Darhan Muminggan United Banner (Mongolian: ᠳᠠᠷᠬᠠᠨ ᠮᠤᠤᠮᠢᠩᠭᠠᠨ ᠬᠣᠯᠪᠣᠭᠠᠲᠤ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ; Chinese: 达尔罕茂明安联合旗) is a banner of west-central Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Baotou City, 125 kilometres (78 mi) to the south-southwest.
Darhan Muminggan
United Banner 达尔罕茂明安联合旗 • ᠳᠠᠷᠬᠠᠨ ᠮᠤᠤᠮᠢᠩᠭᠠᠨ ᠬᠣᠯᠪᠣᠭᠠᠲᠤ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ | |
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 Location in Baotou | |
  Darhan Muminggan  Darhan Muminggan | |
| Coordinates: 41°42′N 110°26′E / 41.700°N 110.433°E | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Inner Mongolia |
| Prefecture-level city | Baotou |
| Banner seat | Bailingmiao |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17,482.29 km2 (6,749.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,372 m (4,501 ft) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 69,563 |
| • Density | 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
| Darhan Muminggan United Banner | |||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 达尔罕茂明安联合旗 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 達爾罕茂明安聯合旗 | ||||||
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| Mongolian name | |||||||
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Дархан Муумянган холбоот хошуу | ||||||
| Mongolian script | ᠳᠠᠷᠬᠠᠨ ᠮᠤᠤᠮᠢᠩᠭᠠᠨ ᠬᠣᠯᠪᠣᠭᠠᠲᠤ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ | ||||||
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Administrative divisions
editDarhan Muminggan United Banner is made up of 7 towns, 2 townships, and 3 sums.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towns | |||||
| Mandal Town | 满都拉镇 | Mǎndūlā Zhèn | ᠮᠠᠨᠳᠤᠯ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Мандал балгас | 150223102 |
| Xar Moron Town | 希拉穆仁镇 | Xīlāmùrén Zhèn | ᠰᠢᠷᠠᠮᠥ᠋ᠷᠡᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Ширмран балгас | 150223103 |
| Bailingmiao Town (Bathaalag Town) |
百灵庙镇 | Bǎilíngmiào Zhèn | ᠪᠠᠲᠤᠬᠠᠭᠠᠯᠭᠠ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Батхаалга балгас | 150223104 |
| Xabar Hure Town | 石宝镇 | Shíbǎo Zhèn | ᠰᠢᠪᠠᠷᠬᠦ᠋ᠷᠢᠶᠡ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Шивэргүүрээ балгас | 150223105 |
| Uher Hudag Town | 乌克忽洞镇 | Wūkèhūdòng Zhèn | ᠦᠬᠡᠷ ᠬᠤᠳᠳᠤᠭ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Үхэр худаг балгас | 150223106 |
| Minggan Town | 明安镇 | Míng'ān Zhèn | ᠮᠢᠩᠭᠠᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Мянган балгас | 150223107 |
| Bayan Hua Town | 巴音花镇 | Bāyīnhuā Zhèn | ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠬᠤᠸᠠ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Баянхуа балгас | 150223108 |
| Sums | |||||
| Darhan Sum | 达尔汗苏木 | Dá'ěrhàn Sūmù | ᠳᠠᠷᠬᠠᠨ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Дархан сум | 150223213 |
| Qagan Had Sum | 查干哈达苏木 | Chágànhādá Sūmù | ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨᠬᠠᠳᠠ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Цаанахта сум | 150223214 |
| Bayan Obo Sum | 巴音敖包苏木 | Bāyīn'áobāo Sūmù | ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠣ᠋ᠪᠣᠭᠠ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Баянөваа сум | 150223215 |
| Townships | |||||
| Xihe Township | 西河乡 | Xīhé Xiāng | ᠰᠢ ᠾᠧ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Ший ге шиян | 150223216 |
| Bag Onggon Township (Xiaowengong Township) |
小文公乡 | Xiǎowéngōng Xiāng | ᠪᠠᠭᠠ ᠣᠩᠭᠣᠨ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Бага онгон шиян | 150223217 |
Climate
editDarhan 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 −14.2 °C (6.4 °F) in January to 21.7 °C (71.1 °F) in July, with the annual mean at 4.70 °C (40.5 °F). The annual precipitation is 252 mm (9.9 in), with more than half of it falling in July and August alone. There are 3,164 hours of bright sunshine annually, with each of the winter months having over 70% of the possible total, and this percentage falling to 58 in July.
| Climate data for Darhan Banner, elevation 1,377 m (4,518 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1951–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
21.7 (71.1) |
30.2 (86.4) |
33.7 (92.7) |
37.5 (99.5) |
38.1 (100.6) |
34.5 (94.1) |
33.4 (92.1) |
25.4 (77.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
10.7 (51.3) |
38.1 (100.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −6.1 (21.0) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
6.1 (43.0) |
14.7 (58.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
26.4 (79.5) |
28.7 (83.7) |
26.5 (79.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
12.9 (55.2) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
12.4 (54.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −14.0 (6.8) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
14.3 (57.7) |
19.7 (67.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
13.8 (56.8) |
5.4 (41.7) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
5.1 (41.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −20.1 (−4.2) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
0.1 (32.2) |
7.0 (44.6) |
12.9 (55.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
13.9 (57.0) |
7.6 (45.7) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−16.9 (1.6) |
−1.1 (30.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −39.4 (−38.9) |
−33.8 (−28.8) |
−29.9 (−21.8) |
−15.4 (4.3) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
0.2 (32.4) |
4.0 (39.2) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−14.5 (5.9) |
−29.6 (−21.3) |
−35.7 (−32.3) |
−39.4 (−38.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.2 (0.09) |
3.4 (0.13) |
6.7 (0.26) |
7.1 (0.28) |
22.3 (0.88) |
38.7 (1.52) |
67.8 (2.67) |
61.0 (2.40) |
36.1 (1.42) |
11.7 (0.46) |
5.0 (0.20) |
2.5 (0.10) |
264.5 (10.41) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 9.0 | 11.6 | 9.9 | 7.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 68 |
| Average snowy days | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 29.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 57 | 49 | 39 | 31 | 33 | 41 | 50 | 54 | 51 | 49 | 53 | 56 | 47 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 219.9 | 220.6 | 257.4 | 268.9 | 286.0 | 247.6 | 255.0 | 260.1 | 239.8 | 244.3 | 208.7 | 202.2 | 2,910.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 74 | 73 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 55 | 56 | 61 | 65 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 67 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3][4] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Xilamurenzhen Town, Darhan Banner, elevation 1,602 m (5,256 ft), (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −7.1 (19.2) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
4.2 (39.6) |
12.6 (54.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
26.1 (79.0) |
24.1 (75.4) |
18.8 (65.8) |
11.2 (52.2) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
10.6 (51.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.4 (4.3) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
5.3 (41.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
17.4 (63.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
17.6 (63.7) |
11.8 (53.2) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
3.3 (37.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −21.6 (−6.9) |
−17.3 (0.9) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
4.6 (40.3) |
10.3 (50.5) |
13.5 (56.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
5.6 (42.1) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
−18.7 (−1.7) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.3 (0.09) |
2.6 (0.10) |
6.2 (0.24) |
10.7 (0.42) |
25.9 (1.02) |
44.0 (1.73) |
76.8 (3.02) |
67.9 (2.67) |
37.6 (1.48) |
15.2 (0.60) |
6.4 (0.25) |
2.4 (0.09) |
298 (11.71) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 7.5 | 11.3 | 12.7 | 11.2 | 8.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 80.8 |
| Average snowy days | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 33.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 66 | 58 | 48 | 39 | 40 | 48 | 59 | 62 | 59 | 57 | 61 | 64 | 55 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 243.6 | 237.1 | 281.5 | 295.9 | 317.0 | 287.7 | 283.1 | 283.2 | 261.1 | 264.6 | 230.1 | 228.7 | 3,213.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 82 | 78 | 75 | 74 | 70 | 64 | 62 | 67 | 71 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 73 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][5] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Mandula Town, Darhan Banner, elevation 1,225 m (4,019 ft), (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −6.7 (19.9) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
6.3 (43.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
29.9 (85.8) |
27.6 (81.7) |
21.8 (71.2) |
13.2 (55.8) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
12.8 (55.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −13.3 (8.1) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
8.0 (46.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
21.0 (69.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
21.5 (70.7) |
15.1 (59.2) |
6.2 (43.2) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
6.1 (42.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −18.4 (−1.1) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
1.3 (34.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
17.7 (63.9) |
15.6 (60.1) |
9.1 (48.4) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−16.0 (3.2) |
0.2 (32.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.6 (0.06) |
2.7 (0.11) |
4.3 (0.17) |
5.6 (0.22) |
15.7 (0.62) |
27.5 (1.08) |
38.6 (1.52) |
39.2 (1.54) |
21.3 (0.84) |
7.4 (0.29) |
3.6 (0.14) |
2.3 (0.09) |
169.8 (6.68) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 54.4 |
| Average snowy days | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 25.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 56 | 45 | 35 | 27 | 29 | 36 | 43 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 49 | 55 | 42 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 224.7 | 229.7 | 273.2 | 286.4 | 310.7 | 297.1 | 297.4 | 291.4 | 269.8 | 260.1 | 217.6 | 208.4 | 3,166.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 76 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 68 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 72 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][6] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
- ^ Inner Mongolia: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
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