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.
Urad Middle Banner
乌拉特中旗 • ᠤᠷᠠᠳ ᠤᠨ ᠳᠤᠮᠳᠠᠳᠤ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ | |
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 Urad Middle Banner in Bayannur | |
  Urad Middle Location in Inner Mongolia  Urad Middle Urad Middle (China) | |
| Coordinates: 41°34′N 108°32′E / 41.567°N 108.533°E | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Inner Mongolia |
| Prefecture-level city | Bayannur |
| Banner seat | Haliut |
| Area | |
• Total | 22,820 km2 (8,810 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 112,159 |
| • Density | 4.9/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
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| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 乌拉特中旗 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 烏拉特中旗 | ||||||
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| Mongolian Cyrillic | Урадын дундад хошуу | ||||||
| Mongolian script | ᠤᠷᠠᠳ ᠤᠨ ᠳᠤᠮᠳᠠᠳᠤ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ | ||||||
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Demographics
editAdministrative divisions
editUrad 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 |
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| 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 | ᠰᠢᠬᠠ 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 | ᠰᠢᠨᠡᠬᠦᠷᠢᠶᠡ 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
editUrad 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) | |||||||||||||
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| 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
edit- ^ Inner Mongolia: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
- ^ 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".
- ^ 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.
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