Urad Middle Banner

Urad Middle Banner
乌拉特中旗ᠤᠷᠠᠳ ᠤᠨ ᠳᠤᠮᠳᠠᠳᠤ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
Urad Middle Banner in Bayannur
Urad Middle Banner in Bayannur
Urad Middle is located in Inner Mongolia
Urad Middle
Urad Middle
Location in Inner Mongolia
Urad Middle is located in China
Urad Middle
Urad Middle
Urad Middle (China)
Coordinates: 41°34′N 108°32′E / 41.567°N 108.533°E / 41.567; 108.533
CountryChina
Autonomous regionInner Mongolia
Prefecture-level cityBayannur
Banner seatHaliut
Area
 • Total
22,820 km2 (8,810 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
112,159
 • Density4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.wltzq.gov.cn
Urad Middle Banner
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese乌拉特中旗
Traditional Chinese烏拉特中旗
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWūlātè Zhōng Qí
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicУрадын дундад хошуу
Mongolian scriptᠤᠷᠠᠳ ᠤᠨ ᠳᠤᠮᠳᠠᠳᠤ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
Transcriptions
SASM/GNCUrad-un Dumdadu Qosiɣu

Urad Middle Banner (Mongolian: ᠤᠷᠠᠳ ᠤᠨ ᠳᠤᠮᠳᠠᠳᠤ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ; Chinese: 乌拉特中旗) is a banner of Inner Mongolia, China. It is located in the west of the region, and administratively is part of Bayan Nur City. It has a total area of 22,606 square kilometres (8,728 sq mi) and in 2020 had a population of 112,159.

Demographics

The proportion of nationalities in Urad Middle Banner (2020)
Nationality Percentage
Han
78.6%
Mongols
20.3%
Hui People
0.4%
Manchus
0.4%
Tujia
0.1%
Others
0.2%
Source of the population statistics :[2]

Administrative divisions

Urad Middle Banner is made up of 6 towns, 4 sums, a pasture, and a Breeding Stock Farm. The banner's seat of government is located in Haliut.

Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Mongolian (Hudum Script) Mongolian (Cyrillic) Administrative division code
Towns
Haliut Town 海流图镇 Hǎiliútú Zhèn ᠬᠠᠯᠢᠭᠤᠲᠤ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Халиут балгас 150824100
Ujur Gol Town 乌加河镇 Wūjiāhé Zhèn ᠦᠵᠦᠭᠦᠷ ᠭᠣᠣᠯ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Үзүүр гол балгас 150824101
Del Ul Town 德岭山镇 Délǐngshān Zhèn ᠳᠡᠯ ᠠᠭᠤᠯᠠ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Дэл уул балгас 150824102
Xah Gol Town 石哈河镇 Shíhāhé Zhèn ᠰᠢᠬ᠎ᠠ ᠭᠣᠣᠯ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Шах гол балгас 150824103
Ganq Mod Town 甘其毛都镇 Gānqímáodū Zhèn ᠭᠠᠭᠴᠠᠮᠣᠳᠣ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Ганц Мод балгас 150824104
Onggon Town 温更镇 Wēngēng Zhèn ᠣᠩᠭᠣᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Онгон балгас 150824105
Sums
Hulstai Sum 呼勒斯太苏木 Hūlèsītài Sūmù ᠬᠤᠯᠤᠰᠤᠲᠠᠢ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ Хулстай сум 150824200
Qongj Sum 川井苏木 Chuānjǐng Sūmù ᠴᠣᠩᠵᠢ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ Цонж сум 150824201
Bayan Ulan Sum 巴音乌兰苏木 Bāyīnwūlán Sūmù ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨ ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ Баян-Улаан сум 150824202
Xinhuree Sum 新忽热苏木 Xīnhūrè Sūmù ᠰᠢᠨᠡᠬᠦᠷᠢᠶ᠎ᠡ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ Шинэхүрээ сум 150824203

Others:

  • Muyanghai Pasture (牧羊海牧场, ᠮᠤ ᠶᠠᠩ ᠬᠠᠢ ᠮᠠᠯᠵᠢᠯ ᠤᠨ ᠲᠠᠯᠠᠪᠠᠢ)
  • Tonghetai Breeding Stock Farm (同和太种畜场, ᠲᠤᠭᠤᠯᠲᠠᠢ ᠡᠭᠦᠯᠳᠡᠷ ᠮᠠᠯ ᠤᠨ ᠲᠠᠯᠠᠪᠠᠢ)

Climate

Urad Middle Banner has a monsoon-influenced, continental semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), barely avoiding arid designation, with very cold and dry winters, hot, somewhat humid summers, and strong winds, especially in spring. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −13.3 °C (8.1 °F) in January to 22.9 °C (73.2 °F) in July, with the annual mean at 5.75 °C (42.3 °F). The annual precipitation is 199 mm (7.8 in), with more than half of it falling in July and August alone. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 65% in July to 76% in October, sunshine is abundant year-round, and there are 3,164 hours of bright sunshine annually.

Climate data for Urad Middle Banner, elevation 1,288 m (4,226 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 5.4
(41.7)
13.7
(56.7)
22.0
(71.6)
29.9
(85.8)
33.7
(92.7)
37.2
(99.0)
38.7
(101.7)
35.2
(95.4)
34.0
(93.2)
24.8
(76.6)
15.1
(59.2)
8.0
(46.4)
38.7
(101.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −6.1
(21.0)
−0.8
(30.6)
7.1
(44.8)
15.7
(60.3)
22.3
(72.1)
27.3
(81.1)
29.3
(84.7)
27.0
(80.6)
21.4
(70.5)
13.4
(56.1)
3.3
(37.9)
−4.7
(23.5)
12.9
(55.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) −12.7
(9.1)
−8.0
(17.6)
−0.2
(31.6)
8.7
(47.7)
15.6
(60.1)
21.0
(69.8)
23.3
(73.9)
21.1
(70.0)
14.8
(58.6)
6.2
(43.2)
−3.4
(25.9)
−10.9
(12.4)
6.3
(43.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −17.9
(−0.2)
−13.7
(7.3)
−6.4
(20.5)
1.6
(34.9)
8.4
(47.1)
14.3
(57.7)
17.2
(63.0)
15.1
(59.2)
8.6
(47.5)
0.2
(32.4)
−8.3
(17.1)
−15.7
(3.7)
0.3
(32.5)
Record low °C (°F) −29.1
(−20.4)
−27.5
(−17.5)
−23.5
(−10.3)
−13.3
(8.1)
−5.3
(22.5)
3.7
(38.7)
8.9
(48.0)
5.0
(41.0)
−4.9
(23.2)
−14.3
(6.3)
−24.0
(−11.2)
−28.4
(−19.1)
−29.1
(−20.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1.3
(0.05)
1.9
(0.07)
4.6
(0.18)
5.2
(0.20)
17.9
(0.70)
31.3
(1.23)
51.9
(2.04)
56.6
(2.23)
35.2
(1.39)
7.4
(0.29)
2.9
(0.11)
1.4
(0.06)
217.6
(8.55)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 1.8 1.8 2.4 2.3 4.6 7.3 8.9 8.5 6.1 2.7 2.1 1.6 50.1
Average snowy days 2.8 3.0 3.2 1.4 0.3 0 0 0 0 1.0 3.0 3.4 18.1
Average relative humidity (%) 59 49 38 30 33 40 50 54 52 50 55 58 47
Mean monthly sunshine hours 208.7 210.7 257.9 276.0 308.6 299.6 302.6 291.7 265.8 256.7 209.0 198.9 3,086.2
Percent possible sunshine 70 70 69 69 68 66 66 69 72 76 72 70 70
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ Inner Mongolia: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  2. ^ 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".
  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.