Abag Banner (Mongolian: ᠠᠪᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ; Chinese: 阿巴嘎旗) is a county of Inner Mongolia, China. It is under the administration of Xilingol League. Abaga and Abaganar Mongols live here. The local dialect has variously been classified as Chakhar or Khalkha.

Demographics

The proportion of nationalities in Abag Banner (2020)
NationalityPercentage
Mongols54.6%
Han43.9%
Manchus0.9%
Hui People0.3%
Daur0.1%
Miao (Hmong)0.1%
Others0.1%
Source of the population statistics :

Administrative divisions

Abag Banner is divided into 3 towns and 4 sums.

NameSimplified ChineseHanyu PinyinMongolian (Hudum Script)Mongolian (Cyrillic)Administrative division code
Towns
Biligtai Town别力古台镇Biélìgǔtái Zhènᠪᠡᠯᠭᠦᠳᠡᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤБэлгүтэй балгас152522100
Honggor Gol Town洪格尔高勒镇Hónggé'ěrgāolè Zhènᠬᠣᠩᠭᠣᠷᠭᠣᠣᠯ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤХонгоргол балгас152522101
Qagan Nur Town查干淖尔镇Chágànnào'ěr Zhènᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤЦагааннуур балгас152522102
Sums
Naran Bulag Sum那仁宝拉格苏木Nàrénbǎolāgé Sūmùᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭ ᠰᠤᠮᠤНаранбулаг сум152522200
Ih Gol Sum伊和高勒苏木Yīhégāolè Sūmùᠶᠡᠬᠡᠭᠣᠣᠯ ᠰᠤᠮᠤИхгол сум152522201
Jargalangt Sum吉尔嘎郎图苏木Jí'ěrgālángtú Sūmùᠵᠢᠷᠭᠠᠯᠠᠩᠲᠤ ᠰᠤᠮᠤЖаргалант сум152522202
Bayan Tug Sum巴彦图嘎苏木Bāyàntúgā Sūmùᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠲᠤᠭ ᠰᠤᠮᠤБаянтуг сум152522203

Other: Manit Coal Mine (玛尼图煤矿)(ᠮᠠᠨᠢᠲᠤ ᠨᠡᠭᠦᠷᠡᠰᠦᠨ ᠠᠭᠤᠷᠬᠠᠢ)

Climate

Abag Banner has a monsoon-influenced, continental semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), with very cold and dry winters, very warm, somewhat humid summers, and strong winds, especially in spring. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −20.9 °C (−5.6 °F) in January to 21.3 °C (70.3 °F) in July, with the annual mean at 1.93 °C (35.5 °F). The annual precipitation is 238 mm (9.4 in), with more than half of it falling in July and August alone. There are 3,017 hours of bright sunshine annually, with each of the winter months having over two-thirds of the possible total, and this percentage falling to 60 in July.

Climate data for Abag Banner, elevation 1,148 m (3,766 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–present)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)2.7 (36.9)12.6 (54.7)21.5 (70.7)31.0 (87.8)34.4 (93.9)36.9 (98.4)39.7 (103.5)36.7 (98.1)35.1 (95.2)25.9 (78.6)17.7 (63.9)6.1 (43.0)39.7 (103.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)−13.6 (7.5)−7.5 (18.5)2.4 (36.3)12.8 (55.0)20.4 (68.7)25.5 (77.9)28.1 (82.6)26.5 (79.7)20.6 (69.1)10.8 (51.4)−1.1 (30.0)−11.4 (11.5)9.5 (49.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)−20.2 (−4.4)−15.1 (4.8)−5.0 (23.0)5.3 (41.5)13.2 (55.8)19.0 (66.2)21.9 (71.4)19.9 (67.8)13.3 (55.9)3.3 (37.9)−8.0 (17.6)−17.5 (0.5)2.5 (36.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−25.4 (−13.7)−21.1 (−6.0)−11.3 (11.7)−1.7 (28.9)5.8 (42.4)12.3 (54.1)15.8 (60.4)13.7 (56.7)6.7 (44.1)−2.7 (27.1)−13.2 (8.2)−22.4 (−8.3)−3.6 (25.5)
Record low °C (°F)−39.2 (−38.6)−36.5 (−33.7)−28.6 (−19.5)−18.6 (−1.5)−7.8 (18.0)−0.6 (30.9)7.0 (44.6)2.5 (36.5)−6.4 (20.5)−20.5 (−4.9)−34.3 (−29.7)−36.9 (−34.4)−39.2 (−38.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)1.4 (0.06)1.7 (0.07)4.2 (0.17)9.2 (0.36)22.3 (0.88)43.8 (1.72)66.1 (2.60)50.7 (2.00)20.8 (0.82)12.1 (0.48)4.8 (0.19)3.0 (0.12)240.1 (9.47)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)3.52.93.84.16.510.211.18.86.64.65.04.871.9
Average snowy days9.27.06.94.31.10000.44.08.410.151.4
Average relative humidity (%)72665237374755555052627155
Mean monthly sunshine hours200.1218.2267.6270.7293.1281.3281.2284.5262.6236.0197.4183.02,975.7
Percentage possible sunshine69737267646161677170696668
Source: China Meteorological Administration all-time extreme temperature
Climate data for Naran Bulag Sum (Narenbaolage Sumu), Abag Banner, elevation 1,182 m (3,878 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)−14.2 (6.4)−8.5 (16.7)1.2 (34.2)11.9 (53.4)19.8 (67.6)25.0 (77.0)27.6 (81.7)25.9 (78.6)19.8 (67.6)9.8 (49.6)−2.4 (27.7)−12.4 (9.7)8.6 (47.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)−20.6 (−5.1)−15.8 (3.6)−6.1 (21.0)4.4 (39.9)12.4 (54.3)18.4 (65.1)21.2 (70.2)19.2 (66.6)12.3 (54.1)2.3 (36.1)−9.4 (15.1)−18.4 (−1.1)1.7 (35.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−26.0 (−14.8)−21.8 (−7.2)−12.5 (9.5)−2.8 (27.0)4.7 (40.5)11.5 (52.7)14.8 (58.6)12.7 (54.9)5.5 (41.9)−3.9 (25.0)−14.9 (5.2)−23.6 (−10.5)−4.7 (23.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)1.3 (0.05)2.0 (0.08)3.3 (0.13)7.5 (0.30)19.6 (0.77)41.6 (1.64)57.7 (2.27)49.9 (1.96)20.7 (0.81)9.4 (0.37)4.3 (0.17)2.6 (0.10)219.9 (8.65)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)2.82.53.23.66.110.410.98.66.14.14.33.966.5
Average snowy days6.24.65.13.61.10000.43.56.97.138.5
Average relative humidity (%)72675438384855555153657256
Mean monthly sunshine hours209.0221.8270.6277.8290.4275.8280.6280.7261.3240.2202.3191.23,001.7
Percentage possible sunshine73747368635960657172717068
Source: China Meteorological Administration

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