09)		 118.9
(4.68)		 94.1
(3.70)		 47.2
(1.86)		 26.3
(1.04)		 11.9
(0.47)		 8.8
(0.35)		 468.4
(18.45)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 13.4 9.6 9.9 8.7 9.9 14.7 15.9 14.4 10.2 8.9 12.9 16.0 144.5
Average snowy days 19.6 15.0 14.7 10.5 3.8 0.3 0 0 1.6 9.8 17.7 21.4 114.4
Average relative humidity (%) 72 71 65 53 50 67 75 76 68 64 71 74 67
Mean monthly sunshine hours 183.7 210.0 262.3 254.3 269.2 251.4 242.6 242.8 229.2 207.3 162.9 155.6 2,671.3
Percent possible sunshine 66 72 71 62 57 53 51 56 62 63 59 59 61
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4][5]

Administrative divisions

Arxan is divided into 4 subdistricts and 4 towns.

Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Mongolian (Hudum Script) Mongolian (Cyrillic) Administrative division code
Subdistricts
Linhai Subdistrict 林海街道 Línhǎi Jiēdào ᠯᠢᠨ ᠬᠠᠢ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ Лин хай зээл гудамж 152202001
Xincheng Subdistrict 新城街道 Xīnchéng Jiēdào ᠰᠢᠨ᠎ᠡ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ Шинэ хот зээл гудамж 152202002
Wenquan Subdistrict 温泉街道 Wēnquán Jiēdào ᠸᠧᠨ ᠴᠢᠦᠸᠠᠨ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ Вен чиован зээл гудамж 152202003
Irbes Subdistrict 伊尔施街道 Yī'ěrshī Jiēdào ᠢᠷᠪᠢᠰ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ Ирвэс зээл гудамж 152202004
Towns
Tianchi Town 天池镇 Tiānchí Zhèn ᠲᠢᠶᠠᠨ ᡂᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Даяан циг балгас 152202100
Bailang Town 白狼镇 Báiláng Zhèn ᠪᠠᠢ ᠯᠠᠩ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Бай лан балгас 152202101
Wuchagou Town 五岔沟镇 Wǔchàgōu Zhèn ᠡᠦ ᠴᠠ ᠭᠧᠦ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Үү ца гүү балгас 152202102
Mingshuihe Town 明水河镇 Míngshuǐhé Zhèn ᠮᠢᠩ ᠱᠦᠢ ᠾᠧ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Мин шүй ге балгас 152202103

Tourism

Arxan National Forest Park is located in Arxan. The park attracts tourists drawn by its landscape of solidified lava formations, crater lakes and dense forests.[6]

Transportation

Arxan is served by the Arxan Yi'ershi Airport.

References
  1. Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 48. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. Inner Mongolia: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  3. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  4. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  5. 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.
  6. Yang, Feiyue (July 2, 2019). "Five trips to get children out and about". China Daily.
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