West Ujimqin Banner (Mongolian: ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠦᠵᠦᠮᠦᠴᠢᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ; Chinese: 西乌珠穆沁旗) is a banner of Inner Mongolia, China. It is under the administration of Xilin Gol League.
Demographics
West Ujimqin Banner has a population of 99,255.
Climate
West Ujimqin features a humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb), with bitterly cold and very dry winters, very warm, somewhat humid summers, and strong winds, especially in spring. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −18.7 °C (−1.7 °F) in January to 20.2 °C (68.4 °F) in July, with the annual mean at 2.05 °C (35.7 °F). The annual precipitation is 325 mm (12.8 in), with more than half of it falling in July and August alone. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 57% in July to 72% in October and February, sunshine is abundant year-round, there are 2,882 hours of bright sunshine annually.
Administrative divisions
West Ujimqin Banner is divided into 5 towns and 2 sums.
References
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
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