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Hanggin Banner
Hanggin Banner or Hangjin Banner is a banner in southwest Inner Mongolia, China. Occupying the northwest corner of the Ordos Loop, it is under the administration of Ordos Prefecture and is bordered by Dalad Banner to the east, Otog Banner to the southwest, and Bayan Nur to the north.
Hanggin Banner 杭锦旗 • ᠬᠠᠩᠭᠢᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ | |
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Hanggin Location of the seat in Inner Mongolia Hanggin Hanggin (China) | |
| Coordinates: 39°50′N 108°44′E / 39.833°N 108.733°E | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Inner Mongolia |
| Prefecture-level city | Ordos |
| Banner seat | Xin Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19,000 km2 (7,000 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,391 m (4,564 ft) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 110,824 |
| • Density | 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
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| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 杭錦旗 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杭锦旗 | ||||||||
| Postal | Hangkin | ||||||||
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| Mongolian name | |||||||||
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Хангин хошуу | ||||||||
| Mongolian script | ᠬᠠᠩᠭᠢᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ | ||||||||
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Geography edit
Most of Hanggin Banner is occupied by the northern half of the Ordos Desert. Its central basin formerly held the salt lake Dabasun Nor, whose salt was harvested and sold throughout the neighboring provinces during the Qing Dynasty.
Administrative divisions edit
Hanggin Banner is made up of 5 towns, and 1 sum.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
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| Towns | |||||
| Xin Town | 锡尼镇 | Xīní Zhèn | ᠰᠢᠨᠡ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Шанаа балгас | 150625100 |
| Balgan Town | 巴拉贡镇 | Bālāgòng Zhèn | ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠤᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Балган балгас | 150625101 |
| Jargalangt Town | 吉日嘎朗图镇 | Jírìgālǎngtú Zhèn | ᠵᠢᠷᠭᠠᠯᠠᠩᠲᠤ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Жаргалант балгас | 150625102 |
| Dugui Tal Town | 独贵塔拉镇 | Dúguìtǎlā Zhèn | ᠳᠤᠭᠤᠢᠲᠠᠯᠠ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Дугуйдлаа балгас | 150625103 |
| Hoh Mod Town | 呼和木独镇 | Hūhémùdú Zhèn | ᠬᠥᠬᠡᠮᠣᠳᠣ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Хээмт балгас | 150625104 |
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| Ih Us Sum | 伊和乌素苏木 | Yīhéwūsù Sūmù | ᠶᠡᠬᠡᠤ᠋ᠰᠤ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Ихүүс сум | 150625200 |
Other: Hanggin Economic Development Zone, Ordos, Inner Mongolia (内蒙古鄂尔多斯杭锦经济开发区)
Climate edit
| Climate data for Hanggin Banner (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11.8 (53.2) | 17.5 (63.5) | 24.4 (75.9) | 34.5 (94.1) | 33.2 (91.8) | 37.4 (99.3) | 38.1 (100.6) | 36.1 (97.0) | 35.2 (95.4) | 26.3 (79.3) | 20.4 (68.7) | 14.5 (58.1) | 38.1 (100.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −3.4 (25.9) | 1.4 (34.5) | 8.4 (47.1) | 16.4 (61.5) | 22.5 (72.5) | 27.1 (80.8) | 29.1 (84.4) | 26.8 (80.2) | 21.5 (70.7) | 14.4 (57.9) | 5.6 (42.1) | −1.9 (28.6) | 14.0 (57.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.8 (12.6) | −6.2 (20.8) | 1.1 (34.0) | 9.3 (48.7) | 15.8 (60.4) | 20.7 (69.3) | 22.7 (72.9) | 20.5 (68.9) | 14.9 (58.8) | 7.3 (45.1) | −1.4 (29.5) | −8.8 (16.2) | 7.1 (44.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.2 (2.8) | −12.0 (10.4) | −4.9 (23.2) | 2.4 (36.3) | 8.6 (47.5) | 13.9 (57.0) | 16.4 (61.5) | 14.9 (58.8) | 9.4 (48.9) | 1.8 (35.2) | −6.3 (20.7) | −13.8 (7.2) | 1.2 (34.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −29.7 (−21.5) | −29.5 (−21.1) | −25.5 (−13.9) | −13.5 (7.7) | −5.5 (22.1) | 0.4 (32.7) | 5.7 (42.3) | 4.7 (40.5) | −3.2 (26.2) | −13.3 (8.1) | −23.8 (−10.8) | −32.3 (−26.1) | −32.3 (−26.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.2 (0.05) | 2.1 (0.08) | 5.3 (0.21) | 10.7 (0.42) | 23.2 (0.91) | 38.1 (1.50) | 76.1 (3.00) | 71.3 (2.81) | 43.2 (1.70) | 16.9 (0.67) | 5.7 (0.22) | 1.4 (0.06) | 295.2 (11.63) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 8.3 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 7.5 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 60 |
| Average snowy days | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 19.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 54 | 46 | 38 | 33 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 51 | 53 | 48 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 223.7 | 218.8 | 255.0 | 272.1 | 300.2 | 290.7 | 285.3 | 267.4 | 245.1 | 249.0 | 218.1 | 212.1 | 3,037.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 74 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 64 | 67 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 69 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Yihewusu Sumu (Yikewusu), Hanggin Banner (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) | 2.9 (37.2) | 10.1 (50.2) | 18.3 (64.9) | 24.6 (76.3) | 29.4 (84.9) | 31.3 (88.3) | 29.0 (84.2) | 23.7 (74.7) | 16.3 (61.3) | 7.2 (45.0) | −0.5 (31.1) | 15.8 (60.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.7 (12.7) | −5.8 (21.6) | 2.1 (35.8) | 10.7 (51.3) | 17.5 (63.5) | 22.6 (72.7) | 24.6 (76.3) | 22.3 (72.1) | 16.4 (61.5) | 8.3 (46.9) | −0.6 (30.9) | −8.2 (17.2) | 8.3 (46.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −17.0 (1.4) | −12.5 (9.5) | −4.9 (23.2) | 3.2 (37.8) | 9.9 (49.8) | 15.2 (59.4) | 18.0 (64.4) | 16.0 (60.8) | 10.1 (50.2) | 2.0 (35.6) | −6.2 (20.8) | −14.0 (6.8) | 1.6 (35.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.9 (0.04) | 1.3 (0.05) | 3.6 (0.14) | 7.5 (0.30) | 13.5 (0.53) | 26.4 (1.04) | 52.0 (2.05) | 42.1 (1.66) | 24.8 (0.98) | 9.2 (0.36) | 4.0 (0.16) | 0.8 (0.03) | 186.1 (7.34) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 42.5 |
| Average snowy days | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 8.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 52 | 42 | 34 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 48 | 53 | 52 | 46 | 48 | 51 | 44 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 230.6 | 227.9 | 264.7 | 281.3 | 314.4 | 301.4 | 296.1 | 286.9 | 253.7 | 264.1 | 228.9 | 220.0 | 3,170 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 76 | 75 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 72 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][4] | |||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ Inner Mongolia: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
External links edit
- Official site (in Chinese)