Alxa Left Banner
Alxa Left Banner (Mongolian: ᠠᠯᠠᠱᠠ ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ Alaša Jegün qosiɣu, Алшаа зүүн хошуу; Chinese: 阿拉善左旗; pinyin: Ālāshàn Zuǒ Qí) is a banner (administrative division) in the southwest of Inner Mongolia, China. It borders Mongolia's Ömnögovi Province to the north, the autonomous region of Ningxia to the southeast, and Gansu province to the southwest. The town of Bayanhot, situated in the banner, is the seat of government of the greater Alxa League, of which Alxa Left Banner is a part.
Alxa Left Banner 阿拉善左旗 • ᠠᠯᠠᠱᠠ ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ | |
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Alxa Left Location of the seat in Inner Mongolia | |
| Coordinates (Alxa Left Banner government): 38°50′00″N 105°39′59″E / 38.8334°N 105.6663°E | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Inner Mongolia |
| League | Alxa |
| Incorporation into Qing Empire | 1697 |
| Banner founded | 1961 |
| Named for | Alxa League |
| Seat | Bayanhot |
| Area | |
| • Total | 80,412 km2 (31,047 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 203,958 |
| • Density | 2.5/km2 (6.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 750306 |
| Area code | 0483 |
History Edit
In July 2023, the Xinjing Coal Industry Open Pit Coal Mine collapsed in the banner, with many people injured or missing.[2][3]
Demographics Edit
Ethnic Mongols make up 21% of the banner population.[4]
Administrative divisions Edit
The banner is subdivided into 4 subdistricts, 8 towns, and 6 sums.[6]
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subdistricts | |||||
| Old Subdistrict | 巴彦浩特额鲁特街道 | Bāyànhàotè Élǔtè Jiēdào | ᠥᠭᠡᠯᠡᠳ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | 152921402 | |
| Nanhuan Road Subdistrict | 巴彦浩特南环路街 | Bāyànhàotè Nánhuánlù Jiēdào | ᠡᠮᠦᠨᠡ ᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷᠢᠯᠲᠠ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | 152921403 | |
| Xinhua Subdistrict | 巴彦浩特新华街道 | Bāyànhàotè Xīnhuá Jiēdào | ᠰᠢᠨᠡ ᠬᠤᠸᠠ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | 152921404 | |
| Wangfu Subdistrict | 巴彦浩特王府街道 | Bāyànhàotè Wángfǔ Jiēdào | ᠸᠠᠩᠹᠦ᠋ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | 152921405 | |
| Towns | |||||
| Undralt Town | 温都尔勒图镇 | Wēndū'ěrlètú Zhèn | ᠤᠨᠳᠤᠷᠤᠯᠲᠤ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | 152921102 | |
| Barun Beil Town | 巴润别立镇 | Bārùnbiélì Zhèn | ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨᠪᠡᠯ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | 152921105 | |
| Bayan Hot Town | 巴彦浩特镇 | Bāyànhàotè Zhèn | ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠬᠣᠲᠠ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | 152921110 | |
| Jargal Saihan Town | 嘉尔嘎勒赛汉镇 | Jiā'ěrgālèsàihàn Zhèn | ᠵᠢᠷᠭᠠᠯᠰᠠᠢᠬᠠᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | 152921111 | |
| Jartai Town | 吉兰泰镇 | Jílántài Zhèn | ᠵᠢᠷᠠᠲᠠᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | 152921112 | |
| Jun Beil Town | 宗别立镇 | Zōngbiélì Zhèn | ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨᠪᠡᠯ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | 152921113 | |
| Olon Bulag Town | 敖伦布拉格镇 | Áolúnbùlāgé Zhèn | ᠣᠯᠠᠨᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | 152921114 | |
| Tengger Els Town | 腾格里额里斯镇 | Ténggélǐ'élǐsī Zhèn | ᠲᠩᠷᠢᠡᠯᠡᠰᠦ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | 152921115 | |
| Sums | |||||
| Bayan Morin Sum | 巴彦木仁苏木 | Bāyànmùrén Sūmù | ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠮᠥ᠋ᠷᠡᠨ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | 152921203 | |
| Olji Sum | 乌力吉苏木 | Wūlìjí Sūmù | ᠥᠯᠵᠡᠢ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | 152921213 | |
| Bayan Nurun Sum | 巴彦诺日公苏木 | Bāyànnuòrìgōng Sūmù | ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠨᠢᠷᠤᠭᠤᠨ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | 152921214 | |
| Erh Hasah Sum | 额尔克哈什哈苏木 | É'ěrkèhàshíhā Sūmù | ᠡᠷᠬᠡᠬᠠᠰᠢᠬᠠ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | 152921215 | |
| Inggen Sum | 银根苏木 | Yíngēn Sūmù | ᠢᠩᠭᠡᠨ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | 152921216 | |
| Qogt Hure Sum | 超格图呼热苏木 | Chāogétúhūrè Sūmù | ᠴᠣᠭᠲᠤᠬᠦ᠋ᠷᠢᠶᠡ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | 152921217 | |
Other: Luanjingtan Ecological Immigration Demonstration Zone (孪井滩生态移民示范区)
Geography and climate Edit
The average elevation is between 800 and 1500 meters above sea level. A large part of the banner is desert.
| Climate data for Alxa Left Banner (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −1.9 (28.6) | 2.0 (35.6) | 8.4 (47.1) | 16.2 (61.2) | 22.3 (72.1) | 27.0 (80.6) | 28.9 (84.0) | 27.0 (80.6) | 21.7 (71.1) | 14.7 (58.5) | 6.5 (43.7) | −0.3 (31.5) | 14.4 (57.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −11.8 (10.8) | −8.1 (17.4) | −2.0 (28.4) | 4.8 (40.6) | 10.9 (51.6) | 15.9 (60.6) | 18.1 (64.6) | 16.4 (61.5) | 11.5 (52.7) | 4.5 (40.1) | −3.7 (25.3) | −10.2 (13.6) | 3.9 (38.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.7 (0.07) | 2.8 (0.11) | 5.2 (0.20) | 11.1 (0.44) | 25.7 (1.01) | 23.8 (0.94) | 45.1 (1.78) | 44.9 (1.77) | 30.9 (1.22) | 12.2 (0.48) | 2.9 (0.11) | 1.9 (0.07) | 208.2 (8.2) |
| Source: National Meteorological Center of CMA[7] | |||||||||||||
Transport Edit
Alxa Left Banner is on the route of provincial highway S218, which is accessible via China National Highway 110 via the city of Wuhai. It is also accessible by air via the Alxa Left Banner Bayanhot Airport.
References Edit
- ^ Inner Mongolia: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
- ^ Nasser, Xiaofei Xu,Irene (2023-02-22). "Death toll rises in China mine collapse as rescue efforts continue". CNN. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "China coal mine death toll rises to six, 47 missing". Reuters. 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-07-19.
- ^ 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".
- ^ 2022年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：阿拉善左旗 (in Chinese (China)). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2022.
- ^ 1981年-2010年（阿拉善左旗）月平均气温和降水 (in Simplified Chinese). National Meteorological Center of CMA. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)