Otog Front Banner (Mongolian: ᠣᠲᠣᠭ ᠤᠨ ᠡᠮᠦᠨᠡᠳᠦ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ; Chinese: 鄂托克前旗) is a banner of southwestern Inner Mongolia, China, bordering Ningxia to the southwest and Shaanxi province to the southeast. It is under the administration of Ordos City.
Otog Front Banner
鄂托克前旗 • ᠣᠲᠣᠭ ᠤᠨ ᠡᠮᠦᠨᠡᠳᠦ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ | |
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  Otog Front Location in Inner Mongolia  Otog Front Otog Front (China) | |
| Coordinates: 38°11′N 107°29′E / 38.183°N 107.483°E | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Inner Mongolia |
| Prefecture-level city | Ordos |
| Banner seat | Oljoq |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12,220 km2 (4,720 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,340 m (4,400 ft) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 92,724 |
| • Density | 7.6/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Chinese | 鄂托克前旗 | ||||||||||
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| Mongolian Cyrillic | Отгийн өмнөд хошуу | ||||||||||
| Mongolian script | ᠣᠲᠣᠭ ᠤᠨ ᠡᠮᠦᠨᠡᠳᠦ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ | ||||||||||
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Administrative divisions
editOtog Front Banner is made up of 4 towns.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
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| Towns | |||||
| Oljoq Town | 敖勒召其镇 | Áolèzhàoqí Zhèn | ᠣᠯᠵᠠᠴᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Олзч балгас | 150623100 |
| Shanghaimiao Town | 上海庙镇 | Shànghǎimiào Zhèn | ᠱᠠᠩᠬᠠᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠰᠦᠮᠡ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Шанхайн сүм балгас | 150623101 |
| Chengchuan Town | 城川镇 | Chéngchuān Zhèn | ᠪᠣᠷᠣᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Борбалгас балгас | 150623102 |
| Nangsu Town | 昂素镇 | Ángsù Zhèn | ᠨᠠᠩᠰᠤ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Нанс балгас | 150623103 |
- Other: Shanghaimiao Economic Development Zone (上海庙经济开发区)
Climate
edit| Climate data for Otog Front Banner, elevation 1,333 m (4,373 ft), (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) | 15.3 (59.5) |
19.2 (66.6) |
27.2 (81.0) |
34.1 (93.4) |
34.9 (94.8) |
37.1 (98.8) |
37.7 (99.9) |
35.6 (96.1) |
35.1 (95.2) |
28.5 (83.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
16.9 (62.4) |
37.7 (99.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.2 (31.6) |
4.4 (39.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
23.9 (75.0) |
28.3 (82.9) |
29.9 (85.8) |
27.8 (82.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
16.4 (61.5) |
8.6 (47.5) |
1.3 (34.3) |
16.1 (60.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.0 (15.8) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
3.0 (37.4) |
10.8 (51.4) |
16.8 (62.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
23.4 (74.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
15.6 (60.1) |
8.4 (47.1) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
8.4 (47.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.1 (3.0) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
3.0 (37.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
14.1 (57.4) |
16.8 (62.2) |
15.1 (59.2) |
9.3 (48.7) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
1.4 (34.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −31.4 (−24.5) |
−30.3 (−22.5) |
−22.3 (−8.1) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
0.9 (33.6) |
7.8 (46.0) |
5.7 (42.3) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−15.9 (3.4) |
−23.4 (−10.1) |
−30.2 (−22.4) |
−31.4 (−24.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.3 (0.09) |
3.3 (0.13) |
6.6 (0.26) |
12.1 (0.48) |
26.3 (1.04) |
31.0 (1.22) |
54.3 (2.14) |
62.2 (2.45) |
42.0 (1.65) |
14.2 (0.56) |
8.1 (0.32) |
1.5 (0.06) |
263.9 (10.4) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 8.5 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 60.4 |
| Average snowy days | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 16.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 52 | 46 | 39 | 35 | 38 | 44 | 56 | 62 | 63 | 56 | 53 | 52 | 50 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 216.2 | 213.6 | 247.0 | 267.6 | 298.1 | 297.4 | 292.3 | 266.4 | 231.7 | 243.4 | 222.2 | 214.0 | 3,009.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 71 | 70 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Inner Mongolia: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
- ^ 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.
- Official site (in Chinese)
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