Uxin Banner (also Wushen; Mongolian: ᠦᠦᠰᠢᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ Üüsin qosiɣu; Chinese: 乌审旗) is a banner in the southwest of Inner Mongolia, China, bounded to the south by Shaanxi province. It borders the banners of Ejin Horo to the northeast, Hanggin to the north, Otog to the northwest, and Otog Front to the southwest. It is under the administration of Ordos City.
Uxin Banner 乌审旗 • ᠦᠦᠰᠢᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ Wushen | |
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  Uxin Location in Inner Mongolia  Uxin Uxin (China) | |
| Coordinates: 38°35′N 108°51′E / 38.583°N 108.850°E | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Inner Mongolia |
| Prefecture-level city | Ordos |
| Banner seat | Galut |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11,650 km2 (4,500 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,299 m (4,262 ft) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 158,566 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (35/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
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| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 乌审旗 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 烏審旗 | ||||||
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| Mongolian Cyrillic | Үүшин Хошуу | ||||||
| Mongolian script | ᠦᠦᠰᠢᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ | ||||||
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Administrative divisions
Uxin Banner is made up of 5 towns and 1 sum.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
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| Towns | |||||
| Galut Town | 嘎鲁图镇 | Gālǔtú Zhèn | ᠭᠠᠯᠠᠭᠤᠲᠤ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Галуут балгас | 150626100 |
| Uxin Ju Town | 乌审召镇 | Wūshěnzhào Zhèn | ᠦᠦᠰᠢᠨᠵᠤᠤ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Үүшинжүү балгас | 150626101 |
| Tug Town | 图克镇 | Túkè Zhèn | ᠲᠤᠭ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Дог балгас | 150626102 |
| Ulan Tolgoi Town | 乌兰陶勒盖镇 | Wūlántáolègài Zhèn | ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠲᠣᠯᠣᠭᠠᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Улаантолгой балгас | 150626103 |
| Wudinghe Town | 无定河镇 | Wúdìnghé Zhèn | ᠰᠢᠷᠠᠤ᠋ᠰᠤᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Шараосон балгас | 150626104 |
| Sum | |||||
| Suld Sum | 苏力德苏木 | Sūlìdé Sūmù | ᠰᠦᠯᠳᠡ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Сүлд сум | 150626200 |
Other: Subrag Economic Development Zone (苏里格经济开发区)
Climate
| Climate data for Uxin Banner, elevation 1,307 m (4,288 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) | 14.5 (58.1) | 18.4 (65.1) | 26.8 (80.2) | 33.6 (92.5) | 34.7 (94.5) | 37.6 (99.7) | 37.9 (100.2) | 34.7 (94.5) | 35.6 (96.1) | 28.4 (83.1) | 22.7 (72.9) | 14.3 (57.7) | 37.9 (100.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.2 (29.8) | 3.4 (38.1) | 10.1 (50.2) | 17.9 (64.2) | 23.5 (74.3) | 27.9 (82.2) | 29.3 (84.7) | 27.2 (81.0) | 22.1 (71.8) | 15.6 (60.1) | 7.5 (45.5) | 0.4 (32.7) | 15.3 (59.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.4 (16.9) | −3.9 (25.0) | 3.0 (37.4) | 10.7 (51.3) | 16.7 (62.1) | 21.3 (70.3) | 23.0 (73.4) | 21.0 (69.8) | 15.6 (60.1) | 8.6 (47.5) | 0.6 (33.1) | −6.5 (20.3) | 8.5 (47.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −14.0 (6.8) | −9.7 (14.5) | −3.0 (26.6) | 3.9 (39.0) | 9.8 (49.6) | 14.7 (58.5) | 17.3 (63.1) | 15.7 (60.3) | 10.2 (50.4) | 3.0 (37.4) | −4.7 (23.5) | −11.9 (10.6) | 2.6 (36.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −28.0 (−18.4) | −24.8 (−12.6) | −21.3 (−6.3) | −10.3 (13.5) | −2.4 (27.7) | 2.8 (37.0) | 9.7 (49.5) | 6.2 (43.2) | −1.6 (29.1) | −11.2 (11.8) | −20.6 (−5.1) | −27.1 (−16.8) | −28.0 (−18.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.1 (0.08) | 3.3 (0.13) | 8.2 (0.32) | 16.7 (0.66) | 31.8 (1.25) | 44.1 (1.74) | 85.2 (3.35) | 84.8 (3.34) | 52.2 (2.06) | 20.9 (0.82) | 9.2 (0.36) | 1.4 (0.06) | 359.9 (14.17) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 10.2 | 8.8 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 64 |
| Average snowy days | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 15.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 51 | 45 | 39 | 35 | 38 | 46 | 58 | 63 | 62 | 55 | 52 | 50 | 50 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 217.6 | 210.2 | 246.3 | 262.4 | 291.7 | 284.4 | 274.2 | 250.6 | 221.7 | 238.4 | 217.3 | 210.8 | 2,925.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 71 | 69 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 67 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Wushenzhaozhen, Uxin Banner, elevation 1,312 m (4,304 ft), (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) | 2.7 (36.9) | 9.5 (49.1) | 17.4 (63.3) | 23.1 (73.6) | 27.5 (81.5) | 29.0 (84.2) | 26.9 (80.4) | 21.8 (71.2) | 15.2 (59.4) | 6.9 (44.4) | −0.4 (31.3) | 14.8 (58.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.0 (12.2) | −6.0 (21.2) | 1.5 (34.7) | 9.6 (49.3) | 15.9 (60.6) | 20.6 (69.1) | 22.4 (72.3) | 20.2 (68.4) | 14.6 (58.3) | 7.2 (45.0) | −1.3 (29.7) | −8.8 (16.2) | 7.1 (44.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −18.1 (−0.6) | −13.3 (8.1) | −5.7 (21.7) | 1.7 (35.1) | 7.9 (46.2) | 12.9 (55.2) | 15.8 (60.4) | 14.2 (57.6) | 8.4 (47.1) | 0.6 (33.1) | −7.6 (18.3) | −15.5 (4.1) | 0.1 (32.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.1 (0.08) | 3.1 (0.12) | 8.3 (0.33) | 14.9 (0.59) | 28.9 (1.14) | 40.3 (1.59) | 87.8 (3.46) | 88.6 (3.49) | 43.6 (1.72) | 18.5 (0.73) | 7.8 (0.31) | 1.8 (0.07) | 345.7 (13.63) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 8.0 | 11.1 | 10.2 | 9.0 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 63.3 |
| Average snowy days | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 13.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 56 | 49 | 41 | 36 | 39 | 48 | 60 | 66 | 65 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 52 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 227.8 | 220.5 | 259.2 | 279.0 | 308.7 | 301.3 | 293.9 | 270.5 | 240.7 | 247.1 | 225.3 | 220.8 | 3,094.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 75 | 72 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 76 | 70 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][4] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Henanxiang, Uxin Banner, elevation 1,210 m (3,970 ft), (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.2 (31.6) | 4.7 (40.5) | 11.5 (52.7) | 19.0 (66.2) | 24.3 (75.7) | 28.3 (82.9) | 29.5 (85.1) | 27.4 (81.3) | 22.8 (73.0) | 16.7 (62.1) | 9.1 (48.4) | 1.7 (35.1) | 16.2 (61.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.1 (13.8) | −4.7 (23.5) | 2.9 (37.2) | 10.7 (51.3) | 16.7 (62.1) | 21.1 (70.0) | 22.6 (72.7) | 20.6 (69.1) | 15.2 (59.4) | 8.0 (46.4) | −0.1 (31.8) | −7.8 (18.0) | 7.9 (46.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −17.7 (0.1) | −12.3 (9.9) | −4.8 (23.4) | 2.2 (36.0) | 8.2 (46.8) | 13.0 (55.4) | 15.9 (60.6) | 14.4 (57.9) | 8.7 (47.7) | 1.1 (34.0) | −6.7 (19.9) | −14.8 (5.4) | 0.6 (33.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.5 (0.10) | 3.1 (0.12) | 8.6 (0.34) | 19.4 (0.76) | 28.6 (1.13) | 41.1 (1.62) | 72.3 (2.85) | 79.7 (3.14) | 54.9 (2.16) | 22.7 (0.89) | 10.0 (0.39) | 1.7 (0.07) | 344.6 (13.57) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.2 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 7.8 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 8.9 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 64.2 |
| Average snowy days | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 13.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 59 | 52 | 46 | 43 | 45 | 52 | 64 | 71 | 71 | 65 | 62 | 59 | 57 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 214.5 | 199.9 | 234.9 | 252.9 | 275.1 | 272.9 | 265.5 | 247.1 | 214.2 | 225.1 | 212.9 | 207.9 | 2,822.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 70 | 65 | 63 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 64 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][5] | |||||||||||||
References
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)